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...employed, called Raman spectroscopy, uses a laser for optical analysis. After shining a light on a substance, liquid or solid, the device analyzes the optical characteristics of the scattered light that reflects back. "You can read the substance as if it had a bar code," explains Ahura founder Daryoosh Vakhshoori...
...uses lasers and a type of optical analysis known as Raman spectroscopy. "It shines a light on an object and looks at the scattered light coming back, which carries the optical signature of the material, whether it's a liquid or a solid," explains Ahura founder and president Daryoosh Vakhshoori. "You can read the substance as if it had a bar code, observing if the white powder you see is sugar, aspirin or something more dangerous...
...identify sludge and in law-enforcement and terrorism investigations. They have even shown up on the television show CSI. The instrument could also soon test for counterfeit pharmaceuticals that might otherwise be hard to detect. "It's another eye you can use to see the material around you," says Vakhshoori, "like Superman looking right through a wall...
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