{"id":217687,"date":"2025-07-12T02:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T07:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/plastic-based-spectrometers-offer-low-cost-compact-solution-for-broadband-spectral-imaging"},"modified":"2025-07-12T02:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T07:14:34","slug":"plastic-based-spectrometers-offer-low-cost-compact-solution-for-broadband-spectral-imaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/plastic-based-spectrometers-offer-low-cost-compact-solution-for-broadband-spectral-imaging","title":{"rendered":"Plastic-based spectrometers offer low-cost, compact solution for broadband spectral imaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2C2YtOPmco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A multinational research team, including engineers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University, has developed a breakthrough in miniaturized spectrometer technology that could dramatically expand the accessibility and functionality of spectral imaging in everyday devices.<\/p>\n<p>The study, titled \u201cStress-engineered ultra-broadband spectrometer,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adu4225\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> in the journal <i>Science Advances<\/i>, describes a novel, low-cost spectrometer platform built from programmable plastic materials rather than conventional glass.<\/p>\n<p>These innovative devices operate across the full visible and short-wave infrared (SWIR) range\u2014spanning 400 to 1,600 nanometers\u2014which opens up a wealth of possibilities for real-world applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multinational research team, including engineers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University, has developed a breakthrough in miniaturized spectrometer technology that could dramatically expand the accessibility and functionality of spectral imaging in everyday devices. The study, titled \u201cStress-engineered ultra-broadband spectrometer,\u201d published in the journal Science Advances, describes a novel, low-cost spectrometer platform built [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1522,1635],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation","category-materials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}