Top content published this week includes coverage from the 2026 SciX Conference, which took place in Sparks, Nevada, from October 4–9.
|Podcasts|April 9, 2015
Characterization of Functionalized Nanoparticles Using Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
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This is the second of a three-part podcast series focused on nanomaterials characterization and the recent advancement in nano metrology and analytical methods. This series addresses three innovative and complementary analytical techniques that cover various measurements needed in the field on nanotechnology and nanomaterials characterization.
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This is the second of a three-part podcast series focused on nanomaterials characterization and the recent advancement in nano metrology and analytical methods. This series addresses three innovative and complementary analytical techniques that cover various measurements needed in the field on nanotechnology and nanomaterials characterization. This second podcast will focus on the use of direct sample analysis (DSA), an ambient ionization technique, combined with time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry, a novel technique that allows the rapid characterization of organic ligands residing on the surfaces of nanomaterials.
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SciX 2026, the annual conference presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), ran October 4–9, 2026, at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada. The program spanned atomic and molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and bioanalysis. This report follows the meeting day by day, from Monday's clinical Raman plenaries to Friday's closing talks, drawing on the online program and Spectroscopy coverage of award winners, highlighting efforts to move Raman, SERS, LIBS, and single-particle ICP-MS toward clinical, environmental, and field use.
According to Thermo Fisher Scientific, their ARL X’TRA Pro diffractometer is designed for around-the-clock quantitative phase analysis of 50 to more than 100 samples per day.
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