Why Most Instrument Startups Fail – and What to Do Differently
By Richard Crocombe
June 10, 2025
Build a team that knows your application space, be prepared to pivot, and ignore tempting but unscalable detours
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A Day in the Life of a Nuclear Forensic Scientist
By Greg Klunder
May 28, 2025
Dealing with highly radioactive black powder, revealing how nuclear materials were produced, and catching uranium shoe smugglers…
4 min read
New Findings Challenge Long-Held Theories of Water’s Origin on Earth
April 30, 2025
Water on Earth is native, according to spectroscopic meteorite analysis
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Microplastics Detected in Cat Placentas and Fetuses
April 14, 2025
Raman spectroscopy reveals potential placental transfer of microplastics in felines, mirroring findings in humans and animal models
3 min read
This Week’s Spectroscopy News
By James Strachan
April 4, 2025
The AI-enabled evolution of SERS, “werthered iron,” and the Atomic Spectra Database under threat
3 min read
NIR Imaging System Speeds Up Environmental Monitoring
April 1, 2025
A new NIR-based hyperspectral imaging system delivers real-time, label-free material analysis – at a fraction of the cost of conventional approaches
3 min read
This Week’s Spectroscopy News
By James Strachan
March 21, 2025
Xiaoji Xu’s nanoscale revolution, Raman spectroscopy improves surgical precision for epilepsy patients, and a handheld point probe spectroscopy system
4 min read
The Mars Sample Return Goldilocks?
March 18, 2025
Optical-photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy strikes the right balance between sensitivity and non-invasiveness for Martian rock analysis
3 min read
Bird Lungs Reveal Extent of Airborne Microplastic Pollution
March 13, 2025
Birds collected at an international airport show high levels of airborne plastic particles
1 min read
How Vesuvius Turned a Man’s Brain to Glass
March 11, 2025
Spectroscopic analysis reveals how extreme volcanic heat vitrified the brain of a victim in ancient Herculaneum
3 min read
