Spectroscopy – Page 2
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ResearchControversy surrounds corrected chemical structures
Researchers used machine learning-powered NMR prediction to correct improbable structures – but some of their revisions have been challenged
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ResearchMystery of speedy proton hopping in water unravelled
X-ray spectroscopy helps scientists understand how protons move in water
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ResearchBenzene’s bond lengths corrected
Sophisticated spectroscopic method shows that previously reported values were out by several milliangstroms
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ResearchDiamond capsules allow ambient analysis of high-pressure samples
Crystalline forms of argon and neon can now be analysed using techniques that would previously have been impossible
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ResearchTime-resolved spectroscopy shines new light on migratory insertion mechanism
Using lasers to probe metal-centred reactions leads to new understanding of highly reactive catalytic intermediates
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OpinionLessons in meaning from surface science
Do the measurements we take in vacuum mean anything in real-life situations?
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OpinionFarsighted science
The Webb telescope looks set to deliver on its promise to change the way we see the universe
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WebinarBroadband benchtop NMR spectroscopy: it’s more than just protons
Join us for an introduction to broadband NMR spectroscopy – and see how the Oxford Instruments X-Pulse enables applications using a wide range of nuclei
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ResearchAutomated carbon-13 NMR structure validation program highlights errors atom-by-atom
Introducing a new measure to quantify molecular structural uncertainty
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ResearchVibrational spectroscopy distinguishes different diffusing isotopes
Scanning transmission electron microscopy-based method tracks graphene growth with atomic precision
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ResearchArchaeometric study confirms ancient Greeks used gypsum in white Attic vases
Analysis of the Perseus crater from Agrigento identifies key constituents used in its decoration
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WebinarShine a light on your chemistry with in-situ photo-NMR
Understand more about your photochemistry by observing molecular changes dynamically with benchtop NMR spectroscopy
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WhitepaperOptimising battery electrolytes with benchtop NMR
Discover how the development, manufacturing and lifetime of next generation batteries is being optimised by benchtop NMR spectroscopy
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ResearchListening to quantum beats could reveal rhythm of birds’ migratory compass
Laser technique to read out oscillating spin states could help uncover how animals’ magnetic sense works
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ResearchCase closed on how surfactant micelles create mesopores within zeolites
Raman spectroscopy unveils key step in the formation of heterogeneous catalysts
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ResearchFirst snapshots of ionised water’s fleeting radical–cation pair
Ultrafast electron diffraction spots hydroxyl–hydronium complex before it separates a hundred quadrillionth of a second later
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ResearchMarie Antoinette’s secret messages to Swedish count revealed by chemical analysis
Spectroscopy deciphers censored passages in 200-year-old letters between last French queen and the man rumoured to be her lover
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WebinarOptimising battery performance through materials characterisation
Discover how materials understanding is key to optimising the performance of battery technology and explore several key technologies to perform this characterisation
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ResearchRecord NMR shift in metal-bound phosphorus
Second record for iron complex as chemical shift beyond –10,000ppm discovered in phosphorus atoms directly bound to the metal
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ResearchFlip battery sideways for NMR studies
By turning button batteries on their side they can be studied by nuclear magnetic resonance without removing their metal casing