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October 11, 2016
 
Spectroscopy Spotlight
Using Elemental Analysis Techniques to Detect Metals in Counterfeit Cigarettes and Water Samples and Promote Environmental Education
The analysis of metals using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), ICP-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), and atomic absorption can serve many purposes in environmental, health, and forensic studies. Yi He, a chemistry professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York, has been using these elemental analysis techniques for fingerprinting and provenance of counterfeit cigarettes and as an educational tool. Here, she discusses some of that work.

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Challenges with Complex Mixtures
When analyzing complex mixtures with FT-IR, what are the biggest challenges you face? Please share your experiences by taking this quick poll. The results will appear in an upcoming issue of Spectroscopy.

The 2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting & Exhibit features many new and emerging areas of materials research as well as an exciting mix of well-established and popular topics. With 54 technical symposia, more than 6,500 oral and poster presentations, over 225 international exhibitors, and many special events, the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit offers attendees a wide-range of knowledge-building opportunities. Visit www.mrs.org/fall2016 to register.

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What's New with the FDA’s Data Integrity Guidance?
Data integrity is the currently hottest topic in regulated good practice (GxP) laboratories. Here’s what you need to know about the latest guidelines, issued by the FDA in April 2016.

Applying Raman in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Learn more about laboratory and plant applications of Raman spectroscopy for the pharmaceutical industry. In a new executive summary, off-line, in-line, and at-line Raman methods are discussed in addition to details of transferring Raman from a laboratory setting through manufacturing scale-up. Click here to download

Analysis for Lead in Laundered Shop Towels Using Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
The ability of portable handheld X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy to measure harmful contaminants, such as lead, in towels is tested.
 
Shedding New Light on Forensic Timelines
Raman spectroscopy has the potential to accurately and nondestructively determine the age of a bloodstain for use in criminal investigations.

Make the SMART Move to the Powder Diffraction File™
The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) is celebrating 75 years of serving the scientific community. ICDD's material identification databases are designed for rapid materials identification and interfaced with diffractometers and data analysis systems of the world's leading software developers and manufacturers of X-ray equipment. The Powder Diffraction File is available in PDF-2 2016; PDF-4+ 2016; PDF-4/Minerals 2016; and PDF-4/Organics 2017. Learn more

Purity Analysis of Adulterated Essential Oils by FT-IR Spectroscopy and Partial-Least-Squares Regression
This study explores the use of FT-IR spectroscopy and PLS regression for the authentication of essential oils—wintergreen oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil, and lemon eucalyptus oil—adulterated with either lemongrass oil or peppermint oil.

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The Power of Auto-dilution: ICP-OES and ICP-MS Workflow Simplified
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