During LIBS analysis, a focused pulsed laser bombards the sample removing a tiny amount of material from the surface. Similarly, during a typical one-second measurement, the sample is struck by ...

WASHINGTON -- In a new study, investigators report an optimized approach to using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for analyzing hydrogen isotopes. Their new findings could enable improved ...

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been shown to be a rapid and reliable means to help detect life-threatening bacterial pathogen species such as MRSA. For the first time, scientists have ...

Speakers introduced laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, an analytical technique largely unfamiliar to the pharmaceutical industry, to attendees at this year’s Pharmaceutical Technology annual ...

With the growing regulations in traceability, reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance, material verification has become a critical component to reliability and safety programs throughout the ...

Researchers are exploring the potential of trees as a future source of sustainable biofuel for applications such as powering ...

Washington, DC-(September 19, 2002)-A little over a year after September 11, a laser technique is lighting a new path to homeland security. In recent Army laboratory research, this technique instantly ...

Which varieties of switchgrass have sufficient biomass and low enough levels of ash to be turned into high-quality ethanol, a biofuel for cars sometimes called “grassoline”? Can tree rings from trunk ...

The LIBS technique is facing a historic turning point. The driving forces come from the advance of the fundamental research, constantly pushing our knowledge beyond the limits, as well as the ...