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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.
American biotech uses SciAps X-505 in the fight against Covid-19
Allied BioScience turned to SciAps when they needed the right handheld XRF analyzer to verify the quality of SurfaceWise2.
Have LIBS, will travel
Conservation scientist at Yale shares experience with LIBS analyzers and SciAps customer service.
Carbon and PMI introduction video with Z-200C+ and X-550
LIBS demo on L-grade stainless steel & carbon steels
SciAps Partners with Allied BioScience in fight against COVID-19
Allied BioScience developed SurfaceWise2, the world’s first and only EPA-approved surface coating provides continuous protection against viruses and bacteria on surfaces, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The SciAps handheld XRF device (model X-505) is used to examine the amount of coating present on surfaces and to give clients confidence that the coating is still present and active.
SciAps premium XRF passes 275 lbs. Oops Test
Some companies do drop tests on their analyzers. We just so happened to discover an "oops test" with ours. How many analyzers do you know would continue working after a 275 lb. weight dropped on it? Only the SciAps X-550 is this durable!
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.
SciAps LIBS for Petrography with Gerard Moulzolf
Moulzolf, who grew up with geology as the son of a taconite miner, was lucky enough to get involved with American Engineering Testing just as they were putting together a world-class laboratory for petrography. One of the tools Moulzolf added to the laboratory was the SciAps Z-300 LIBS handheld elemental analyzer.
One Box for Electric Vehicle and Strategic Metals
Handheld LIBS and XRF packages purpose-built for exploration, production and recycling of lithium and REEs. It’s well understood that no single technology is optimal for all elements and all sample types. SciAps “One Box” provides an efficient package of a LIBS and XRF instrumentation that delivers nearly universal analysis for any element and any sample type, anywhere on the planet.
Quality NDT: Which handheld test is best?
Handheld XRF, spark OES, and handheld LIBS analyzers are all commonly used to determine fast, accurate, and reliable analysis. James Terrell of SciAps discusses each technology's differences and limitations, and provides a needs-based chart to help companies decide which analyzer is best for them.
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.
NASA relies on the science of SciAps Z
Preparing to explore the surface of the moon requires the best available science. In their training, NASA astronauts use the SciAps LIBS handheld analyzer in unique areas on Earth to simulate the geology they may find on the moon. They spend countless hours in practice in volcanic landscapes and other places that are analogous to the lunar surface to train them on the scale and fidelity of science. Watch the 2020 NASA video to see the SciAps Z in action.
Handheld LIBS used to measure beryllium in nuclear waste
The Difficult Waste Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory, contractor to the United States Department of Energy, recently demonstrated the use of handheld LIBS analyzers in elemental characterization of radioactive wastes.
First Gas uses SciAps LIBS for CE in pipeline repairs
Analyses of CRMs before and after the pipeline measurements shows excellent consistency with their respective data sheets. This indicates that the LIBS calibration is accurate and that the calibration is not drifting during the measurement period.
Going for Gold with SciAps XRF
If you're going for gold mining and exploration, discover the SciAps X Series. Industry-Leading Performance for Critical Gold Pathfinders: Cu, As, Ag, Sb.
Positive Metals Identification (PMI) - XRF vs LIBS
Handheld instruments have become very popular due to their small form factor, portability and ability to rapidly identify materials non-destructively without dragging them back to the lab. The question is often asked, which technique is better?
Optimisation of fast quantification of fluorine content using handheld LIBS
LIBS provides a multi-element detection that has been successfully used to quantify fluorine using either elementary or CaF molecular bands.