Spectris Acquires SciAps Incorporated

23-Aug-2024 - Spectris plc acquired SciAps Incorporated. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, SciAps is specialist provider of handheld instruments leveraging X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) techniques for materials analysis. Its strong culture of innovation and ...

Researchers develop new method for X-ray colour imaging

Colour images from the shadow of a sample

25-Jan-2023 - A research team at the University of Göttingen has developed a new method to produce X-ray images in colour. In the past, the only way to determine the chemical composition of a sample and the position of its components using X-ray fluorescence analysis was to focus the X-rays and scan the whole ...

Bayesian inference massively cuts time of X-ray fluorescence analysis!

Saved seconds add up to hours over multiple measurements

10-Jan-2023 - How can the component elements of an unknown material, such as a meteorite, be determined? X-ray fluorescence analysis can be used to identify an abundance of elements, by irradiating samples with X-rays and analyzing the spectrum they emit and can detect many elements simultaneously. For this ...

Researchers use ghost imaging to speed up X-ray fluorescence chemical mapping

By eliminating lenses, this advance could benefit a host of applications, including medical imaging, industrial inspection and art analysis

19-Jan-2022 - Researchers have developed a new, focus-free technique for creating chemical maps using x-ray fluorescence. The approach offers fast, high-resolution measurements, which could be useful for analyzing chemical composition for a range of applications in biomedicine, materials science, archeology, ...

Tracking down microplastics in Antarctica

Microplastics are everywhere, even in the most remote places. Where do these tiny pieces of plastic come from?

01-Dec-2021 - Microplastics are an environmental problem since organisms ingest these tiny particles and can be harmed by them. Even remote regions such as Antarctica are affected. To quantify this form of pollution and find out where the small particles come from, a research team from the Department of ...

Fast charging cycles make batteries age more quickly

X-ray study images structural damage in lithium-ion batteries

16-Apr-2015 - Charging lithium-ion batteries too quickly can permanently reduce the battery capacity. Portions of the energy storage structure are thereby destroyed and deactivated. These structural changes have been visualized for the first time by DESY researcher Dr. Ulrike Bösenberg along with her team at ...