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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A photoconversion model for full spectral programming and multiplexing of optogenetic systems
EJ Olson, CN Tzouanas, JJ Tabor - Molecular Systems Biology, 2017 Abstract Optogenetics combines externally applied light signals and genetically engineered photoreceptors to control cellular...
A toast to spectroscopy: How Compact Spectrometers are used in ethanol product research
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Diverse medical technologies: How Compact Spectrometers are being used to develop health-related methods and devices
Earlier, I wrote a piece about how StellarNet customers are using compact spectrometers to tackle the multi-headed beast that is cancer. While cancer is a large problem, it is but one of many in the...
Spectroscopy Lab Experiments – Using Raman Spectroscopy to Detect Art Forgeries
In the previous experiment, you were introduced to Raman spectroscopy. This week you will explore how Raman spectroscopy can be used to solve real-world problems. You will use Raman spectroscopy to...
How Compact Spectrometers are being used in Environmental Research: Cleaning Up Our Messes
Modern technological advances have made our lives easier – from pharmaceuticals to help us stay healthy, to pesticides that allow greater crop yield – at least in the short term. But, what happens...
How Compact Spectrometers are being used in Cancer Research: Approaches to a Multifaceted Problem
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