Some years ago, David Gehl made an unusual trip to Siberia. “I went to lots of sawmills and forests and came back from Russia and China with, like, 20 kg of wood boards on my back,” he recalls. Gehl ...

Using a mass spectrometer allows scientists to weigh the molecules of an unknown material, which can then be matched to the lab’s database. “We just hold a wood sliver with tweezers and let a ...

BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars’ atmosphere — and that’s just one of its myriad possible uses. For decades mass spectrometers have ...

An illustration featuring a spectrometer with its scanner set on a bag of substances. The background features several geometric shapes and math symbols. The words "methamphetamine" and ...

Analytical spectrometry encompasses a diverse range of techniques that measure the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, providing both qualitative “fingerprints” and quantitative ...

Qualitative analysis serves as the foundation for compound identification. It focuses primarily on determining the elemental composition and structure of analytes within a sample. Identifying the ...