Spectroscopy on the Cheap
[Project 326] wanted to know exactly what gas was in some glass tubes. The answer, of course, is to use a spectrometer, but that’s an expensive piece of gear, right? …read more Continue reading Spectroscopy on the Cheap
Category Archives: spectrometer
An Improved Spectrometer, No Lasers Required
Here at Hackaday, we love it when someone picks up the ball from a previous project and runs with it. That’s what we’re all about, really — putting out cool …read more Continue reading An Improved Spectrometer, No Lasers Required
Measuring Nanometers at Home
If someone asked you to measure a change in distance at about one ten thousandths of the diameter of a proton, you’d probably assume you would need access a high-tech …read more Continue reading Measuring Nanometers at Home
Pi-based Spectrometer Gets An Upgrade
Here at Hackaday, we love to see projects re-visited and updated after we’ve covered them on the site. It’s always exciting to see what the creators come up with next, …read more Continue reading Pi-based Spectrometer Gets An Upgrade
Spectrometer Detects Chemicals by Zapping Samples With a Laser Beam
Here at Hackaday, we love projects that result in useful lab equipment for a fraction of the cost of professional gear. [Lorenz], over at Advanced Tinkering, built his own instrument …read more Continue reading Spectrometer Detects Chemicals by Zapping Samples With a Laser Beam
Cannonball Mold Makes a Dandy Integrating Sphere for Laser Measurements
It’s an age-old riddle: if you have a perfect sphere with a perfectly reflective inner surface, will light bounce around inside it forever? The answer is pretty obvious when you …read more Continue reading Cannonball Mold Makes a Dandy Integrating Sphere for Laser Measurements
Using a Laser to Blast Away a Bayer Array
A Bayer array, or Bayer filter, is what lets a digital camera take color photos. It’s an array of tiny color filters that sit on top of a camera’s CCD. …read more Continue reading Using a Laser to Blast Away a Bayer Array
Coffee Cupping is a Grind — Spectroscopy Could Brew Better Beans
If you’ve ever bought whole coffee beans, chances are good that there was all kinds of information on the bag that led to your decision, like the origin, the roast …read more Continue reading Coffee Cupping is a Grind — Spectroscopy Could Brew Better Beans
Pi-Based Spectrometer Puts the Complexity in the Software
Play around with optics long enough and sooner or later you’re probably going to want a spectrometer. Optical instruments are famously expensive, though, at least for high-quality units. But a …read more Continue reading Pi-Based Spectrometer Puts the Complexity in the Software
Vintage Spectrometer Gets Modern Interface Upgrade
There’s plenty of specialised, high-end scientific equipment out there running on antique hardware and software. It’s not uncommon for old lab equipment to run on DOS or other ancient operating …read more Continue reading Vintage Spectrometer Gets Modern Interface Upgrade