The first part of this review describes laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)
instrumentation for in situ measurement outside the laboratory, both prototype instruments …

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has followed a typical arc of technology
development. Beginning in the laboratory setting, curiosity-driven researchers first pursued …

BACKGROUND In a world constantly challenged by climate change, corn and sorghum are
two important grains because of their high productivity and adaptability, and their …

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been appreciated as a valuable
analytical tool in the cultural heritage field owing to its unique technological superiority …

Inspired by aquaphotomics, the optical path length of measurement was regarded as a
perturbation factor. Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with multi-measurement modals was …

Chamaecyparis taiwanensis is an endemic plant suffering illegal logging in Taiwan for its
high economic value. Lack of direct evidence to correlate stump and timber remains a hurdle …

The illegal timber trade has significant impact on the survival of endangered tropical
hardwood species like Dalbergia spp.(rosewood), a world‐wide protected genus from the …

Presented here is the first demonstration of supervised discretization to 'declutter'multivariate
classification data in chemical sensor applications. The performance of multivariate …

Hongmu, a Chinese customary noun representing 29 kinds of wood species such as some
Pterocarpus species (abbreviated as spp. hereinafter), Dalbergia spp. and Diospyros spp., is …

Handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is being implemented to
conveniently and effectively distinguish between various tropical hardwoods, a step toward …