NIR Spectroscopy
Grass is greener for NIR spectroscopy
Submitted by jonevans on 14 February 2014 - 11:16am
Belgium scientists have discovered why NIR models made from artificial mixtures of grass species are not very good at determining the species present in real grass samples.
NIR shows the benefits of telling the truth
Submitted by ianm on 11 February 2014 - 11:31am
Researchers at the University of Toronto have used functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to show that a reward given for telling the truth gives people greater satisfaction than the same reward given for deceit. These studies were published recently in the neuroscience journals Neuropsychologia (doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.12.018) and NeuroImage (doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.10.023).
Refinements to NIR spectroscopy during clinical MRI improve breast cancer diagnostics
Submitted by ianm on 11 February 2014 - 11:29am
Combined MRI/NIR spectroscopy may benefit women whose mammogram showed an abnormality and requires further testing to rule out cancer.
Heavy metals with a twist
Submitted by jonevans on 31 January 2014 - 12:01pm
Chinese researchers have shown that visible and NIR spectroscopy can detect low concentrations of heavy metals in agricultural soil, but only thanks to organic matter.
It’s a gas
Submitted by jonevans on 24 January 2014 - 9:48am
Brazilian chemists have shown that NIR spectroscopy can determine whether natural gas contains high or low concentrations of methane.
Don’t forget your broccoli this Christmas
Submitted by jonevans on 23 December 2013 - 1:07pm
Everyone knows that green vegetables such as broccoli are healthy, but now Irish and Spanish food scientists have used NIR spectroscopy to identify which bits are the healthiest.