Industry Application Notes
Posted on: February 27th, 2023
Optical emission spectroscopy is a powerful tool for monitoring plasmas in situ, enabling process optimization and control. It is used to measure the energy difference between excited and ground states…
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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…
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Posted on: November 3rd, 2022
Roundup Experiment In this experiment, we tested low concentrations of glyphosate with a special variable path length dip probe with a narrow tip to measure the chemical’s absorbance. We tested…
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Posted on: October 27th, 2022
In this experiment, we tested the color change of three pH indications from a basic initial state to an acidic final state. The three indicators used were universal indicators, bromocresol…
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Posted on: August 25th, 2022
Allura Red is a red powdered azo dye that is used in food, cosmetic, drug, textile, and, paper industries. Allura Red is known by many names, but the most familiar…
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Posted on: July 28th, 2022
Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to analyze an extensive sampling of garnets from around the world, courtesy of collections from Dan Zellner of DanZ Rockshop and Nathan Robey,…
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Posted on: June 24th, 2022
Climate change and population expansion have a direct impact on agriculture. An increasing number of people need to be fed but changing weather patterns can cause complete crops to fail.…
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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: 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: 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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