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Richard Crocombe
Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting, LLC
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By Richard Crocombe
May 2022
The Ever-Shrinking Optical Spectrometer Enhances Consumer Goods
We are about to see the next step in portable spectroscopy as optical spectrometers and multispectral sensors increasingly appear in consumer goods, all the way from washing machines and vacuum...
December 2020
Packing Light: Spectroscopy Goes Mobile
Portable spectroscopic instruments have dramatically expanded their capabilities and detection limits over the past 20 years, while becoming smaller, lighter, and faster. The examples of this...
June 2017
Portable Spectroscopy and the Fight Against Food Fraud
Food fraud and adulteration is a serious and increasing problem with significant health and economic impacts. Although robust and sophisticated laboratory methods have been developed to detect fraud,...
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April 2022
The Ever-Shrinking Optical Spectrometer: Applications in Consumer Goods
Spectrometers and multispectral sensors operating in the silicon detector region — 400 to 1000 nm, or the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) ranges — have been steadily shrinking in size...
January 2021
Getting a Handle on Portable Spectroscopy in 2021
Portable spectroscopic instruments have dramatically increased their capabilities over the past 20 years, while becoming smaller and lighter. For example, portable laser-induced breakdown...
May 2018
Hand-Held Spectrometers in 2018 and Beyond
Portable and hand-held spectrometers have matured, and in the past few years hand-held devices targeted to the general consumer market have been introduced. This webinar will survey the portable...
December 2025
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