Breaking Water's Bonds
July 28, 2026
Infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics reveal how weakly hydrated ions disrupt hydrogen-bond networks and accelerate water transport through vermiculite nanochannels
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Spectroscopy Roundup: Dark States and Real Conditions
July 21, 2026
From real-space excitons and early collagen disorder to programmable single-shot spectroscopy and operando X-rays, this week’s studies push spectroscopy closer to elusive states and realistic conditions
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Seeing Through the Bottle
July 9, 2026
Combined wavefront shaping and wavelength modulation enable through-bottle Raman detection of methanol in sealed commercial spirits
2 min read
Spectroscopy Roundup: Hidden Structure and Sharper Signals
July 7, 2026
From carbon defects and milliliter-scale gas sensing to proton-transfer dynamics and machine-learned spectra, spectroscopy delivers sharper structural readouts
6 min read
The Making of a Lava Fountain
June 24, 2026
Combined X-ray imaging, Raman spectroscopy, and calorimetry reveal a lasting kinetic legacy of magma superheating
3 min read
Spectroscopy Roundup: Hidden Structure in Motion
June 23, 2026
From picometer-scale strain to faint soft X-ray signals, new studies reveal hidden structure across materials and biomolecules
5 min read
Spectroscopy Roundup: Chips, Water, and Moving Signals
June 9, 2026
From supercontinuum generation to zebrafish embryos, new studies show spectroscopy at work across chips, interfaces, and living systems
7 min read
How Faults Lower Their Own Friction
June 4, 2026
Researchers suggest fault movement may generate graphene oxide that promotes ultra-low-friction aseismic slip
2 min read
Spectroscopy Roundup: Water, Interfaces, and Asteroids
May 26, 2026
Spectroscopy reveals new structural detail in monolayer water, buried interfaces, single droplets, molecular assignments, and primitive asteroids
5 min read
Frontline Pharma: Robert Wethman
By James Strachan
May 25, 2026
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Robert Wethman discusses real-time spectroscopy, AI, and the next era of biopharmaceutical manufacturing
5 min read
