Brilliant Blue is often used to trace water movement in soils. Its concentration in soil samples is usually determined by extraction – a laborious procedure with varying accuracy. We show that ...

Why is Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Used? One of the main techniques for evaluating the optical properties of materials is optical absorption spectroscopy, or UV-vis spectroscopy. Most absorption ...

Dark materials: the goniometer portion of SHADOWS allows for analysis in 3D. (Courtesy: Sandra Potin et al/Applied Optics) An instrument that can make spectroscopic measurements of tiny amounts of ...

Researchers from the field of natural sciences, find spectroscopy as an important investigatory tool. In fact, spectral analysis is extensively used by evolutionary researchers, geologists, climate ...

Modern agricultural research is focused on how to feed the future population of the world. Year on year, farmers aim to generate a greater amount of food from the same resources and quickly changing ...