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I Want a New Drug: All About New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

NPS is a term in the fields of forensics, law enforcement, and toxicology that stands for “new psychoactive substances”. The … Continue reading

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Raman Spectroscopy and Its Use in Monitoring Olive Oil Adulteration

June 1st is National Olive Day! To honor the occasion, we thought we would highlight some of the ways that … Continue reading

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Celebrating Earth Day: Portable Raman Spectroscopy for a SERS-Based Screening of Freshwater Contamination

As we celebrate Earth Day 2021 we would like to focus on Raman studies done to protect our environment. There … Continue reading

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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Based Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies with a Portable Raman Spectrometer

In recent years, both portable Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) have become crucial techniques in medical diagnostics and … Continue reading

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The History of National Science Day

In India, February 28th is celebrated as National Science Day. India’s Ministry of Culture describes1 the purpose of National Science … Continue reading

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Recipes with Raman

Many of us have spent more time in the kitchen in the past year than usual, (re)discovering our culinary skills … Continue reading

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The Importance of Relative Intensity Correction of Raman Data

As portable Raman technology becomes more prevalent especially among pharmaceutical businesses and within defense and security fields, so too does … Continue reading

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U.S. Pharmacopeia Raman Chapters Updates

On August 1, 2020 the United States Pharmacopeia’s (USP) Raman chapters USP <858> Raman Spectroscopy and USP <1858> Raman Spectroscopy … Continue reading

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Direct Analysis of Tapestry Dyes with Raman Spectroscopy

Tapestry is very important to the history of woven textiles. Egyptian cave paintings of weavers date them back to 3000 … Continue reading

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Raman vs SERS…What’s the Difference?

If you’ve ever had a conversation with a Raman spectroscopist about the feasibility of a low-concentration sensing application, chances are … Continue reading

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