”Like stars are moving in the sky” – life of an infrared photographic studio

Absztrakt

Today, users can choose from many options according to their goals when they turn to the toolbox of vibrational spectroscopy when answering their questions. This diversity is reflected in the structure, sample handling, and measurement technology of the devices. It is enough to think of handheld devices that enable on-site measurements in incoming raw material warehouses, or bench-top devices for quality control laboratories, or in-/on-line devices for production technologies. In addition, chemical imaging (CI) techniques have also gained ground. Mathematical, statistical, and chemometric methods are breathing life into the army of infrared spectra provided by the hardware, which are capable of extracting the information inherent in large data sets (big data). In the article, the development and embedding of infrared techniques from academic research to agricultural and industrial applications can be traced by highlighting examples of the last 25 years – but not only through spectroscopic tools, but also through people.