Developer Terms and Conditions › The Development › Hardware › how deep is the light penetrating This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 10 months ago by Ayelet. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts October 14, 2016 at 1:53 pm #43423 mew.g@pg.comKeymaster Hi, I’d like to know how deep the beam light is penetrating into samples and especially for transparent colored plastic. Thanks October 20, 2016 at 6:47 am #43438 AyeletKeymaster Hi, SCiO’s Penetration depth heavily depends on the sample – both material and density. Usually, SCiO penetrates food for 3-4 mm and less than 1 mm for plastic or pills (which have compressed powder in them). Ayelet, The Consumer Physics Team Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In