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Inside the Laboratory: The Gamez Group at Texas Tech
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (530+ words) Inside the Laboratory: The Gamez Group at Texas Tech'Spectroscopy Online "Inside the Laboratory" is a joint series with LCGC and Spectroscopy, profiling analytical scientists and their research groups at universities all over the world. This series spotlights the current chromatographic…...
Improving Early Detection of Winter Damage on Golf Greens
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (315+ words) Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a dual AI framework that uses synthetic vegetation index data and an advanced Transformer-based segmentation model to significantly improve early detection of winter damage on golf course turf. Over the winter months,…...
Spectroscopy and Sustainability: A Perfect Match, and a Perfect Match at Pittcon 2026
16+ hour, 48+ min ago (301+ words) Pittcon 2026 will take place March 911, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas, building on the 2025 conference's emphasis on eco-friendly practices and serving as the premier global event in analytical research, scientific instrumentation, and applied spectroscopy. An opening plenary session, "Spectroscopy and Sustainability: A…...
Previewing a Talk on Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (392+ words) Previewing a Talk on Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy'Spectroscopy Online At the upcoming Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, taking place from January 917th, Gerardo Gamez, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and Graduate Advisor at Texas Tech University, is set to deliver…...
Ep. 42: Did You Look at the Raw Data?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (895+ words) In this episode, podcast co-hosts Dr. Dwight Stoll and Dr. James Grinias talk with Professor Kelly Hines. Dr. Hines is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia in Athens. Welcome to "Analytically Speaking," the…...
Deep Learning Meets Spectroscopy to Transform Plastic Recycling Accuracy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (582+ words) Deep Learning Meets Spectroscopy to Transform Plastic Recycling Accuracy'Spectroscopy Online A recent study published in the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling discusses how the convergence of spectroscopy and advanced machine learning (ML) could dramatically improve the efficiency and accuracy of plastic…...
Olive Mill Wastewater Powers Greener Breakthrough in Moroccan Shale Oil Extraction
1+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) A recent study demonstrated that olive mill wastewater can be used as a green, cost-effective solvent for sub-critical extraction of Moroccan Timahdit oil shale. A recent study published in the journal Fuel reported how olive mill wastewater (OMW) can be…...
Behind the Science: Conversations with Spectroscopy Innovators
2+ week, 1+ day ago (733+ words) A recap of a few interviews Spectroscopy editors have conducted with key opinion leaders at the forefront of technique innovation in 2025. These experts share their views on technological breakthroughs, analytical challenges, and the trends poised to redefine how we interrogate…...
AI Developments That Changed Vibrational Spectroscopy in 2025
2+ week, 5+ day ago (313+ words) Raman spectroscopy and AI are used for microplastics detection. Micro- and nanoplastics persist through global waterways, food systems, and waste streams (7,15). Agriculture and Soil Chemistry: Precision Spectroscopy at Field Scale Cancer Immunotherapy Guided by Raman and AI Expanded Meaning of…...
ABB to Develop Infrared Spectrometer Concept for Canada’s Lunar Rover Mission
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (966+ words) ABB announced that they will develop a lunar soil analysis instrument for Canada's Lunar Utility Rover, enhancing lunar exploration and resource utilization through advanced infrared spectroscopy. ABB has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the…...