Earth’s-field Resonance Detection and Evaluation (ERDE) Devices
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Category: Mechanical/Materials
Developers: Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
Product Description:ERDE is a portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer that employs Earth’s magnetic field and can be used anywhere. ERDE provides rapid, accurate, and safe identification of chemicals. Demonstrated on numerous materials and smaller than a microwave oven, ERDE offers higher resolution signatures than conventional superconducting NMR spectroscopy.
Developers: Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
Product Description:ERDE is a portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer that employs Earth’s magnetic field and can be used anywhere. ERDE provides rapid, accurate, and safe identification of chemicals. Demonstrated on numerous materials and smaller than a microwave oven, ERDE offers higher resolution signatures than conventional superconducting NMR spectroscopy.

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