Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench: Carotenoids—Their Resonance Raman Spectra and How They Can Be Helpful in Characterizing a Number of Biological Systems - Fran Adar

Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Outliers, Part I: What are Outliers? - Howard Mark and Jerome Workman, Jr. 

Spectroscopy Spotlight: Measuring Isotopic Compositions with Multiple-Collector ICP-MS: The Only Limit Is the Imagination

Lasers and Optics Interface: Laser Ablation-Based Chemical Analysis Techniques: A Short Review - Jhanis J. Gonzalez, PhD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Applied Spectra, Inc.

Rapid Enantiodifferentation of Chiral Organophosphorus Compounds by ³¹P NMR in the Presence of α-cyclodextrin as the Chiral Solvating Agent- Natalia Kmiecik^1*, Monika Serafin¹, Tomasz  K. Olszewski², Ewa Żymańczyk-Duda^1
1Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, ²Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

An annual addition to the June issue, Vendor Perspectives gives the vendors a chance to voice their opinion on industry trends and topics. This year's topic is:

“In what area will Spectroscopy see the biggest growth in the next five years?”

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1064 nm Raman: The Right Choice for Biological Samples? - Ozan Akkus, Professor, Departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Orthopaedics, and Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University; Shan Yang, Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Jackson State University; David Creasey, President, Wasatch Photonics
Techniques/topics covered: Raman spectroscopy; photobleaching; fluorescence

Trace LEVEL Detection of Explosives using Sputtered SERS Substrates - Anne-Marie Dowgiallo, Alejandra Branham, and Derek Guenther, all at Ocean Optics
Techniques/topics covered: SERS, Raman, explosives detection, PCA, sensors

Monitoring Polymer Phase Transitions by Combining Rheology and Raman Spectroscopy - David Drapcho, Jan Philip Plog and Nathan C. Crawford, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Techniques/topics covered: Raman spectroscopy, rheology, polymer analysis

Rapid Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Detection of Low-Dose APIs in Pharmaceutical Drugs - Kristen Frano and Dawn Yang, B&W Tek
Techniques/topics covered: Raman spectroscopy, SERS, pharmaceutical analysis

Establishing a Calibration Procedure for the Energy-Shift Axis in Diverse Raman Spectrometers - M. R. Pollard, S. Duraipandian, and L. Nielsena, all at the Danish National Metrology Institute (DFM A/S), Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; and R. Møller-Nilsen, at Ibsen Photonics A/S, Farum, Denmark
Techniques/topics covered: Raman spectroscopy, calibration

Overcoming Struggles in Implementing Handheld Raman Spectroscopy Across the Manufacturing Line - Adam J. Hopkins, Ph.D. Metrohm
Techniques/topics covered: Raman spectroscopy, process control