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Posted on: May 5th, 2023
Boost Your Spectroscopy Applications with Our In-House Additive Manufacturing Capabilities At Avantes Inc., we are committed to providing the best possible service to our customers, which includes a range of solutions to meet your unique needs. In addition to offering repairs, calibration services, and technical support for our hardware and software products, our skilled engineers…
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Posted on: March 28th, 2023
Background/Applications: Colorimetry is a measurement method used to quantify the color of a substance or object by the intensity and wavelength of light absorbed, transmitted, or reflected by the sample. This is often expressed in terms of the RGB (red-green-blue) scale but can also be represented in HEX scale and L*a*b*. The L*a*b* color space…
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Posted on: February 13th, 2023
Meet the Pacto, the next-generation photonics backbone spectrometer designed to empower a wide range of applications in various industries. The Pacto is manufactured with Avantes’ newest automation techniques we like to call “Avamation” to ensure superior inter-instrument reproducibility. The Pacto is a compact, lightweight, powerful spectrometer that sets a new standard in high-quality spectroscopy. With…
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Posted on: January 29th, 2023
Background/Applications: Each year, many people make New Year’s resolutions which are personal goals or commitments that a person makes for the New Year, often related to self-improvement. One of the most common resolutions is losing weight or generally having a healthier diet. To maintain eating healthier, many individuals will replace high-calorie soft drinks with sugar-free…
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Posted on: January 27th, 2023
Infrared and Raman are both categorized as vibrational spectroscopies, which broadly speaking, measure the same basic material properties. Namely, they provide a molecular fingerprint by determining the vibrational energy levels of a given material. The term fingerprint, in this case, is used to highlight the fact that for two materials to have the same vibrational…
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Posted on: December 18th, 2022
Background/Applications: Chlorophyll is the essential pigment that allows plants to absorb energy from light. It absorbs light most strongly in the blue and red portions of the visible spectrum and weakest in the green portions of the spectrum, which gives it its recognizable green color. Detection of chlorophyll dates back to the early 19th century…
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Posted on: November 8th, 2022
Introducing Kurt Ameku Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, Kurt moved to the Denver area at the beginning of August, 2022. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a minor in Mathematics, and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. As the newest member of Avantes Inc., he…
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Posted on: September 13th, 2022
Background/Applications: Anthocyanins are water-soluble pigments that are responsible for the red, purple, and blue coloring in fruits and vegetables. The colored anthocyanins are used as natural food colorants, and as potential pharmaceutical ingredients that give various health benefits. Anthocyanins possess antibacterial and antioxidative qualities that have the ability to improve visual and neurological health and…
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Posted on: July 28th, 2022
Conducted by: David Ademe, Avantes Inc. Theme: Solar Simulator/Irradiance Background/Applications: Spectral irradiance is the irradiance of a surface per unit frequency or wavelength, depending on whether the spectrum is taken as a function of frequency or of wavelength. The two forms have different dimensions: spectral irradiance of a frequency spectrum is measured in watts per…
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Posted on: July 28th, 2022
YOU ARE INVITED! Join us in celebrating the opening of our new office! There will be food, drinks, and more importantly, spectroscopy demonstrations! Refresh yourself with some fine colorado beer and explore our Avantes technology and all it has to offer! Date: August 12th, 2022 Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm RSVP evite: http://evite.me/sEzerqx68t Email: [email protected] Phone:…
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