Electro-optic modulators, which can switch light on and off within just picoseconds, are enabling ever faster telecommunication over fibre optics, and the same tools have now been harnessed for high-speed and accurate molecular sensing in the near infrared.
News Blog: 2015
Posted: 23 December 2015
Posted: 18 December 2015
Using a portable fNIRS device developed at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA, have identified differences in brain activation patterns associated with postural stability in people with Parkinsonian syndromes and healthy adults.
Posted: 18 December 2015
ChromaDex and American Laboratories have announced the release of a Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy based identification method for the positive identification of desiccated bovine and porcine glandular tissues used in nutritional product formulations
Posted: 12 December 2015
Brazilian scientists have used NIR spectroscopy to monitor the phase charges that take place when mixtures of compounds are exposed to high temperatures and pressures.
Posted: 25 November 2015
Austrian researchers have discovered that NIR spectroscopy is the best non-invasive technique for analysing washing powder.
Posted: 23 November 2015
We are sorry to report the death of the pioneer of NIR spectroscopy in China, Professor Lu Wanzhen.
Posted: 6 November 2015
German scientists have assessed the effectiveness of NIR spectroscopy at determining the concentration of the various ingredients making up drug tablets.
Posted: 27 October 2015
Just as miniature NIR spectrometers are about to appear commercially, might they already be out of date? Miniature hyperspectral cameras could end up in everyday products, from mobile phones, to aerial drones, to action cameras, enabling consumers access to NASA-grade imaging power to improve daily life.
Posted: 26 October 2015
A hand-held optical scanner using near infrared light has the potential to offer breast cancer imaging in real time.
Posted: 9 October 2015
German researchers have used NIR spectroscopy to investigate whether that early morning cup of coffee can make you think more clearly.
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