Light is one of the main drivers of the circadian system. Light enters the eyes and is transferred to the suprachiasmatic area of the brain which regulates different physiological rhythms throughout t...

Painting is an important step during a ship-building process because the corrosion and weather resistance of a ship’s body depends on it. The shipyards currently use mechanical methods such as sand bl...

Human Centric Lighting (HCL) and Circadian Parameters For hundreds of thousands of years, humans grew up under natural light which varied its intensity and colour temperature based on the time of day/...

With the scarcity of crude oil supplies these days which reflects itself as the sharp increase in gas prices, it is increasingly important to do better quality control on the existing crude oil suppli...

There are new rules set by the European Commission (EC) on the maximum amount of THC permitted on hemp food and oils that contain CBD 1 . Two of these rules are set by the standing committee of plants...

Investigating the Atmosphere with UAV Technology and the Lighting Passport smart phone spectrometer Figure 1: Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico documented by a Power Egg X unmanned aerial system Recently...

The introduction of counterfeit drugs since the 1990s into the pharmaceutical market is a big source of concern. Medicines such as Viagra, Cialis, Levitra are examples of these counterfeit products. W...

It is important to estimate the body fat in order to monitor obesity, nutritional plans, training schedule and the overall health status1. With the huge emphasis on health and good nutrition these day...

The UV region of electromagnetic radiation extends from 200-400 nm and is divided into UVA. (320-400 nm), UVB (290-320 nm) and UVC (200-290 nm). Below 200 nm the radiation is absorbed by air molecules and hence it is called vacuum Ultraviolet since one needs to pull a vacuum to observe...

Corrosion is defined as the destruction or degradation of a material (mostly metals) due to its interaction with the environment. This destruction takes place on the metal surface in the form of mater...

With the growth of cannabis industry and legalization of it in many countries such as Canada, Netherlands, Spain, etc. and some states of USA such as Oregon, California and Colorado, the need for quan...

Laser hardening is a new field that is fast growing and has several advantages over conventional hardening methods. These advantages include better wear resistance, the extension of component life, en...