Top content published this week include a panel discussion with five SpecAcademy instructors and a feature article on Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.
News|Articles|March 28, 2018
Launch of Cannabis Science and Technology Magazine
Our new sister publication, Cannabis Science and Technology (CST), launched in March 2018.
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Our new sister publication, Cannabis Science and Technology (CST), launched in March 2018. In alliance with the Cannabis Science Conference, this new professional journal and website will focus on educating the legal cannabis industry about the science and technology of analytical testing and quality control, including topics such as
- Sample preparation techniques for analytical testing
- Development of analytical methods for potency testing
- Identifying contaminants such as pesticides, residual solvents, heavy metals, and mycotoxins
- Quality control for cannabis, extraction, and processing
- Laboratory best practices and certification
- Testing standardization
- Regulations related to quality control
The first issue features content ranging from quality assurance, laboratory accreditation, analytical tools to analyze edibles, metals analysis, extraction processes, and more. To read the full issue, please visit
If you would like to submit an article to Cannabis Science and Technology, contact Meg L’Heureux, Editor-in-Chief at Meg.Lheureux@ubm.com.
For subscription information, please visit
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How has spectroscopy training changed? A recent panel discussion explored this topic, discussing how SpecAcademy can widen access without losing the value of hands-on instruction.
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FT-IR spectroscopy, long treated as a mature bench technique for confirming a carbonyl stretch or fingerprinting a polymer, has quietly become one of chemistry’s most versatile discovery engines: it now infers molecular structure straight from a spectrum without a reference library, resolves chemistry tens of nanometers wide, and screens a fingerstick of blood for disease in minutes. The last five years of published research show FT-IR moving from a confirmatory tool into a predictive, autonomous, and field-ready analytical platform.
In this panel discussion, five SpecAcademy instructors examined why spectroscopy expertise has declined and how SpecAcademy aims to rebuild it through curated, fundamentals-based education suited to increasingly complex analytical work.
A recent roundtable discussion with the SpecAcademy instructors explored why spectroscopy expertise has eroded and how SpecAcademy aims to rebuild it.
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