Sensitive gas measurement with a new spectroscopy technique
01 November, 2024'Free-form dual-comb spectroscopy' offers a faster, more flexible and more sensitive way to analyse substances in the air and other materials.
Some Victorian-era books contain toxic dyes
03 September, 2024If you come across any brightly coloured, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era, you might want to handle them gently or even steer clear altogether.
Spectroscopy and machine learning used for health screening
29 July, 2024Scientists have developed a health screening tool that uses infrared light and machine learning to detect multiple health conditions with just a single blood plasma measurement.
Thorlabs Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Substrate
26 July, 2024SERS is a non-destructive, highly sensitive technique that can be used to measure ultralow sample concentrations with lower incident power than traditional Raman spectroscopy.
Measuring microplastics in soil using spectroscopy
21 June, 2024Japanese researchers have devised a novel and simple method to measure nano/microplastic (N/MP) concentrations in different soil types using spectroscopy at two wavelengths.
Microplastic monitoring using porous materials
13 June, 2024A new system uses inexpensive, porous metal foam to capture microplastics from solution and detect them optically using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).
RedShiftBio Aurora TX for structural characterisation of RNA and thermal ramping
01 June, 2024RedShiftBio's Aurora TX, powered by microfluidic modulation spectroscopy (MMS), fully characterises the structure and stability of RNA, proteins, peptides and other biomolecules at the touch of a button, including thermal ramping to unlock a range of insights.
Is MMS the key to RNA analytics?
30 May, 2024MMS provides a comprehensive understanding of binding affinity and structural changes, offering potential for developing novel small molecule RNA regulators for therapeutic purposes.
TOPTICA TOPO smart CW mid-IR laser
09 May, 2024The product is an advanced CW optical parametric oscillator (OPO) that leverages a novel pumping scheme to boost performance while minimising size and operational costs.
Raman spectroscopy used to detect illegal ivory
30 April, 2024A quick and reliable method for distinguishing between elephant and mammoth ivory has long been a goal, as current methods are time-consuming and expensive.
Smart nanoprobe lights up prostate cancer cells
25 April, 2024Researchers have developed a smart nanoprobe designed to infiltrate prostate tumours and send back a signal using an optical imaging technique known as Raman spectroscopy.
DESI's 3D map more precisely measures the expanding universe
15 April, 2024The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has created the largest 3D map of our cosmos ever constructed, with the most precise measurements to date.
A major breakthrough in ultraviolet spectroscopy
18 March, 2024Scientists successfully implemented high-resolution, linear-absorption dual-comb spectroscopy in the ultraviolet spectral range.
JASCO high-throughput circular dichroism (HTCD) system
08 February, 2024The JASCO high-throughput CD (HTCD) configuration brings together automated sample handling, cleaning and data analysis.
New tools to diagnose traumatic brain injury, predict recovery
25 January, 2024A novel diagnostic device detects TBI by shining a laser into the eye, while an advanced imaging technique has been used to predict recovery in children.
