SIFT-MS March spec

Five invited speakers joined Joseph Smith, the 2024 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy, on stage to speak about trends in hyperspectral imaging, FT-IR, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and more during the conference in Raleigh.

This new study examined food contact materials (FCMs) and how mass spectrometric techniques have been used to measure harmful substances from FCMs that end up in food.

A review by researchers from Curtin University comprehensively explores how chemometrics can revolutionize forensic science by offering objective and statistically validated methods to interpret evidence. The chemometrics approach seeks to enhance the accuracy and reliability of forensic analyses, mitigating human bias and improving courtroom confidence in forensic conclusions.

A recent study from American Mineralogist looked at improving mineral classification using dual-band Raman spectroscopy.