12 students have been awarded support under the Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program for NIR projects.
News Blog: February 2014
Posted: 21 February 2014
NIR spectroscopy offers a practical way to monitor the temperature of machine parts made from nylon, say US chemists.
Posted: 17 February 2014
Nominations are now being invited by the International Council of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS) for the 2014 Tomas Hirschfeld Award. This award, sponsored by Büchi Labortechnik AG, Switzerland, is made in recognition of contributions to the enhancement of near infrared spectroscopy. It is made on the basis of excellence in research conducted by a scientist of international standing.
Posted: 14 February 2014
Belgium scientists have discovered why NIR models made from artificial mixtures of grass species are not very good at determining the species present in real grass samples.
Posted: 11 February 2014
Researchers at the University of Toronto have used functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to show that a reward given for telling the truth gives people greater satisfaction than the same reward given for deceit.
Posted: 11 February 2014
Combined MRI/NIR spectroscopy may benefit women whose mammogram showed an abnormality and requires further testing to rule out cancer.
