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    • Spectroscopy

    Highlights

    (Image credit: Professor Ana C.M. Rodrigues/CeRTEV)
    Making specialty glass in the laboratory by quickly cooling the glass melt on a cold metal slate (melt-quenching).
    Optics

    Niobium oxide plays a ‘network former’ role within silicate glass structures

    Sally Cole Johnson
    Oct. 12, 2023
    By combining nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and computational modeling, researchers explore the role of glass intermediate oxides—often a key ingredient of specialized...
    (Courtesy of Gowerlabs)
    FIGURE 1. The researchers use LUMO, a wearable, portable, high-density functional NIR imaging device equipped with modular tiles with built-in NIR light sources and detectors.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Using near-infrared spectroscopy to help unravel the mysteries of dementia

    Justine Murphy
    Sept. 29, 2023
    New work by a U.K. team demonstrates a new technique that enables a more detailed view of brain function, which could lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of diseases that...
    FIGURE 1. International shipping is a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, contributing to rising temperatures, climate change, and premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths.
    Test & Measurement

    UV spectroscopy becomes a powerhouse for emissions monitoring

    Cory Boone
    Sept. 22, 2023
    Spectroscopy is a powerful tool with a vast array of applications—and it can be used to protect the environment by monitoring and regulating air pollution.
    (Photo credit: Charles Jischke, Purdue University)
    FIGURE 1. Purdue researcher Bartek Rajwa (left) and Purdue postdoctoral fellow Sungho Shin review data produced with a portable LIBS spectroscopy device.
    Test & Measurement

    LIBS addresses food fraud

    Justine Murphy
    Sept. 19, 2023
    Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has shown potential for analyzing geological and archaeological materials for scientific research. Now, it’s proven it can do more ...
    (Courtesy of Lei Yang, Hefei University of Technology)
    FIGURE 1. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) experimental system.
    Test & Measurement

    LIBS approach makes recyclable waste easier to ID and classify

    Justine Murphy
    Sept. 14, 2023
    Identification, classification, and management of recyclable waste materials has become faster and more precise, thanks to a spectroscopy technique that detects different materials...
    Horiba Scientific
    Detectors & Imaging

    Microscope features 300 × 300 mm automated sample stage

    LFW Staff
    June 10, 2023
    The LabRAM Odyssey Semiconductor microscope provides photoluminescence and Raman imaging on wafers up to 300 mm diameter.
    (Courtesy of RÜBIG)
    (Courtesy of RÜBIG)
    Test & Measurement

    Industrial surface hardening: Shining a light on process control

    Ibrahim Sadiek
    May 10, 2023
    Mid-infrared frequency comb spectroscopy shines the way to dynamic process control of plasma nitriding.
    Craic Technologies
    Test & Measurement

    Microspectrophotometer offers 2.0 nm spectral resolution

    LFW Staff
    May 8, 2023
    The 2030PV PRO microspectrophotometer combines high-resolution optics and advanced software algorithms to allow quick, accurate measurements of the spectral properties of microscopic...
    (Image credit: MantiSpectra)
    MantiSpectra's ChipSense spectral sensor on a chip.
    Test & Measurement

    Photonic sensor technology inches towards consumer applications

    Peter Fretty
    May 1, 2023
    Dutch photonics company MantiSpectra walks away with a prestigious Hermes Award for its breakthrough material sensor.