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A research team has developed a nondestructive method to assess the healing ability of plant tissues by analyzing the fluorescence properties of wounds on soybean seedlings. 

Unveiling the Healing Process: Fluorescence Properties of Wounds on Soybean Seedlings Explored

A theoretical study explores the excited state behavior of triazole pyrimidine group fluorophores, revealing insights into their fluorescence mechanisms and the absence of excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). The findings contribute to the understanding and potential applications of these fluorophores in various scientific disciplines.

A Theoretical Study Unveils the Excited State Behavior of Novel Triazole Pyrimidine Group Fluorophores: Insights into ESIPT or ICT Mechanisms

A newly developed 3D ZnII-based coordination polymer demonstrates exceptional sensitivity in fluorescently detecting nitroaromatic compounds. This research offers potential applications in the field of chemical sensing and provides insights into the interactions between coordination polymers and target molecules.

3D ZnII-Based Coordination Polymer Shows High Sensitivity in Fluorescent Detection of Nitroaromatic Compounds

Scientists have developed amphiphilic perylene diimide-based fluorescent hemispherical aggregates that serve as effective probes for metal ions, selectively binding to Fe3+ and Ba2+ ions.

Amphiphilic Perylene Diimide-Based Aggregates Serve as Fluorescent Metal Ion Probes

Scientists create a highly selective fluorescent probe, ICM-Hg, for real-time detection of mercury ions (Hg2+) in water, food samples, and live cells.

Innovative Fluorescent Probe Enables Rapid Detection of Mercury in Water, Food Samples, and Live Cells

A new fluorescent probe designed and synthesized by researchers can effectively and selectively detect Al3+ ions through the coexistence of photo-induced electron transfer (PET) and twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) mechanisms.

New Fluorescent Probe Developed for Detecting Aluminum (Al3+) Ions

This interview with Young Jong Lee highlights the work he and his team have done to reinvent solvent absorption compensation (SAC), and the potential it has across multiple forms of spectroscopy.

High-Sensitivity Mid-IR Absorption Spectroscopy for Proteins in Aqueous Solution

Our annual review of new products for atomic and molecular spectroscopy, including details by category and highlights of overarching trends.

2023 Review of  Spectroscopic Instrumentation

A new method based on singular value decomposition (SVD) applied to the
denoising of the time-resolved spectral matrix (TRSM) made it possible to
obtain kinetics data of the fluorescence band parameters of a
3-aminophthalimide spectrum in acetonitrile.

Smoothing of the Time-Resolved Spectral Matrix Obtained by a Streak Camera: Estimation of the Fluorescence Band Parameters

, is the General Manager of the Applied Systems business at Ocean Insight, an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington, and has started and advised numerous companies in spectroscopy and in applications of machine learning. He has approximately 40 peer-reviewed publications and 6 patents. His work in practical optical spectroscopy, such as LIBS, Raman, and TDL spectroscopy, dovetails with the coverage in this column, which reviews methods (new and old) in laser-based spectroscopy and optical sensing.

Accurately measuring and quantifying the perception of color is an ongoing challenge for scientists, but understanding spectroscopic techniques can help standardize color measurements.