A Dalhousie University science student has created a homemade spectrometer that lets her lab-from-home during the coronavirus pandemic. So she started to create her own spectrometer, using a flashlight, a plastic tube, a box and a smartphone. Chisholm thinks the homemade spectrometer could also help out at high schools, where students typically share a $750 professional spectrometer. Assemble at homeVan Dommelen sends her Dalhousie students kits and instructions so they can assemble it at home. Chisholm and Van Dommelen both hope to keep the best parts of lab-from-home active after the pandemic.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2021 09:56 UTC