Spectroscopy Applications


Spectroscopy and its Application

Application Note - Identifying Illicit Drugs using SERS

Application Note - Identifying Illicit Drugs using SERS

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  Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is an extension of Raman spectroscopy in which gold or silver nanoparticles amplify the Raman signals. The technique works via an electromagnetic.....
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How Clean is Our Water? - Spectroscopy application

How Clean is Our Water? - Spectroscopy application

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In this document and its accompanying video, we measure the spectra of various drinking and surface water samples and share information on an organization working to ensure clean water for all. .....
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Application note: Spectroscopy of Sports Drinks

Application note: Spectroscopy of Sports Drinks

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Absorbance Measurements Reveal Color Characteristics   Beverages designed to replenish vital nutrients have been around since the late 1920s, when they were first developed to provide essential.....
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Optical Sensing Solutions for Aquaculture

Optical Sensing Solutions for Aquaculture

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Aquaculture and fish farming require careful monitoring of conditions to ensure healthy, sustainable production. Techniques including spectroscopy and oxygen sensing are useful analytical tools in.....
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Pesticide Detection using SERS Techniques

Pesticide Detection using SERS Techniques

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SERS Detects Insecticide Associated with Loss of Honeybee Colonies Bees play a vital role in pollinating crops that help drive agricultural economies worldwide. With honeybee die-offs increasing in.....
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Gemstone Analysis and Authentication

Gemstone Analysis and Authentication

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How Spectroscopy Helps Identify Counterfeits   Gemstones are a multibillion-dollar industry, with growing markets in countries including China and India contributing to the boom. As demand.....
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Keeping Whisky Safe with Raman Spectroscopy

Keeping Whisky Safe with Raman Spectroscopy

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As Burns Night approached and the people of Scotland were eagerly awaiting their wee dram of whisky, the Applications team wondered what a dram would look like when a laser is shone onto it. For.....
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Optimisation of SERS for glucose sensing

Optimisation of SERS for glucose sensing

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Raman spectroscopy is a rapid, non-destructive vibration spectroscopy technique used for the identification and qualification of chemical composition. ...     Optimisation of SERS for.....
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How to Find Your Spectrometer Configuration in OceanView

How to Find Your Spectrometer Configuration in OceanView

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  In this tech tip, we share how to retrieve spectrometer configuration details with a few simple steps in OceanView software.   Have you ever lost track of your Ocean Insight spectrometer.....
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Characterizing Spice Extracts - Application note

Characterizing Spice Extracts - Application note

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In this teaching-lab experiment, we describe how to mix spices and rubbing alcohol to measure the absorbance and concentration of samples including paprika, turmeric and saffron.   .....
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Application Note: NIR Spectroscopy for Food and Agriculture

Application Note: NIR Spectroscopy for Food and Agriculture

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Summary With improved spectral hardware and analytical tools, the food and agriculture industries can enjoy a deeper level of analysis that is not relying on the human eye and intuition but is rather.....
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Identifying Textiles with Extended-range NIR Spectroscopy

Identifying Textiles with Extended-range NIR Spectroscopy

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NIR spectroscopy offers a simple tool to identify different types of textiles, with distinct spectral features observed at wavelengths >1700 nm. This approach may be useful for authentication of.....
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Application note - What is Raman Spectroscopy ?

Application note - What is Raman Spectroscopy ?

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Raman spectroscopy is an analytical technique where scattered light is used to measure the vibrational energy modes of a sample. It is named after the Indian physicist C. V. Raman who, together with.....
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Absorbance Repeatability with the SQUARE ONE Cuvette Holder

Absorbance Repeatability with the SQUARE ONE Cuvette Holder

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How to Ensure Reliable Absorbance Results   Cuvette-based absorbance measurements are only as good as the system used for the measurements. Baseline drift and other spectral changes attributed.....
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Solar Induced Fluorescence to Monitor Ecosystems

Solar Induced Fluorescence to Monitor Ecosystems

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In this video, we learn how researchers at the University of Virginia use optical sensing techniques including solar induced fluorescence to explore the correlation between climate effects and.....
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Application Note: Determining Fruit Ripeness

Application Note: Determining Fruit Ripeness

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Monitoring Fruit Ripeness with Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Written by Miriam Mowat, Applications Scientist Consumers demand high levels of quality and consistency in their food......
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VIDEO: SERS for Food Analysis

VIDEO: SERS for Food Analysis

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Food integrity is a global concern with food fraud impacting the wallets of customers everywhere. The combination of Ocean Optics SERS substrates with Raman spectroscopy enables detection and.....
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Detecting Food Adulterants using MIR Spectroscopy

Detecting Food Adulterants using MIR Spectroscopy

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Fast, Accurate Analysis of Liquid Samples With the counterfeiting of goods from foods to fuels now a global problem, the task of authenticating materials such as biodiesel, essential oils and dairy.....
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VIDEO: Absorbance Spectroscopy Made Simple

VIDEO: Absorbance Spectroscopy Made Simple

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In this video, we demonstrate the ease and convenience of cuvette-based absorbance spectroscopy measurements using Ocean Optics spectrometers, accessories and software.      ..
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Application note - Temperature Dependence on Phosphors

Application note - Temperature Dependence on Phosphors

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Phosphors used in discharge lamps and light emitting diodes, displays and scintillators are commonly characterised via photoluminescence spectroscopy. Their light emitting properties are connected to.....
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