http://www.spectroscopynow.com The latest blog content on spectroscopyNOW.com & separationsNOW.com http://www.spectroscopynow.com http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13ed6a5dee6/Substances-in-suspicious-packages-exposed-by-Raman-during-daylight.html Explosives, drugs and pesticides hidden in packages can be detected under normal light by spatially offset Raman spectroscopy, providing another weapon for the security services.]]> 2013-05-24T13:47:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13ec774bad3/iPhone-in-TNT-test.html The digital image from an iPhone has been used to estimate the concentration of the explosive TNT in soil following a colorimetric test, performing better than a digital SLR camera.]]> 2013-05-21T14:18:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13ea1f69665/Breakfast-with-Waters.html Waters will be hosting six complimentary breakfast seminars during next month's American Society of Mass Spectrometry annual conference in Minneapolis.]]> 2013-05-15T07:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e9e2de98a/If-Sheryl-Crow-says-so-it-must-be-right___-mustnt-it.html Sheryl Crow declared that she contracted breast cancer from dioxins that were released from plastic water bottles, generating yet another urban myth.]]> 2013-05-14T11:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e8ec4e595/Commercial-heparin-characterised-by-2D-NMR.html Commercial heparin manufactured by different processes has been characterised by 2D NMR spectroscopy to establish the compositions and degree of variability across US manufacturers.]]> 2013-05-10T15:30:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e88bd7328/Ambient-advances.html The progress of ambient mass spectrometry is illustrated by the recent publication of three reviews which examine the latest advances in the technique and its application to high-throughput screening and imaging.]]> 2013-05-09T12:50:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e84cb369e/Coloured-glass-decay-related-to-metal-oxidation-states.html By studying coloured glass segments which are 200-2000 years old, scientists in Spain have uncovered a link between the degree of decay and the oxidation states of two transition metals.]]> 2013-05-08T16:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e41add443/Blood-test-for-fibromyalgia-based-on-IR.html A blood test for fibromyalgia based on mid-IR spectroscopy can differentiate this condition from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.]]> 2013-04-26T08:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e41523ab9/Undiluted-toothpastes-and-creams-by-NMR.html The active components in viscous formulations like toothpastes, cosmetic creams and pharmaceutical gels can be analysed by HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy with minimal sample preparation, say scientists in Switzerland.]]> 2013-04-25T14:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/blog/13e1d750fb2/Ozone-creates-irritant-in-aircraft-cabin-air.html Ozone in the cabins of aircraft reacts with organic compounds derived from passengers, their clothing and their carryon luggage to produce potentially harmful carbonyl compounds, say US researchers.]]> 2013-04-18T16:03:00Z