A quick and accurate way for foundries to measure the exact chemical composition of the materials during their melt processes is Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES), but this speed and accuracy mean ...

Mass spectrometry and ion beam analysis constitute pivotal techniques in modern analytical science, offering unparalleled sensitivity and spatial resolution in the characterisation of materials. These ...

New work from Georgia Tech is showing how a simple glass of wine can serve as a powerful gateway for understanding advanced ...

Final battery performance can be greatly affected by deviations in chemical composition or impurities in electrode materials. Due to this, chemical composition and elemental impurity analysis are an ...

Photoionization mass spectrometry has transformed analytical chemistry, enabling complex chemical analysis and celebrating a century of scientific progress.

At $1 million, many schools cannot afford the latest spectrometry equipment to help students conduct experiments such as determining the composition of a polymer, detecting the presence of cocaine in ...

A forthcoming smartphone from Chinese firm Changhong comes with an inbuilt material sensor to let its owner scan and analyze the chemical makeup of almost any object. Changhong's H2 smartphone, on ...

Spectroscopy is the study of the interactions of light and electromagnetic radiation with matter. Over several decades the field has matured into a range of sophisticated analytical techniques with a ...