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What Is Spectral Range?
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Spectral range is essential to measuring visible light spectrum wavelengths and giving your organization insight into its forensic test samples. With a spectrophotometer from HunterLab, you can test the spectral range of your forensic samples with unparalleled accuracy and insight. Spectral range refers to the range of color wavelengths a spectrophotometer can measure. Spectrophotometers measure electromagnetic […]
What Is Spectral Resolution?
Posted on by michael
The CIE defines the Human Visual response to be in the range of 380nm to 780nm of light and provides weighting tables so that a user can determine a color from a spectral curve by multiplying the instrument measurement at a wavelength by the corresponding Human Visual response weight at that wavelength and then summing […]
What Is a Dual-Beam Spectrophotometer?
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Spectrophotometers are pieces of equipment that scientifically measure color by measuring light as individual wavelengths. In industrial and commercial settings, spectrophotometers are useful for determining product color and ensuring customer satisfaction. Dual-beam spectrophotometers allow businesses to ensure color quality control for medication, food, beverages, medical test samples and more. Today, dual-beam spectrophotometers are essential to […]
Managing Color Consistencies to Ensure Brand Integrity
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Countless brands rely on specific colors to create iconic visuals for their customers. The golden arches of McDonald’s, the robin’s egg blue of Tiffany & Co. and the simplistic white of Apple electronics are all significant components of these carefully cultivated brands. But making sure these colors appear in the same way across materials and […]
The Color Red — History, Meaning and Facts
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Humans have a strong connection to the color red. As the color of blood and fire, it’s integral to life. Red is also a primary color that can create many other colors in the spectrum. Over time, the color red has taken on several meanings across cultures. Let’s look further into the history, meaning and […]
Why It’s Important to Measure the Color of Protein Substitutes
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Consumers have become more health-conscious in recent years. As a result, protein substitutes are becoming more common on grocery store shelves and in diets. As with many other food products, it is essential to measure the colors of protein substitutes. The color of protein substitutes appeals to the senses and indicates quality. A spectrophotometer can […]
How to Measure Sugar Color
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Raw sugar has a high color value and must go through refinement and purification before consumption. The International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis (ICUMSA) has several methods for the colorimetric determination of sugar at a known concentration, also called the Brix value. By measuring the color with the ICUMSA color chart, you can ensure […]