{"id":9159,"date":"2016-07-07T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/materials\/?p=9159"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:43:29","slug":"learning-about-xrf-technology-during-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/materials\/learning-about-xrf-technology-during-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning About XRF Technology During Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;border: 0;margin: 10px\" title=\"ebooks\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/materials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/07\/ebooks.jpg\" alt=\"ebooks\" width=\"300\" height=\"423\" \/>Are you looking for educational articles to take to the beach with you this summer? \u00a0How about two free ebooks about\u00a0x-ray fluorescence technology and techniques,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/spectroscopy-elemental-isotope-analysis\/oes-xrd-xrf-analysis\/x-ray-fluorescence-xrf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XRF technology<\/a>\u00a0is used for rapid material characterization and analysis to ensure product chemistry specifications are met. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) technology is a technique for accurate, nondestructive elemental analysis in a wide range of chemical, paint, polymer, and plastic applications.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/info3.thermoscientific.com\/LP=520?wt.mc_id=cad_xrf_LabeBook_banner_blog_0716_plastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>XRF in the Lab: XRF Technology for the Non-scientist<\/em><\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0explains this powerful technology and its numerous applications in <a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/materials\/when-should-you-use-lab-based-xrf-to-analyze-polymers-and-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polymers and plastics analysis<\/a> and testing situations in the lab.\u00a0Register now to download the<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/28Yx5bi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0LAB XRF ebook<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info3.thermoscientific.com\/LP=415?wt.mc_id=cad_xrf_eBook_banner_blog_0716_plastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>XRF in the Field: XRF Technology for the Non-Scientist<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0outlines portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers\u00a0for elemental analysis in the field.\u00a0Handheld XRF analyzers are used in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/spectroscopy-elemental-isotope-analysis\/portable-analysis-material-id\/portable-consumer-safety-regulatory-solutions\/consumer-goods-testing-xrf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastics and polymers testing<\/a>, including\u00a0the analysis of consumer goods for\u00a0detecting hazardous materials anywhere in the supply chain.Register now to download the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/info3.thermoscientific.com\/LP=415?wt.mc_id=cad_xrf_eBook_banner_blog_0716_plastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portable XRF ebook.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t be great if you come back from your summer vacation with new knowledge to help your lab testing operation when everyone else is just coming back with a tan? 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