During the past year, Spectroscopy examined trends in spectroscopic methods and applications, including advances in X-ray fluorescence (XRF) methods, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Raman spectroscopy. Discussions of applications in biomedical research as well as the analysis of nanoparticles, pharmaceuticals, environmental samples, and proteins, and more are also presented.
