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News and Updates for 2026StellarNet Partnership Spotlight – Evident
StellarNet and Evident Collaborate to Deliver Integrated Microscopy and Spectroscopy Solutions Delivering Modular Spectroscopy and Microscopy Systems Researchers and manufacturers increasingly require more than high-resolution images to fully understand the...
Application Note: Cyclospora Food Saftey
The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce highlights a persistent challenge in food production: contamination can move through the supply chain before conventional testing identifies a problem. Emerging research suggests that NIR, Raman/SERS, chemometrics...
The SpectraWizard’s Spectroscopy Application Challenge Results 2026
The SpectraWizard’s Spectroscopy Application Challenge has come to a close! 🌍✨ Spectroscopists from across the globe went head-to-head for a shot at $5,000 in StellarCash. We’re thrilled to announce the winning spectroscopy application below — and don’t...
The SpectraWizard’s Spectroscopy Application Challenge Winner 2026
What if you could watch a solar cell form—and learn how to make it better while it is happening? That idea helped researchers from The University of Osaka and Kyoto University earn First Place in StellarNet’s 6th Annual Spectroscopy Application Challenge for their...
Spectroscopy Lab Experiments
Turn light into a hands-on learning experience with StellarLab. Designed for educational laboratories, these ready-to-use experiments help students explore spectroscopy and radiometry through practical measurement, analysis, and real-world applications.How much food...
Featured in Pet Food Media on NIR Ingredient Verification
StellarNet President Jason Pierce was recently featured in Pet Food Media with the article “Looking Beyond Pass/Fail: New Approaches to Ingredient Verification in Pet Food Manufacturing.” As pet food manufacturers expand ingredient portfolios and work with...
August Celestial Events
August is an exciting month for skywatchers, with several spectacular celestial events lighting up the sky. On August 12th, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, while the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak that same night under...
The Dogs of StellarNet and the ChemWiz-ADK™ NIR Feed and Pet Food Analyzers
Celebrate National Dog Day on August 26th! This National Dog Day, we’re highlighting how advanced NIR spectroscopy helps pet food manufacturers create consistent, high-quality products for the animals we love. The ChemWiz-ADK™ Pet Food Analyzer combines...
The SpectraWizard’s Spectroscopy Application Challenge has Officially Started
It’s time to show the world what your light measurement application can do! Science empowers us to explore, discover, and shape a brighter tomorrow—and now it’s your turn to shine! Show off your spectroscopy brilliance by submitting an abstract of your research along...
National Ice Cream Month
Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy (NIR Spectrometers) is a valuable tool for quality control in the production of soft serve ice cream powders. It offers several advantages for measuring various quality attributes quickly, non-destructively, and with minimal sample...