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Is it really 100% cotton? Smartphone-sized device can analyze fabrics

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Tags: materials, fraunhofer institute for photonic microsystems, spectroscopy, spectrographs, author.michael franco, source.newatlas, short read
https://newatlas.com/technology/smartphone-sized-device-analyze-fabrics/

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Published
Oct 6 2023
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  1. MimicSquid
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    That's really cool. At home you can use the burn test to determine the fabric, but a non-destructive test that can be used on the spot is a nice upgrade. Maybe people who sell fabric online can...

    That's really cool. At home you can use the burn test to determine the fabric, but a non-destructive test that can be used on the spot is a nice upgrade. Maybe people who sell fabric online can one day do better than "silk?" when it comes to identifying what they're selling.

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