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HORIBA has launched Partica, a laser diffraction and dynamic image analysis particle size and shape analyzer for advanced materials research and quality control.

The July 2026 “What’s Nu” newsletter highlights a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule that can impact peer-review publishing.

Spectrometers that once filled an entire lab bench now fit in a coat pocket, and they are quietly reshaping how fentanyl gets identified on a roadside, how counterfeit cashmere gets caught on a loading dock, and how a five-hundred-year-old painting gets authenticated without ever leaving the wall. This review tracks five years of coverage from Spectroscopy alongside the broader literature to show how handheld Raman, FT-IR, NIR, and XRF instruments moved from laboratory novelty to field necessity.

This study used molecular spectroscopic techniques to characterize fibers found at a crime scene and those from the suspects.

Young spectroscopists need to know how to work with instruments and acquire the necessary scientific knowledge required in their field, but equally important are skills such as writing and communication.

A plain-language glossary of 40 spectroscopic and elemental analytical methods—FTIR, Raman, ICP-MS, XRF, atomic absorption, and more—with verified references for lab professionals, students, and instrument buyers.

Top articles published this week include an inside look at university archaeology programs and a couple previews of two Spectroscopy-focused conferences that are upcoming.

Ramon M. Barnes, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at UMass Amherst and a pioneering figure in ICP spectrochemistry, has died at 86. He founded the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry and edited the ICP Information Newsletter for decades.

An upcoming poster at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will present how terahertz spectroscopy is being used to study Mars.

The Eastern Analytical Symposium will take place November 16–18, 2026 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Here, we preview the award winners.

The Eastern Analytical Symposium will run November 16–18, 2026, giving laboratories and suppliers time to plan as venue details remain pending.

The Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry goes back to Europe next year. We preview the conference here.

Atomic spectroscopy is making strides in fields such as forensics and environmental analysis. This Q&A explores how atomic spectroscopy-based techniques are being used and what the future looks like for these techniques.