Abstract: We can obtain valuable information about the human brain using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). This paper describes the theoretical basis associated with this neuroimaging ...

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Near-infrared spectroscopy, known as NIR spectroscopy or NIRS, is a long-established analytical technique. For over 30 years, it has proven to be a fast and reliable method for measuring chemical and ...

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The Trump administration is planning to close a small, obscure laboratory whose work undergirds everything from microchip manufacturing to nuclear fusion. The Atomic Spectroscopy Group at the National ...

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