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News and Updates for 2026
Introduction to Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Part 1
Overview: Last month’s technical note titled “Raman Fundamentals for Miniature Spectrometers” introduced the physical principals of Raman spectroscopy and typical experimental set-ups using Raman Spectrometers. One crucial topic not discussed in that article was the...
Thanksgiving Application Note: Predicting Fat Content in Turkey using NIR Spectroscopy
Why Turkey on Thanksgiving? These tasty birds are large enough that they can feed a table full of hungry family, and unlike chickens or cows, they don't serve much utilitarian purpose like laying eggs or making milk. Since the turkey is native...
Technical Note – Raman Fundamentals for Miniature Spectrometers
Raman Spectroscopy in the Classroom Using Raman Spectroscopy to Detect Art Forgeries Exploring Chemical Bonding Using Raman Spectroscopy Modular Raman Systems View Sample Spectra 532 – 785 – 1064 Portable Analyzers StellarCASE-Raman ...
Customer Spotlight: StellarNet partners with Brewmetrix to create an in-house QC device for brewers
Bringing the QC Lab into the Brewery Brewmetrix is on a mission to eliminate the hassle and chemicals involved in the quality control (QC) of the brewing process. “The vision is to have a chemical-free QC lab inside the brewery,” said VP of R&D for Brewmetrix, Dr....
Special Halloween Application Note: Fighting Vampires with Spectroscopy
Appearing without warning and vanishing into the night in a flurry of bats, vampires are a classic trope in horror films and a popular Halloween costume. What if the vampires from our darkest fears actually attacked? StellarNet wants you to be prepared in case of a...
The Importance of Calibrated Uniform Light Sources in Imaging Array Quality Control
StellarNet, Inc. Tampa, Fl USA 10/15/2018 Array Detector Defects and Nonuniformities: All array detectors, both 1D and 2D, will inevitably suffer from defects and pixel-to-pixel nonuniformities due to the limitations of high-volume semiconductor manufacturing...
NIR Customer Spotlight- Jadavpur University predicts total polyphenol in Tea using near-infrared spectroscopy
The quality of tea liquor primarily depends on the quality of inbound fresh leaves to a tea factory. Several researchers at the Tocklai Tea Research Institute and Jadavpur University are working in close collaboration to develop NIR prediction methodologies of a few...
Predicting composition of shelled corn (Zea mays) – A Feasibility Study with the StellarCASE-NIR Near-Infrared Analyzer
Introduction If you’ve driven through the mid-western United States, you’ll have noticed that corn is an important and prevalent crop. Corn covers about 90 million acres of farmland in the U.S. and accounts for about two-thirds of global grain trade. The food,...
Back to School Specials- What’s the Chemistry behind Crayola’s newest color?
Notice anything different in your pack of Crayola crayons this year? Last year, Crayola retired Dandelion, a orangeish-yellow color, and replaced it with “Bluetiful”, a blue color based on a 2009 discovery at Oregon State University, the first new blue...
zAP2 Contest- How would you use a Wireless Spectrometer?
Now available for all spectrometers, the zAP2 upgrade adds an integrated wireless CPU with Wifi access to your spectrometer. This features allows you to cut the cord and access multiple spectrometers around your facility at once! Additionally, on board...