Latest spectroscopy Stories

Co-founders Hardy Hoheisel and Wolfgang Koecher Named CEO and CTO KASSEL, Germany, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Biozoom has created the world's first portable, handheld consumer device to use reflection spectroscopy for real-time diagnostics in humans. A technological breakthrough that some describe as a disruptive technology for the multi-billion dollar health and wellness market, the Biozoom scanner instantly and non-invasively measures certain biomarkers--including antioxidant...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Biotechnology Inc. ("Sony") today announced the launch of the new Sony SP6800 Spectral Analyzer (SP6800). Sony will be exhibiting and taking orders for this system at CYTO 2013, which will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, from May 20 - 22. The SP6800 Spectral Analyzer is Sony's second analytical system, incorporating commercial audio-visual technologies into new and novel functionalities for the...

NSG has just released its new FUV-0.3 and FUV-1 filters to complement its FUV absorbance standard series for UV/VIS spectrometer calibration. Farmingdale, NY (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 With up-to-date technology, NSG Precision Cells is honored to announce their newest FUV absorbance standard series. As a leader in the spectroscopy industry, NSG Precision Cells is pleased to announce two new additions to the FUV absorbance standard and stray light series, the FUV-0.3 and the FUV-1. With over 50...

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory From brain to heart to stomach, the bodies of humans and animals generate weak magnetic fields that a supersensitive detector could use to pinpoint illnesses, trace drugs – and maybe even read minds. Sensors no bigger than a thumbnail could map gas deposits underground, analyze chemicals, and pinpoint explosives that hide from other probes. Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and...

AMRESCO’s Fluorescent DNA Quantitation Kit quantifies double-stranded DNA in the low nanogram up to 5 microgram per ml range using fluorescent bisBenzimide H33258 (Hoechst) dye. Solon, Ohio (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 DNA quantitation is crucial to experimental design and interpretation of results, especially in sensitive molecular biology applications such as PCR, or for any comparative analysis of multi-source DNA samples. Although UV spectrophotometric measurement at 260 nm is the most...

Professor Weimin Chen and his colleagues at Linköping University, in cooperation with German and American researchers, have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room temperature. The results have just been published in the renowned journal Nature Communications. A quantum computer is controlled by the laws of quantum physics; it promises to perform complicated calculations, or search large amounts of data, at a speed that...

ChemImage Sensor Systems (CISS) develops innovative products that utilize proprietary chemical imaging technologies to address the challenges associated with chemical, biological, and explosive (CBE) threat detection. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 ChemImage Corp. announced the launch of ChemImage Sensor Systems (CISS) today, a new subsidiary headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. The new company will focus on developing innovative products designed for the detection of chemical,...

Berkeley Lab Researchers Unveil Technique for Easy Comparisons of Proteins in Solution A revolutionary X-ray analytical technique that enables researchers at a glance to identify structural similarities and differences between multiple proteins under a variety of conditions has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). As a demonstration, the researchers used this technique to gain valuable new insight...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For years, roadside breathalyzer tests have been an accurate and effective way to determine the blood alcohol level of a motorist and new research from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden shows a similar device could be used to detect blood levels of cocaine, amphetamines, and cannabis. Driving under the influence of illegal drugs has been against the law in most states and the new device could pave the way for a more...

NASA To Robert Green, light contains more than meets the eye: It contains fingerprints of materials that can be detected by sensors that capture the unique set of reflected wavelengths. Scientists have used the technique, called imaging spectroscopy, to learn about water on the moon, minerals on Mars and the composition of exoplanets. Green's favorite place to apply the technique, however, is right here on the chemically rich Earth, which is just what he and colleagues achieved this spring...