“Lifetime” Lamps and Path-Length Claims: The Questions Your Lab Should Ask Before Trusting the Brochure
2026-11-10
Laboratory scientists question a result until they know the method, controls and uncertainty behind it. Instrument specifications deserve the same discipline. A claim that a lamp lasts a “lifetime” or that a microvolume path length is “equivalent to 10 mm” can be meaningful, but only if the vendor defines theContinue Reading