Infrared spectroscopy has been used for over 100 years, and it has become a robust method, relied upon by numerous applications to identify samples and detect impurities within them, as well as to ...

Chiral molecules present a particular challenge for analytical laboratories.Two enantiomers can share the same chemical composition but behave differently because of their three-dimensional ...

Multilayer materials of cultural heritage such as historical materials and artwork are analysed as cross-section samples using microscopy and FTIR microscopy. Most commonly, these samples are embedded ...

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Material identification and analysis are crucially important within the forensic analysis field. Similarly to how there is no pre-determined set of materials that comprises all forensic lab analytes, ...

Stable isotope techniques can help improve soil management and crop nutrition. To ensure the quality of stable isotope analysis through isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), appropriate sample ...