Short Courses
April
April
8–12 April Surface Analysis 2013
Dayton, OH
www.surfaceanalysis.org/surface_analysis_2013.html
9 April Metals Analysis: AA, GFAA, ICP, ICP-MS
Orlando, FL & Indianapolis, IN
http://pacslabs.com/course/260aagraphitefurnaceatomicabsorptionicpcourse.php
10 April Mass Spectral Interpretation
Orlando, FL & Indianapolis, IN
http://pacslabs.com/course/10massspectralinterpretationcourse.php
15–19 April The 25th Annual Short Course on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy: Theory, Applications, and Laboratory Instruction
Houston, TX
29 April–3 May Practical X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
Newtown Square, PA
www.icdd.com/education/xrf.htm
May
12 Basic Impedance Spectroscopy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.electrochem.org/education/short_courses/223/sc1/
June
23–27 Applied Industrial Optics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Metrology (AIO)
Arlington, VA
Best of the Week: AI and IoT for Pollution Monitoring, High Speed Laser MS
April 25th 2025Top articles published this week include a preview of our upcoming content series for National Space Day, a news story about air quality monitoring, and an announcement from Metrohm about their new Midwest office.
LIBS Illuminates the Hidden Health Risks of Indoor Welding and Soldering
April 23rd 2025A new dual-spectroscopy approach reveals real-time pollution threats in indoor workspaces. Chinese researchers have pioneered the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and aerosol mass spectrometry to uncover and monitor harmful heavy metal and dust emissions from soldering and welding in real-time. These complementary tools offer a fast, accurate means to evaluate air quality threats in industrial and indoor environments—where people spend most of their time.
