Easy to use Raman sensor for numerous applications – Traditional micro-Raman systems are capable of performing fine-scale mineralogy; but these are used for in situ analysis. Most of the micro- […]
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Tricorder Tech: NeoSpectra FT-NIR Handheld Spectrometer
New Partnership: NeoSpectra by Si-Ware and NutriControl provides customers with improved solutions for accurate in-field materials analysis NeoSpectra by Si-Ware, the creator of NeoSpectra material analysis solutions built on single-chip […]
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A Real Tricorder For Mobile Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy
BASF Animal Nutrition and trinamiX GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, join forces to introduce trinamiX’ Mobile Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy Solution to the feed industry. With today’s […]
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Tricorder In The Field: Solving Everest’s Wildlife Mysteries with eDNA
Scientists discover evidence of 187 taxonomic orders from just 20 liters of water collected in one of the Earth’s harshest environments A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation […]
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A Tiny, High-Powered Laser To Find Water On The Moon
Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser, filling a gap in existing […]
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Tricorder Tech: Tiny Chip-based Device Performs Ultrafast X-ray Manipulation
The Science Optical microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are tiny microchip-size devices that control light and communications. Separately, time-resolved X-ray probes are devices that help scientists study highly transient phenomena. These phenomena […]
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The UV-SCOPE Mission: Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Characterization Of Planets and their Environments
UV-SCOPE is a mission concept to determine the causes of atmospheric mass loss in exoplanets, investigate the mechanisms driving aerosol formation in hot Jupiters, and study the influence of the […]
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Spectropolarimetry Of Life: Airborne Measurements From A Hot Air Balloon
Does life exist outside our Solar System? A first step towards searching for life outside our Solar System is detecting life on Earth by using remote sensing applications. Does life […]
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Human-occupied Submersible Alvin Makes A Historic Dive
Today, the human-occupied submersible Alvin made history when it successfully reached a depth of 6,453 meters (nearly 4 miles) in the Puerto Rico Trench, north of San Juan, P.R. This […]
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A Tool That Can Detect Ancient Life On Earth And Beyond
An innovative scientific instrument developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers is expected to be a game changer in the search for life–existing or extinct–on Earth and other planets. […]