Spectroscopy-02-01-2014

Piecewise linear fitting based on critical-point-seeking is proposed in this study.

The data show that different units of measurement have different relationships to the spectral values, for reasons having nothing to do with the spectroscopy. This finding disproves the assumption that different measures of concentration are equivalent except, perhaps, for a constant scaling factor.

Madrid-based National Institute for Aerospace Technology, a public research organization specializing in aerospace research and technology development, will contribute to the ExoMars mission to Mars in 2018, with an instrument that uses Raman spectroscopy.

The SIMPLISMA algorithm is applied in this method using near-infrared (NIR) spectral analysis of the content of protein, water, oil, and starch in corn.

An interview with Vassili Karanassios, of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His research focuses on micro- and nano-analysis and the development of miniaturized instruments for on-site applications.

This article reviews the application of IR spectroscopy to study meibum and determine if any relationships exist between tear film stability and meibum lipid composition, environment, and conformation.

Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy February 2014 regular issue, Vol 29 No 2, in an interactive PDF format.