Elemental fingerprints - ORNL's Madhavi Martin has reinvented an old analytical method. She uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy-a technique invented in the 1960s-to collect elemental fingerprints from bone, wood and plants.

Elemental Fingerprints

ORNL’s Madhavi Martin has reinvented an old analytical method. She uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy—a technique invented in the 1960s—to collect elemental fingerprints from bone, wood and plants. (more)