Sandpits reveal microplastics shed from sports surfaces in Polish case study
A Polish case study found 3 to 104 microplastic particles per 10 grams of long-jump sand, demonstrating that sandpits can ...
Tag: ATR-FTIR
AI Reads Saliva Infrared Spectra to Detect Oral Fibrosis
A drop of saliva, an infrared spectrometer, and a machine learning algorithm may be enough to flag oral submucous fibrosis, ...
Infrared Fingerprinting Reveals Hidden Batch Differences in Popular Ayurvedic Immunity Syrup
A drop of herbal syrup, a beam of infrared light, and a few minutes of computation have exposed something that ...
Plastic Tea Bags Shed Thousands of Microplastic Particles Into Every Cup, Study Finds
A new study in npj Science of Food finds that plastic tea bags release up to 2,498 microplastic particles per ...
Industrial Runoff Leaves a Measurable Microplastic Signature in Fiji’s Coastal Waters
A University of the South Pacific study has confirmed that drainage channels around industrial sites on Fiji's Viti Levu carry ...
Why Some Porcini Taste Better Than Others: Chemistry Cracks the Bolete Flavor Code
A new study combines mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and deep learning to identify the exact taste and aroma compounds that ...
Infrared Fingerprinting Offers a Fast New Way to Weigh Carbonate Minerals
Researchers have developed calibration equations that let a simple ATR-FTIR spectrometer quantify strontianite and witherite in aragonite mixtures without sample ...
Gold Nanorod Microneedles Supercharge Infrared Detection of Microplastics
Researchers in South Korea have built microneedle arrays tipped with clustered gold nanorods that amplify mid-infrared signals more than a ...
Microplastics May Sabotage Forensic DNA Evidence, Study Warns
New research shows polystyrene microplastics bind to DNA and Taq polymerase, drastically distort DNA quantification, and degrade forensic STR profiles, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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