Photonics.com: Spectroscopy Focus http://www.photonics.com/Splash.aspx?PageID=38 This is the syndication feed for photonics.com. Better Doping Detection The Olympics and other sporting events are all about competition. Unfortunately, the desire to gain an edge can lead to doping — the use of performanc http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=34671 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Silicates Get Denser When You Go Deeper Far below the Earth’s surface, where pressure and temperature escalate ferociously at the border between the mantle and the core, lies the history of http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=34672 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Raman Spectroscopy Detects First Signs of Tooth Decay Dentists commonly use x-rays and metal picks to detect cavities, but Raman spectroscopy could detect tooth decay earlier. With low power and near-IR e http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=34325 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Bringing Feed Analysis from the Lab to the Production Line Stock animals such as cows, pigs, rabbits and chickens that are raised in large agricultural businesses typically are sustained on compound feed, a hi http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33974 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Breaking Down Corn Improves Hyperspectral Image Analysis Hyperspectral imaging once was used primarily in satellite-based remote sensing applications, but it is beginning to gain momentum for tasks closer to http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33975 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Near-IR Spectroscopy Gauges Tastiness of Plums Consumers judge stone fruits such as plums by appearance and texture, seeking sometimes subtle clues about the flavor that awaits beneath the fruit’s http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33632 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Cavity Leak-Out Spectroscopy Aids Ethane Detection Ethane is an important chemical that is used in several industrial processes, such as the manufacturing of ethylene, but it also is an important bioma http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33633 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fluorescence Shows How Cheeses Change Properties After Exposure to Light Have you left the cheese out on the kitchen counter again? You may wish that you hadn’t — cheeses become discolored, change flavor and lose nutrients http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33020 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT River Organic Matter Changes with the Seasons The vast amounts of dissolved organic matter that flow through the Amazon River and its network of tributaries play a significant environmental role i http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33021 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Incoherent Detection of Airborne Pollutants Researchers and regulators have a new tool when it comes to detecting airborne pollutants and pinpointing their source, thanks to a group from Univers http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=32649 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT