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Near-Infrared Grating Spectrometer for Mobile Phone Applications. SCiO - Innovation. Expanding Technological Frontiers to an Everyday Level Although modern technology already provides mankind with an almost limitless access to digital information, SCiO — a 2015 Israeli innovation that has become one of the highest-funded technological projects in Kickstarter history [1]— promises to expand mankind’s access to information to a physical dimension.

SCiO - Innovation

Small and portable, SCiO is a handheld molecular sensor which can scan and analyze the molecular composition of any common material and provide a detailed breakdown of its chemical contents. Although a recent innovation, SCiO not only allows mankind to explore the chemical make-up of everyday objects, but also has the potential to serve as a stepping-stone to greater innovations in areas ranging from industry to healthcare. SCiO technology is fundamentally similar to that of scanners in airport and border security checkpoints [2].

References [1] “SCiO: Your Sixth Sense. . [2] Takahashi, Dean. . [3] Monks, Kieron. . [4] Coxworth, Ben. Order SCiO - Consumer Physics. Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIR) - Portable Analytical Solutions. AURA handheld NIR. NIRvascan - Affordable handheld Near‑Infrared spectrometer. Technology. Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy at the palm of your hand.

Technology

NIR spectroscopy has been known for decades but until SCiO, has only been used in labs or factories. We created SCiO to bring this powerful technology to everyone. We used technologies developed for cell-phone cameras and optical communications devices to dramatically reduce the cost and size of NIR spectroscopy systems. It took us three years and the effort of many talented engineers and scientists to bring you SCiO.Read more How SCiO Works SCiO is based on the proven near-IR spectroscopy method.

SCiO includes a light source that illuminates the sample and an optical sensor called a spectrometer that collects the light reflected from the sample. Untitled. Foldable Mini-Spectrometer. As seen and available at the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Hall of Science, and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) The Public Lab Foldable Mini-Spectrometer folds up in minutes to transform your smartphone into a compact, simple, yet powerful experimental tool -- a visible/near-infrared spectrometer, also known as a spectroscope or spectrophotometer.

Foldable Mini-Spectrometer

This kit comes die-cut from thick, light-blocking black card stock and includes a DVD (used as a diffraction grating), a custom fit collimation slit, along with complete instructions for assembly (and downloadable design files), attachment to your phone or webcam, and calibration to take and share accurate spectra through Spectral Workbench. Just add glue or tape! For a more rigid, robust tool, try the Desktop Spectrometry Kit, which plugs into your computer with a USB cable, or the Smartphone Spectrometer, which is made from rigid, injection-molded plastic (perfect for carrying around in your backpack!).

Turn Your Phone Into a Spectrometer — For Free! Our world is filled with different light sources: fluorescent office lights, sodium street lamps, and bright neon lights to name a few.

Turn Your Phone Into a Spectrometer — For Free!

Now you can see all of the emission spectra of these light sources with our new iPhone app: SpectraSnapp. Did I mention that it's free? Remember those flame tests from high school chemistry class? You would burn a specific element — such as copper or sodium — and each element would burn with a different color. For instance, sodium burns with an intense yellow flame while lithium will burn red. These characteristic colors emerge because every element or chemical compound has its own emission spectrum. The magnitude of the energy jump for the electrons determines the energy — and subsequent color — of the emitted photons. APS Outreach Specialist James Roche shows off SpectraSnapp. World's first pocket spectrometer lets you measure the molecular makeup of nearly anything. SCiO is a new gadget that instantly measures the molecular fingerprint of just about anything you see, and it fits in your pocket.

World's first pocket spectrometer lets you measure the molecular makeup of nearly anything

Want to know the alcohol content of that beer you’re about to slurp down or how many grams of sugar are in your apple? This mini spectrometer will tell you. Equipped with some of the capabilities of large, heavy laboratory spectrometers, but built around the kind of optics used in cell phone cameras, the SCiO measures the light reflected off any given object, breaks down its spectrum, and then sends that information to the cloud. Ciência - Jipe-robô investiga composição do solo no interior paulista - 16/12. Label-free biodetection using a smartphone - Lab on a Chip. MicroPHAZIR* Rx Handheld Raw Material Identification ­ Thermo Scientific. Custom Manufacturing, Engineering Services Offered. Microspectrophotometer Acquires Data From Multiple Techniques. OSI Optoelectronics. Biofotonica - The Wizard Tecnology. By means of the NIR-300 VDS Vosskühler offers for the first time a camera for the NIR area from 0,9 - 1,7 µm. The NIR-300 camera is based on an "InGaAs" sensor with 320 x 256 pixels, being read out with 14 bit at 50 frames/sec (or rather 100 frames/sec. with the NIR-300F).

As output is available Camera Link or Gigabit Ethernet. Handheld NIR Spectrometers ­ Thermo Scientific. Portable Raman Analyzers. Real-Time Analyzers offers several portable Raman analyzers that can be run with an embedded computer or with an external computer such as a laptop.

Portable Raman Analyzers

At the heart of of each system is a rugged FT-Raman interferometer that provides constant spectral resolution throughout the spectrum and precise wavelength assignment of detected peaks which is necessary for accurate library searches or quantitative measurements using chemometrics. Designed to meet military specifications the systems will accommodate the most demanding field conditions of vibration, temperature, and shock.

Dr. Marino Müller AG: Mobile and Lab Instruments List. IPhone Urinalysis Draws First FDA Inquiry of Medical Apps. An iPhone application that lets users check levels of blood, protein and other substances in their urine is the first target of U.S. regulators seeking boundaries in a burgeoning industry for medical diagnosis on-the-go. Biosense Technologies Private Ltd.’s uChek system isn’t cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and the agency said it wants to know why not, in a first-of-its-kind letter to a maker of a mobile-device application. The app relies on users, such as diabetics checking their glucose, to dip test strips in urine and use the smartphone’s camera to allow the system to processes and generate automated results.

Enlarge image IPhone Urinalysis Draws First FDA Inquiry of Unregulated Apps The Food and Drug Administration has said it wants stricter rules for apps that directly diagnose or treat conditions, proposing in 2011 to apply similar quality standards as for heart stents, ultrasound machines and other medical devices. “We intend to work very closely with the U.S.