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Here are the top five articles that the editors of Spectroscopy published this week.

An interview with Paul Pudney, a winner of the William F. Meggers Award.

Scientists at the Analytica conference in Munich, Germany delivered lectures on using techniques such as Raman and tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy to analyze gas in the environment.

Volker Deckert, the winner of the 2013 Charles Mann Award, is advancing the use of tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) to push the lateral resolution of vibrational spectroscopy well below the Abbe limit, to achieve single-molecule sensitivity. Because the tip can be moved with sub-nanometer precision, structural information with unmatched spatial resolution can be achieved without the need of specific labels.

Scientists from the Czech Republic developed an automated classification pipeline meant to provide real-time in vivo examinations of normal and cancerous colorectal tissue.

Rigaku Analytical Devices has been awarded a third year of funding for a TSA contract dedicated to creating better-optimized screening equipment.