Oct 3, 2017 | Agriculture, Application, Biology, Environmental
P Sanmartín, D Vázquez-Nion, J Arines… – International …, 2017 Abstract The quantity (duration and intensity) and quality (colour or wavelength) of light are key factors involved in regulating growth and physiological processes in photosynthetic organisms. As a...
Oct 3, 2017 | Application, Biology, UV SpectroRadiometry
A Fiorentino, G De Luca, L Rizzo, G Viccione… – Journal of Environmental …, 2017 Abstract The fate of indigenous surface-water and wastewater antibiotic resistant bacteria in a mild slope stream simulated through a hydraulic channel was investigated in outdoor...
Oct 3, 2017 | Application, Biology, SpectroRadiometry
N Torbick, B Ziniti, E Stommel, E Linder, A Andrew… – Neurotoxicity Research, 2017 Abstract Reoccurring seasonal cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) persist in many waters, and recent work has shown links between CHAB and elevated risk of amyotrophic...
Aug 30, 2017 | Application, Biology, LED Measurement, News, UV SpectroRadiometry
Earlier, I wrote a piece about how StellarNet customers are using compact spectrometers to tackle the multi-headed beast that is cancer. While cancer is a large problem, it is but one of many in the healthcare industry. Diseases need to be understood, treatments need...
Jul 10, 2017 | Application, Biology, News, Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Raman, Reflectance
Modern technological advances have made our lives easier – from pharmaceuticals to help us stay healthy, to pesticides that allow greater crop yield – at least in the short term. But, what happens to these compounds once we are done using them? Many of them end up in...
Jun 1, 2017 | Application, Biology, News, Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Reflectance
Every week, it seems like another friend or family member is diagnosed with cancer. The American Cancer Society predicts that 1,688,780 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 600,920 people will die from cancer in the US in 2017. This problem isn’t limited to the...