Barringer made numerous technical contributions to the mining industry, including a laser-induced fluorescence-based system used primarily in oil and gas exploration (FLUOROSCAN), correlation spectrometer used to measure atmospheric dispersions of various gases (COSPEC), an infrared remote sensor for atmospheric gases which has been used by NASA to measure the worldwide atmospheric distribution of carbon dioxide (GASPEC), two airborne conductivity mapping systems using very low frequency fields (E-phase and radiophase) and several particulate analyzers (COTRAN, SURTRACE, LASERTRACE and AIRTRACE).
Barringer made significant technical contributions to the mining industry, encompassing a laser-based system for oil and gas exploration (FLUOROSCAN), a spectrometer to analyze atmospheric gases (COSPEC), an infrared sensor to track carbon dioxide levels globally (GASPEC), as well as airborne systems to map conductivity and analyze particulates (E-phase, radiophase, COTRAN, SURTRACE, LASERTRACE, and AIRTRACE).