Bunsen didn't just invent the burner — he also worked on spectral analysis, in which compounds are heated in flames to produce distinctive light emissions. The latest device replaces flames with microplasmas.
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Broekaert, J. Plasma bubbles detect elements. Nature 455, 1185–1186 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/4551185a
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