Short Courses
April
April
8–12 April Surface Analysis 2013
Dayton, OH
www.surfaceanalysis.org/surface_analysis_2013.html
9 April Metals Analysis: AA, GFAA, ICP, ICP-MS
Orlando, FL & Indianapolis, IN
http://pacslabs.com/course/260aagraphitefurnaceatomicabsorptionicpcourse.php
10 April Mass Spectral Interpretation
Orlando, FL & Indianapolis, IN
http://pacslabs.com/course/10massspectralinterpretationcourse.php
15–19 April The 25th Annual Short Course on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy: Theory, Applications, and Laboratory Instruction
Houston, TX
29 April–3 May Practical X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
Newtown Square, PA
www.icdd.com/education/xrf.htm
May
12 Basic Impedance Spectroscopy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.electrochem.org/education/short_courses/223/sc1/
June
23–27 Applied Industrial Optics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Metrology (AIO)
Arlington, VA
Best of the Week: SciX Award Interviews, Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering
June 13th 2025Top articles published this week include an interview about aromatic–metal interactions, a tutorial article about the recent advancements in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), and a news article about using shortwave and near-infrared (SWIR/NIR) spectral imaging in cultural heritage applications.
Hyperspectral Imaging for Walnut Quality Assessment and Shelf-Life Classification
June 12th 2025Researchers from Hebei University and Hebei University of Engineering have developed a hyperspectral imaging method combined with data fusion and machine learning to accurately and non-destructively assess walnut quality and classify storage periods.
