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Butterflies are famous for their beautiful and bright colors. Biologists are interested in measuring the reflectivity of butterfly wings in the ultraviolet and visible ranges to better understand the species and its interaction with the ecosystem. Optosky spectrometer can be effectively used to measure these delicate biological samples.

UV-VIS-NIR spectroelectrochemistry is a method to study the redox process of electrochromic materials. These materials can change their color reversibly through electrochemical reactions, and they are an important part of various electrochromic devices (ECD). For the development and production of customized ECD devices, it is important to understand the mechanism of electron transfer reactions in such materials and determine the substances that cause coloring.

As a large agricultural country, crop growth is constantly studied and monitored by many scholars. Therefore, Wang Xue et al. of Agricultural University of China used high-resolution micro-spectrometers to collect the reflection and transmission spectra of wheat leaves, and discussed the feasibility of using micro spectrometers to detect the chlorophyll content of plant leaves.

According to the National Cancer Institute, studies in rodent models have shown that exposure to acrylamide can increase the risk of several types of cancer. Unfortunately, existing techniques for detecting acrylamide are time-consuming, expensive and overly complex. Therefore, NIR spectroscopy plays an important role.

Millions of soil analyses are performed every year around the world to increase crop yields. However, the two main conventional methodologies to determine the SOM (Walkley–Black and dry-combustion) are time-consuming and expensive, and hence are not suitable for use on a large scale. Also, the Walkley–Black method is damaging to the environment. Therefore, why could use visible-near infrared spectroscopy?