New Material Produces Chemical Fingerprints for Identifying Unknown Substances (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

New Material Produces Chemical Fingerprints for Identifying Unknown Substances

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Humphrey and his team are developing paper dipsticks that can quickly and cheaply identify a wide range of chemicals in an uncharacterized sample. Each chemical produces a unique eight-factor signature of color and brightness that can be used to identify it and quantify concentrations.

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Samuel Dunning and David Steadman/University of Texas at Austin

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