Optical approach offers faster, less expensive method for carbon dating

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 21:39 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have demonstrated a new compact spectroscopic instrument that offers a highly sensitive optical method for detecting radiocarbon dioxide concentration, which can be used to carbon date fossils and archaeological artifacts.

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