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Explore insights, applications, and stories from the field using handheld XRF, LIBS, VisNIR, and portable benchtop analyzers across scrap recycling, mining, geochemistry, forensics, and more.
Why Analyzer Data Shouldn't Live on a USB Stick
Analyzer data is too valuable to be trapped on USB drives and spreadsheets. Learn how connected workflows with SciAps Cloud+ automate data backup, improve visibility, simplify reporting, and turn analytical results into actionable business intelligence.
The Hidden Cost of Waiting
How much is waiting for lab results really costing your operation? Delayed laboratory analysis can lead to downtime, slower production, missed opportunities, and reduced profitability. In this article, we explore the hidden costs of waiting for analytical results and how portable technologies like SciAps XRF, LIBS, and reveNIR analyzers, combined with Cloud+ real-time data management, help organizations make faster decisions, streamline workflows, reduce laboratory dependence, and gain greater visibility into their operations.
Simplify Analyzer Control with Fleet Management
Managing your analyzers just got easier with Fleet Management, a cloud-based solution that puts control at your fingertips. Monitor device performance, troubleshoot issues, and push updates in real-time—all from anywhere. Stay ahead of operations with seamless remote access to your entire fleet.
Testing Spices for Lead with SciAps XRF
In August 2023, SciAps X-550 Pb was used in a unique lead study. Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP), a non-profit, public charity that supports governments in implementing regulations and helps manufacturers shift to lead-free products, tested turmeric, chili, and pepper from Ethiopia for added lead.
Finding a LIBS method for improved plant nutrition in grape production
Handheld LIBS – The latest success story in portable analytical instrumentation
LIBS technology has migrated from an obscure laboratory analysis method to a mainstream field analytical technique in recent years. Read "Handheld LIBS – The latest success story in portable analytical instrumentation" by Don Sackett, SciAps CEO, in the recent edition of Spectroscopy magazine.
Soil nutrient detection for precision agriculture with handheld LIBS
A new study using SciAps Z-300 LIBS shows handheld laser induced breakdown spectroscopy to be a promising sensor technique for the in-field determination of various soil parameters. The key to this new approach is moving LIBS out of the lab and to the work site. Read our interview with one of the German researchers advancing agricultural analysis.
Measuring Elements in Tea with Handheld LIBS
The GGC team tested five popular tea brands to quantitatively determine the amount of both beneficial and contaminant elements in tea commonly available in supermarkets. Since tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world, the GGC team hopes to provide solid advice on the amount of tea that one should drink every day.
Expanding Global Soil Management with SciAps Handheld LIBS
Over the past four years, Dr. Daniel Riebe from the University of Potsdam, Germany, has been working in a scientific field far from his background in physical chemistry. Riebe is part of a long-term, government-funded project which will help shape the future of food and farming: working with LIBS to analyze soil as a sustainable resource for the bioeconomy.
Measuring Lead in Tap Water with Handheld XRF
Notre Dame's Dr. Lieberman uses SciAps HH XRF analyzer to test lead in tap water with students.