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Plastic sample

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Researchers showed that their new hyperspectral Raman imaging lidar system can detect and identify various types of plastics from 6 meters away. The plastic sample they tested (pictured) has a polyethylene sheet in the upper position and a polypropylene sheet in the lower position.

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Toshihiro Somekawa, Institute for Laser Technology

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