Spectroscopy Applications
Explore how researchers, manufacturers, and quality-control laboratories use StellarNet spectrometers to solve real-world measurement challenges. Our compact UV-Vis, VIS-NIR, NIR, and Raman spectroscopy systems support applications across food safety, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, thin films, biomedical research, environmental monitoring, industrial process analysis, radiometry, and space science.
Browse the application areas below to discover customer research, technical articles, spectroscopy methods, and practical solutions for absorbance, transmission, reflectance, fluorescence, Raman, radiometric, and chemometric analysis.
Key Application Areas
Food Safety & Quality
Advanced & quantum materials
Thin Films & Optical Coatings
Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
Biomedical & Life Sciences
Environmental & Microplastics
Industrial & Process Analysis
Lighting, Displays & Radiometry
Featured Spectroscopy Application –
Astronomy, Space & Remote Sensing
Astronomy spectroscopy gives researchers a way to study light from objects and environments far beyond the laboratory. StellarNet systems support astronomical spectroscopy for research into stars, planets, meteors, and atmospheric phenomena. Spectral measurements can reveal information that cannot be seen through imaging alone. Compact instruments also open new possibilities for space spectroscopy and CubeSat missions where size and flexibility matter. From meteor and aurora research to remote sensing and educational astronomy, StellarNet provides accessible spectroscopy tools for exploring our planet and the universe beyond it.
Astronomy, Space & Remote Sensing
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3rd Place: Beyond Vision: The near-infrared reflectance of butterfly wings and how the environment geometry and abiotic factors impact butterflies’ NIR reflectance
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2nd Place Winners of the 2022 Spectroscopy Application Challenge: Spectroscopy Used for Advances in Biomedical Imaging
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The SpectraWizard’s Spectroscopy Application Challenge Results 2022
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Monitoring the freshness of pork during storage via near-infrared spectroscopy based on colorimetric sensor array coupled with efficient multivariable calibration
Wenya Wei, Huanhuan Li, Suleiman A. Haruna, Jizhong Wu, Quansheng Chen Abstract The quality of pork meat is vital since it is one of the most essential sources of proteins and other nutrients....