Spectroscopy Magazine

Providing practical information about analytical spectroscopy, through peer-reviewed articles, tutorials, web seminars, and more.

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How does graphene keep salt out and let water through?

At SciX 2026, Siddhartha Das of @UofMaryland explains how ion-water interactions decide what passes a membrane.

🔗 See how the sizes add up: https://t.co/TqCcZWd41T

#Spectroscopy #Graphene #SciX

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Did you know spectroscopy is now flying?

One FACSS Innovation Award finalist at SciX 2026 mounted laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy on a drone, one of 4 finalists pushing the field past the bench.

Read the recap: https://t.co/CLZbJoPNZg

#SciX #FACSSInnovationAwards

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Can Raman spot microcalcifications hidden under wax, and someday in breast tissue?

Sara Miller’s award-winning study hit an AUC of 0.94.

Watch here ➡️https://t.co/1LjOQFqOmI

#RamanSpectroscopy #SciX2026

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Trust the algorithm or the analyst?

A SciX 2026 chemometrics session revisited old habits, from VR-guided NIR calibration to complex-valued spectra that lowered prediction errors.

🔗 See what the session found: https://t.co/6oJbD404b5

#Spectroscopy #Chemometrics #SciX

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“The system is not homogeneous.”

Alessandro De Giacomo on why the laser-matter interaction behind LIBS plasma still isn’t well understood, and the nanoparticle tagging trade-off between sensitivity and interference.

Watch here ➡️ https://t.co/1WNesorviV

#Plasma #Spectroscopy

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In the final part of our SpecAcademy panel series, five instructors look at where the curriculum should go next, from Raman interpretation to NIR, ATR & UV-vis.

A new course is already live too.

See the full clip here➡️ https://t.co/47QCY4dNEg

#Spectroscopy #SpecAcademy

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One panelist’s Pittcon courses once drew 25 to 30 people. Now, five to 10.

How can SpecAcademy widen access without losing hands-on learning?

🔗 Hear the panel’s take: https://t.co/OApExFk07F

#Spectroscopy #SpecAcademy

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What happens when IR microscopy is not limited by IR wavelengths?

Photothermal methods hit ~450 nm resolution, 30x finer than conventional FT-IR microscopy.

🔗 See the latest FT-IR advances: https://t.co/0k0akSee6E

#SpectralFrontiers #FTIR

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Why is spectroscopy expertise eroding?

A SpecAcademy roundtable has answers: automation, generalists replacing specialists & online videos that are often wrong.

See how to close the gap right here ➡️ https://t.co/dS0E8YBtnm

#Spectroscopy #Education #SpecAcademy

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September brought some big spectroscopy breakthroughs.

This month's What's Nu covers Raman advances in cancer screening, quantum-based vibrational modeling & new nanocluster aerosol detection.

Catch up here ➡️ https://t.co/4nsWnoH9kk

#Spectroscopy #WhatsNu

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IR spectroscopy is a top 5 analytical instrument in industry, but most grads barely touch it in school.

Miseo, Larkin, Carrabba, D’Agostino & de Haseth explain the gap, and how SpecAcademy is closing it.

Read more here ➡️ https://t.co/1eShLjVePq

#Infrared #Spectroscopy

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Senior spectroscopists are retiring & companies are cutting training budgets right when it's needed most.

Ellen Miseo, Peter Larkin & Jeff D'Agostino explain how SpecAcademy is closing the gap.

Sign up & read more here ➡️ https://t.co/a8BcJblKE3

#SpecAcademy #Spectroscopy

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Tomorrow: 3 expert talks on getting more from every ICP-OES analysis. See how the Avio 3000 delivers throughput, stability, and sensitivity for trace elemental work. There's still time to join PerkinElmer.

Register now: https://t.co/YO6bZKlCez

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Marc Porter of @UUtah on the spectroscopy community: welcoming, inquisitive, and focused on figuring out how to make things work.

🔗 Check out part one of our SciX interview on SERS immunoassays & Raman labels: https://t.co/gNXnjrjx29

#SciX #Spectroscopy

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AI is helping Raman spectroscopy see more than ever before.

New deep-learning tools, coherent detection & miniaturized instruments are moving Raman into fields, factories & crime scenes.

Read the full story here ➡️ https://t.co/vfrJuqhg29

#RamanSpectroscopy #Spectroscopy

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Fluorine analysis in organic matrices can be challenging. Discover how pyrohydrolytic combustion and high-resolution molecular absorption spectrometry enable faster, more sensitive, and reliable measurements. #AnalyticalChemistry
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In ICP-OES, speed, stability, and sensitivity often trade off. Faster runs can drift. Tough matrices force reruns. On Oct 13, experts show how the Avio 3000 ICP-OES is built to deliver all three.

Register now: https://t.co/tKqgNbh5wz

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Spectroscopy training has a gap, & five instructors are closing it.

SpecAcademy brings expert-built courses to everyone from new grads to military & federal lab staff.

Watch Part 1 here ➡️ https://t.co/e8dl8tur9v

#SpecAcademy

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What if you could understand PCA without wrestling with matrix notation? This Q&A walks through the algebra step by step, from mean-centering to eigenvalues.

🔗 Read the full Q&A: https://t.co/z7l41BKCUw

#Spectroscopy #PCA

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Raman spectroscopy is having a moment.

Three longstanding limits on the technique are being solved at once, and AI is a big part of why.

See what's changing here ➡️ https://t.co/24O3A01MSk

#Raman #Spectroscopy