Mapping the big blue: Laser-induced technology to help mineral exploration at oceanic depths
Scientists have successfully measured zinc samples under deep-sea conditions. Their method could support sustainable extraction of raw seabed materials.
Scientists have successfully measured zinc samples under deep-sea conditions. Their method could support sustainable extraction of raw seabed materials.
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2018
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is emerging as a fast, cost-efficient method for identifying the total amount and specific compounds that comprise the inorganic component of biomass. Accurate and reliable analysis ...
Biotechnology
Jan 11, 2016
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The illegal use of waste cooking oil in parts of the nationwide food system is threatening the public's health in China.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 26, 2014
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(Phys.org) -- Today, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity fired its laser for the first time on Mars, using the beam from a science instrument to interrogate a fist-size rock called "Coronation."
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Jose Almirall, director of FIU’s International Forensics Research Institute (IFRI), and his research team have been attracting national attention for their cutting-edge research on how laser-induced breakdown ...
Engineering
Mar 29, 2010
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Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2009
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Chemists can analyze the composition of a suspected bomb -- without actually touching and possibly detonating it -- using a technique called laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, or LIBS. The tool is also commonly used for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 11, 2009
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