New Portable Machine Takes Chemical Imaging to The Field
Jul 23, 2001 — WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 23 -- Researchers needing detailed chemical analyses of a material or mixture will no longer have to send or carry samples to a specialized laboratory due to a new, portable instrument developed by Purdue University chemists. The instrument is a Raman imaging microscope, or PRIM, which will allow researchers to analyze the chemical content of a wide variety of materials in the field -- whether it's a laboratory, classroom, doctor's office or farm field. The...