StellarNet, Inc. News and Press Releases
News and Updates for 2026
Spectroscopy from Home with Kimbo & our StellarNet COVID-19 Update
Kimbo's at home spectroscopy demonstration features the importance of paint color and lighting in your home. Kimberly shows us how she can use spectrometers to measure paint and control her lighting conditions in her kitchen to affect mood and behavior. Thanks Kim for...
March Update – ACS Philly Cancelled and our very own SpectraWizard’s Review of Disinfectants
Safety is a core value of StellarNet and the American Chemical Society, and as such the health and well-being of our customers and staff are paramount. As a result of the COVID-19 global outbreak, the ACS Spring Meeting & Exposition has been cancelled and the...
Flashback Friday- Spectrometers in Space! Rugged, Reliable, StellarNet!
What do we mean by ruggedness and reliability when we talk about StellarNet spectrometers? One example in this weeks "Flashback Friday" is when StellarNet spectrometers were chosen to be part of the MISSE (Materials International Space Station Experiment), a joint...
Photonics West 2020 Review – New Spectrometer Products and Features
Earlier this month StellarNet, Inc. revealed a variety of awesome new spectrometer products and features at the IPPE Conference in Atlanta and the Photonics West conference in San Francisco. Check out some exciting updates which include the unveiling of our new...
Pro-Tips to Keep your StellarNet Spectrometer Healthy in 2020!
StellarNet has been manufacturing rugged spectrometers to the worldwide market for over 25 years. We have had countless questions from customers just like you who want to keep their instruments in tip-top shape. Here are some insider tips for making sure your...
University Customer Spotlight: Monitoring Your Indoor Chemical Exposure
In January 2020, we spoke with Chen Wang about her recent publication, “The atmospheric chemistry of indoor environments”; Q&A is a combination of interview and paper info.Why should we care about the atmosphere in indoor environments? Humans increasingly spend...
University Customer Spotlight: Creating White Light using Rare-earth Doped Glass
The sun’s light shines down upon the earth, but if you are inside, it’s difficult to replicate the sun’s color using current residential lighting technologies. Almost 20% of the electricity used at home is from lighting. There is an ongoing global effort to design...
A Spectroscopy Feast- A Thanksgiving Helping of Spectroscopy for Food Quality Applications
Here in the United States, it’s almost Thanksgiving! It’s a time to give thanks and at StellarNet we’re thankful for our customers! So, until the end of the year, we’re offering a “Buy a NIR spectrometer, get the visible channel FREE special". This App Note provides a...
Software Developer’s Spotlight- “Inside the Mind of a Programmer”
Dr. Friedrich Menges is the programmer behind StellarNet's Spectroscopy Pro-Tools (SPT) Software package. This software is a "must have" for customers wanting a next level software to control their spectrometer and display their spectral data. SPT enables users to...
Holiday Beer Testing – SRM, EMC, & Lovibond: What’s your color?
For this week’s Feasibility Friday, David and Jason are testing the SRM, EBC, and Lovibond colors of beer from a local brewery. David has chosen some classic styles with published SRM values to compare to. These three color scales are popular in the beer industry as a...