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Here, we compare XRD and FT-IR for analysis of suspect counterfeit pharmaceuticals to determine how the techniques can be used in a complementary fashion.

The Use of X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) and Vibrational Spectroscopic Techniques in the Analysis of Suspect Pharmaceutical Products

Portable spectroscopic instruments have not had significant visibility within the scientific community compared with, for instance, the current generation of high-performance laboratory mass spectrometers.

The Future of Portable Spectroscopy

Forensic traces are physical remnants of past events that provide critical information for criminal and civil investigations and adjudications. The scientific examination of traces is an incredibly valuable tool for forensic investigations, because the skilled interpretation of traces yields factual answers to a range of pertinent questions.

Combining Spectroscopy with Microscopy for Advancing the Analysis of Forensically Relevant Traces

The increasing demand for secondary electrochemical storage devices requires well characterized and working battery systems.

Investigations of Ageing Mechanisms for New High-Energy- Density Battery Materials with X-Ray Spectrometry

Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy November 2019 Supplement, X-Ray Spectroscopy Methods & Applications in an interactive PDF format.

Spectroscopy November 2019 X-Ray Spectroscopy Methods & Applications

EDXRF offers potential advantages over ICP-OES for elemental analysis in agriculture. Karen Daly and Anna Fenelon of the Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland spoke to us about their work investigating agricultural applications of this technique.

Applying EDXRF to Agricultural Analysis

The accumulation of heavy and toxic elements in gallstones and kidney stones can be studied using WDXRF spectroscopy. Here, Vivek K. Singh of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in India talks about his work using this technique to understand the formation and content of these stones in the body.

Studying Gallstones and Kidney Stones with WDXRF

Total-reflection X-Ray fluorescence analysis (TXRF) and grazing-incidence XRF (GIXRF) may be applied for surface and bulk trace element analysis of thin-layered systems. Burkhard Beckhoff of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany spoke to us about his recent work in this field.

Total-Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (TXRF)as a Powerful and Cost Competitive Technique for Surface Chemical and Trace Element Analyses

Howard Mark serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of 

 and runs a consulting service, Mark Electronics that provides assistance, training, and consultation in near-IR spectroscopy as well as custom hardware and software design and development.

Our annual review of products introduced at Pittcon or during the previous year

Review of New Spectroscopic Instrumentation 2019

Serial femtosecond crystallography is a promising new technique for protein structure determination, where a liquid stream containing protein crystals is intersected with a high-intensity X-ray free electron laser beam that is 109 times brighter than traditional synchrotron X-ray sources. We were recently able to interview Prof. Alexandra Ros, a FACSS Innovation Award winner from the 2018 SciX conference regarding her research work on this subject.

Serial Femtosecond Crystallography (SFX) combined with an X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) for Determination of Protein Structure with Reduced Sample Volume

X-ray Analysis