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The Best Spectrophotometer for Realistic-Looking Synthetic Wigs and Hair Extensions
Posted on by Ken Phillips
When you invest in the best spectrophotometer for measuring wig color, you can ensure that your synthetic wigs look nearly identical to real hair. Image source: Pexels user iiii iiii The synthetic wig business is booming. Every year, more customers buy synthetic wigs and hair extensions in order to test out new fashion trends or […]
The Best Color Quality Control Protocols for Dry Erase Markers
Posted on by Ken Phillips
An effective color measurement system for dry erase markers will include a swatch test on a whiteboard to ensure that the colors are opaque. Image source: Pixabay user StartupStockPhotos When dry erase markers hit the U.S. mainstream market in the 1990s, they were instantly popular among scientists, teachers, and engineers.1 Unlike chalk, which was messy, […]
Spectrophotometers Facilitate Color Communication Across Languages and Cultures
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Spectrophotometers help people and entities communicate color information around the world. Image Source: Unsplash user Andrew Neel Distinguishing colors is perhaps one of the most fundamental human activities. We use color to organize, understand, and describe objects every day of our lives in both conscious and subconscious ways. The greyed meat warns us of spoilage. […]
Monitoring the Color Stability of Dental Composite Resin with Spectral Technology
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Last weekend we attended an epic barbeque, complete with food, drinks, and outdoor recreation which included a 100-foot giant slip n’ slide. Although the highlight of the afternoon was our group volleyball game of husbands vs. wives. I am happy to say that it was a fairly competitive game and we ended up two for […]
Spectrophotometers Help Improve Color Fastness in Construction Paper
Posted on by Ken Phillips
In an increasingly paperless society, construction paper still holds its own. Image Source: Pexels user Pixabay Paper was once called white gold. Its ubiquitous nature and seemingly endless demand fueled the pulp and paper industry around the globe as various paper forms became everyday essentials. But as the age of computers dawned, Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster’s […]
Spectrophotometric Color Quality Control of Artificial Plants Increases Realism
Posted on by Ken Phillips
When you perform color quality control for artificial plants, you can ensure that your product looks as realistic as possible. Image Source: Pixabay user INZEIN_URNS_DESIGN Today’s artificial plants look nothing like the dull silk flowers you might remember from the 1970s. Modern faux plants can now mimic just about any species in great detail, from […]
Colored Pencil Manufacturers Use Spectrophotometers to Achieve Consistent Colors
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Companies must employ color quality assurance to ensure millions of pencils are all the same color. Image Credit: Unsplash User Neven Krcmarek Colored pencils are used by a variety of customers, ranging from professional artists who depend on colored pencils for their creative work to the millions of children who use colored pencils for school […]
Using a Spectrophotometer to Measure Beer Bottle Colors: A Method That Leads to Better-Tasting Beer
Posted on by Ken Phillips
When I was in college, my friends would always buy green colored beer bottles, believing that these were fancier and more “European-looking” than their brown colored peers. But after graduation, I started drinking more porter, which usually came in dark brown bottles. After years of drinking dark porters and stouts, I went back and tried […]
How Spectrophotometers Improve Shaving Cream Color Quality Control
Posted on by Ken Phillips
My shaving cream changed last year. It was a small difference, but I noticed it. When the gel came out of the can, it used to be a cool green. Then it was a cool blue. Why? I wondered. Is there something else that’s different about it? It started to get under my skin. Every […]
Using Spectrophotometry to Measure the Impact of Fruits and Vegetables on Skin Tone
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Spectrophotometers have played an essential role in the evaluation of fruits and vegetables for decades. Now, spectrophotometers are promoting increased produce intake. Image Source: Unsplash user Mike Dorner As early as the 1920s, scientists have used color-based evaluation systems to determine the quality of fruits and vegetables. The first attempts were rudimentary, employing the manual […]
Spectrophotometers Identify Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals With Color Measurement
Posted on by Ken Phillips
The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012 estimated that the global market for counterfeit pharmaceuticals generated $431 billion in gross annual revenues1 for purveyors of those fake products. Since then, WHO has stopped estimating the counterfeit industry’s revenues because of the difficulties in tracking fake prescription drugs. WHO is quick to note that the counterfeit […]