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NIST Expands Library of ‘Chemical Fingerprints’ to Identify Unknown SubstancesResearchers and manufacturers rely on it to identify unknown compounds for everything from food to space rocks
Thu, 06/25/2026 - 12:49
Whether you’re a researcher stumped by a mystery compound or a manufacturer perplexed by an unknown substance, there’s a major resource you can rely on: a library of chemical fingerprints, known as mass spectra, that the National Institute of…