These applications encompass the identification of microplastics and the characterization of various particles, such as environmental aerosols, pharmaceutical nasal sprays, and organic contaminants.

Fossilized remnants of ancient carbon from the heart of South Africa's Mpumalanga province have just yielded the earliest ...

Learn about the unprecedented capabilities of Raman spectroscopy in Avantes’ most recent article. This measurement approach delivers real-time information on the chemical composition of materials, ...

Researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Institute of Photonic Sciences have created a Raman spectral ...

Military and first responders tasked with identifying unknown chemical substances now have access to a handheld instrument that uses two chemical identification technologies to detect a broad range of ...

A new screening approach can profile compounds in large chemical libraries more accurately and precisely than standard methods, speeding the production of data that can be used to probe biological ...

Time is precious for the often limited number of hazmat technicians within a department. Makers of handheld gas detectors, ...

(Nanowerk News) A new method for extracting, enriching and identifying chemical warfare agents from oils and other organic liquids could help government officials and homeland security protect ...

What is hazard communication, and why does it apply to my workplace? OSHA recently aligned with a global system to simplify workplace safety. Hazard communication is a procedural standard set forth by ...

Soldiers of the 23rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team decontaminate their protective suits after sweeping the area utilizing special biological and chemical detectors in response to a ...

Civilisations, Vol. 49, No. 1/2, PAIN, FOURS ET FOYERS des temps passés / BREAD, OVENS AND HEARTHS of the past (2002), pp. 169-182 (14 pages) This paper discusses some of the problems encountered when ...