March 26th 2025
Recent advancements in exoplanet detection, including high-resolution spectroscopy, adaptive optics, and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data analysis, are significantly improving our ability to identify and study distant planets. These developments mark a turning point in the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system.
Machine Learning-Enabled NIR Spectroscopy for Pharmaceutics Data Selection
April 19th 2023This study is an important contribution to the field of machine learning-enabled NIR spectroscopy, offering researchers a systematic method for selecting representative subsamples from existing data with quality measures, diagnostic tools, and visualization techniques.
Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Model Lifecycle Management
March 1st 2023The accuracy of prediction models based on spectroscopic measurements can be influenced by a variety of factors, including aging equipment. Continuous monitoring is key to managing the PAT model lifecycle and ensuring that changes over time do not negatively affect prediction model performance.
Spectrometers in Wonderland: Shrinking, Shrinking, Shrinking
November 1st 2022In the past 20 years, spectrometers have shrunk dramatically in size, and this shrinking has been achieved with only modest performance reductions in sampling versatility, spectral range, spectral resolution, and signal-to-noise.
Spectral Sensing Using a Handheld NIR Module Based on a Fully Integrated Sensor Chip
A novel approach to NIR spectral sensing, using a miniaturized fully-integrated multipixel array of resonant-cavity-enhanced InGaAs photodetectors, enables sensors with a millimeter-scale footprint and wafer-scale fabrication. This multipixel sensor does not measure the full spectrum, but rather a limited number of spectral regions with limited resolution (50–100 nm).
A Survey of Basic Instrument Components Used in Spectroscopy, Part 2: Optical Materials and Designs
June 1st 2022In this second part of this four-part series on spectroscopy instrument components, we take a closer look at optical components or subassemblies used for vibrational spectroscopy instruments.
Terahertz Spectral Characterization of Plasma Spray–Deposited Nickel Film on an Alumina Cylinder
April 1st 2021Plasma spray–deposited metal films are used in many industrial applications. This study shows how high resolution terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) can be used to analyze and characterize such films.