The days of dropping a thermal imaging camera and replacing an expensive lens are coming to an end with a new repairable lens developed by Flinders University scientists. The high-performance lens for ...

Introduction: Tannin content is a key factor influencing the taste of walnuts and serves as an important index for evaluating walnut quality. Rapid and accurate detection of tannin levels in walnut ...

A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.

The review discusses innovations in quartz-enhanced laser spectroscopy, emphasizing QEPAS and LITES for improved sensitivity ...

Infrared vibrational spectroscopy could enable the production of high-resolution maps of molecules inside live cells and cell organelles. A new study from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt ...

Researchers have developed a low-cost method for the analysis of interfacial molecules by combining ATR-IR with precise gap-control and multi-variate data analysis. A novel spectroscopic method ...

Various machine learning methods for detecting functional groups in infrared (IR) spectra have been developed to accelerate time-consuming and labor-intensive IR spectrum analysis. Nevertheless, ...

Compared with previous study that apply machine learning models to classify red mountain buckwheat harvest period based on spectra data in NIR, this study’s result align with findings that spectra ...

PiFM and PiF-IR are the next generation of infrared spectroscopy techniques. PiFM brought a major shift to atomic force microscopy by adding chemical mapping capabilities. PiF-IR, its sister technique ...

Polymers are crucial across multiple sectors, including food packaging, tire fabrication, adhesives, and medical‑grade plastics. Photothermal atomic force microscope‑based infrared spectroscopy ...