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Colorimeter vs. Spectrophotometer: What’s the Difference?
Color surrounds us every moment of our lives and affects our emotions, behaviors, and beliefs in large and small, conscious and unconscious ways. Color can set a mood, warn us of danger, give us critical information, and even bring us joy. Despite the universal presence of color, describing it remains elusive, in part due to […]
Understanding Tristimulus Values & The CIE Color System: Taking the Guesswork Out of Color Measurement Instrumentation
Spectrophotometers are a commonly used tool in nearly every industry, yet this valuable technology is often under-utilized. Companies purchase color measurement equipment out of necessity and then find themselves using the bare minimum applications for the job. Understanding tristimulus values and the different geometric degrees and angles can be overwhelming, making instrument selection challenging. Well, […]
APHA Color System: A Measurement of Liquid Purity
Purity is an important word that we often take for granted in our daily lives, but it’s imperative in the foods we eat, the medicines we take, and the water we drink. The purity of clear liquids has applications in numerous industries, such as petroleum, chemicals, plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals. Color measurement using the APHA […]
Qualitative Analysis: How UV Spectrophotometry Can Help Identify Organic Compounds in Pharmaceuticals
Do you ever wonder what it was like in the days before prescription medications and pharmaceuticals? I envision the old western movies, where clenched teeth and a shot of whiskey were your only options for pain relief. Lucky for us, today’s pharmaceuticals utilize organic compounds that have proven to block specific pain receptors. However, without […]
Measuring Water Quality with Spectrophotometry: The Best Approach for Identifying the Unknown
Water quality can be difficult to determine. Whether you are dealing with large bodies of water or the tiny bottles you buy at your local supermarket, quality is significant with regard to what many consider the most important resource we have here on earth…water! When we fill up a glass with our kitchen faucet, most […]
Maintaining Color Quality Control in Birth Control Pills Protects Patient Health
Color is a critical feature in most oral contraceptives, helping users determine which pill to take when. Image Source: Shutterstock user 279photo Studio Color accuracy and consistency are absolutely essential in birth control pills. That’s because many types of birth control pills are color coded based on how much active hormone they contain. This unique […]
How to Get the Most of Your EasyMatch QC Software and Spectrophotometer Features
Spectrophotometers have revolutionized the way color is measured and given manufacturers across industries the power to take control of color management in ways that could previously only be imagined. However, the quantification of spectral data is only the first step. In order to unlock the potential of your spectrophotometer, you need to pair your instrument […]
Effect Color Has on Food Perception
For Mr. I, tomato juice is black. He knows it’s not really black, but he can’t see it any other way, even in his mind. In An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells the story of Mr. I, a painter who developed cerebral achromatopsia, or the inability to perceive color, following a car crash. […]
Applications of Spectrophotometry in Agriculture: Quantitative Analysis of Fertilizer Properties
Soil quality is an important part of agriculture and sustainability. Improving soil quality depends on quantitative analysis and the careful balance of nutrients which will promote superior growing conditions. Spectrophotometers are a valuable tool for monitoring nitrogen and phosphorus levels in fertilizers and soil compounds. Through advanced spectrophotometric technology we can monitor and develop fertilizers […]