Sian Sloan-Dennison, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Strathclyde, discusses the importance of considering the end-use application of SERS assays and random probes, such as whether they are for early diagnostics or patient use.

Top articles published this week include a new Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench column, a reflection of the life and career of C. V. Raman, and a preview of a new upcoming video series.

This article presents a strategic six-stage product development roadmap for atomic spectroscopy instruments, integrating Strategic Goal Setting with RISE prioritization, Kano analysis, and Three Horizons innovation. Emphasis is placed on beta validation to ensure inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry( ICP-MS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) systems achieve technical excellence, regulatory compliance, market success, and long-term leadership in trace elemental analysis.

The Spring SciX Conference was held at the University of Exeter from April 14–16th, 2026. One talk discussed using Raman spectroscopy to characterize lithium-ion battery anodes.

This feature article traces C. V. Raman’s life, scientific evolution, and foundational contributions to quantum spectroscopy, emphasizing the intellectual path that led to one of the most important discoveries in optical science. Each year his discovery is celebrated as National Science Day (India) on February 28 to honor Sir C.V. Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect.

In their milestone 250th column, Howard Mark and Jerome Workman, Jr. describe a mathematically rigorous algorithm that minimizes or eliminates sampling repack variation in near-infrared spectroscopy. The method separates systematic spectral changes caused by sample rearrangement from true compositional information, enabling more robust calibration models and significantly improving analytical repeatability for powdered and heterogeneous solid samples.

Autofluorescence can obscure or overwhelm the Raman signal in biological samples. Do workaround solutions exist to combat this problem?

Why does integrating a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) assay with a digital microfluidics (DMF) platform improve sensitivity, reproducibility, and throughput when detecting onset of drug-induced liver injury?

A recent study presented a reagent-free FT-IR-based spectroscopic method that detects melamine adulteration in milk powder at concentrations as low as 0.46 parts per million.

An upcoming two-part video series on “Pathways in Spectroscopy” tackles working with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), offering practical advice for researchers in clinical laboratories.

How has Raman spectroscopy been applied to the development of materials that are important in technology?

Sian Sloan-Dennison, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Strathclyde, highlights the key topics that were discussed at Spring SciX.

Curiosity may kill the cat, but in engineering, it opens up pathways for engineers to pursue other adjacent career paths.

Over the past two years, Spectroscopy magazine has extensively documented and analyzed the growing role of artificial intelligence in spectroscopy through articles, interviews, podcasts, and technical features, highlighting both its hype and its potential as a transformative advancement in data processing and analytical science.

Training is essential before letting any analyst loose to work in a spectroscopy lab. But how effective is the training? Is training a one-off activity or an ongoing process?

Spectroscopy is playing an increasingly important role in detecting adulteration in food products. We highlight some of the recent research on this topic in this Q&A.

Top articles published this week include a new Pathways in Spectroscopy episode, an inside look at how spectroscopy is being used in clinical diagnostics to assess drug induced liver injury, and a couple preview articles about two upcoming spectroscopy conferences.

Our coverage of the Spring SciX Conference includes a profile on the current issues of current clinical diagnostics, including how spectroscopy can improve assessment of drug induced liver injury.

Can visible-near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy detect toxic trace elements in soil and sediments effectively?

Researchers have identified chemical signatures in the South Atlantic Ocean that could allow scientists to track the movement of major deep-water masses using dissolved organic matter.

A recent article examines whether attenuated total reflection (ATR) accessories with diamond elements truly function as “universal” sampling tools for FT-IR analysis, highlighting the technique’s practical advantages alongside important limitations rooted in sample properties and instrument considerations.

In this overview of the upcoming International Symposium for Molecular Spectroscopy (ISMS), we discuss the awards given out at the conference.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have demonstrated that widely used spectroscopic methods for detecting adulteration in edible bird's nest products are based on a false assumption — that genuine product has a uniform chemical signature.

This preview of the upcoming Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry (CAC) 2026 International conference covers the invited speakers, the topics that will be discussed, and some of the social events taking place.

A recent study in Analytical Biochemistry identified optimized circular dichroism spectroscopy parameters that reduced protein analysis times by up to 20-fold while maintaining data quality.

Accurate and precise measurements are important in analytical science, as this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” clip explains.

A systematic review from Beijing researchers maps how surface-enhanced and high-speed Raman technologies are reshaping what forensic examiners can extract from a single latent print.