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Measuring Aerosol Chemistry in Minutes 

Nanoelectromechanical FTIR analyzes nanogram-scale aerosol samples, reducing collection times from week-long campaigns to minutes

  • May 7, 2026

  • 2 min

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    NEMS-FTIR reduces aerosol sample collection time to minutes.

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    Developed by TU Wien, EPFL, and Invisible-Light Labs.

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    Utilizes ultrathin silicon nitride resonators for detection.

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    Captures real-time changes in aerosol composition.

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    Achieves detection limits of 1.3 to 5.4 ng.

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    Effective in urban and Arctic atmospheric conditions.

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    Enables measurement above the surface layer using tethered balloons.

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    Aims to complement existing aerosol analysis methods.

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Measuring Aerosol Chemistry in Minutes 

  • May 7, 2026

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