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posted by mrpg on Saturday September 23 2017, @06:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-like-counterfeit dept.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed the world's first handheld SORS device that can detect fake spirits, such as vodka and whisky, whilst still in their bottles.

SORS, or 'spatially offset Raman spectroscopy," devices give highly accurate chemical analysis of objects and contents beneath concealing surfaces, such as glass bottles. It works by using 'an optical approach' where lasers are directed through the glass, enabling the isolation of chemically-rich information that is held within the spirits.

Such devices are already commercially available but are usually used for security and hazmat detection, screening and pharmaceutical analysis. This latest version, developed at the University's School of Chemistry in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), is the first time such a handheld tool is being used for a food or beverage product. The reseach has been published in Nature today (21st September).

Spirit drinks are the EU's biggest agri-food export, with EU governments' revenues of at least €23 billion in excise duties and VAT, and approximately 1 million jobs linked to the production, distribution and sale of spirit drinks.

Bah, I make my own.


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 23 2017, @03:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 23 2017, @03:49PM (#572121)

    Fake news, fake presidents, fake booze, and fake hangovers!

    I'm not sure I'm ready for the fake century!

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