Aug 15, 2017 | Application, News, Raman
In the previous experiment, you were introduced to Raman spectroscopy. This week you will explore how Raman spectroscopy can be used to solve real-world problems. You will use Raman spectroscopy to determine the validity of two paintings – one painting is a forgery...
Jul 10, 2017 | Application, Biology, News, Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Raman, Reflectance
Modern technological advances have made our lives easier – from pharmaceuticals to help us stay healthy, to pesticides that allow greater crop yield – at least in the short term. But, what happens to these compounds once we are done using them? Many of them end up in...
Jun 1, 2017 | Application, Biology, News, Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Reflectance
Every week, it seems like another friend or family member is diagnosed with cancer. The American Cancer Society predicts that 1,688,780 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 600,920 people will die from cancer in the US in 2017. This problem isn’t limited to the...
May 25, 2017 | Agriculture, Application, LED Measurement, News, SpectroRadiometry, UV SpectroRadiometry
For millennia, farmers have been at the mercy of the sun, depending on it to grow quality crops. Then came metal halide lamps and greenhouses to create artificial sun and summer. Now, with technologies such as LEDs, crops can be grown with tailored spectral...
Apr 12, 2017 | Application, News, Raman
Vibrational spectroscopies are integral in analyzing some of the most fundamentally important processes in physical chemistry: molecular vibrations. While there are many different experimental techniques used to analyze those vibrations, most are variations of the...