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Posted on: May 30th, 2022
For over 120 years, agriculturalists have been aware of the importance of soil testing, particularly elemental analysis, to ensure the health and productivity of crops. Historically this has been accomplished…
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Posted on: May 30th, 2022
Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), Avantes Inc. Theme: NIR Reflection Spectroscopy Background/Applications: Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a spectroscopic method that uses the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum (from…
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Posted on: May 24th, 2022
Introducing Sara Beard! Originally from Philadelphia, Sara moved to Colorado to obtain her Chemical Engineer B.S. from CU Boulder, with a minor in economics. With a keen interest in Research…
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Posted on: April 28th, 2022
Spectroscopy Methods for the Gemology Industry Spectroscopy has been long used in the gemology industry for characterization and identification, with nearly every known spectroscopic method playing a critical role. Transmission…
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Posted on: April 28th, 2022
Spectra of the Month (April, 2022) Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), Avantes Inc. Theme: LIBS Background/Applications: Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a type of atomic emission spectroscopy which uses…
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Posted on: April 28th, 2022
Our new location After nealry 6 years, we have grown so much that we have outgrown our current office. Come June, Avantes USA is moving to a new location in…
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Posted on: March 22nd, 2022
Quick and accurate quantification of protein content is critical for modern biology, biochemistry, and biophysics labs worldwide. Not only are researchers interested in detecting the total protein content, but they…
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Posted on: February 15th, 2022
Photonics West Wrap-up While a little smaller than previous years, we really enjoyed being back in San Francisco this year with our customers and colleagues. Not only were we able…
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Posted on: January 12th, 2022
Poly (para-xylylene), more commonly known as parylene, is a highly versatile family of polymers used in many conformal coating applications. At present, there are a wide range of parylene variants…
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Posted on: November 29th, 2021
With the increase in demand for our instruments and a desire to maximize our production efficiency, Avantes has developed a semi-automated manufacturing process that provides industry-leading unit to unit reproducibility. …
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