Spectroscopy – Page 5
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ResearchNew setup enables EPR studies on tiny protein crystals
Experiments that normally takes five hours can now be done in just eight minutes
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ResearchCorrections promise more accurate CO2 measurements from space
Improvements to cavity ring-down spectroscopy could also benefit quantum science
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ResearchAlgorithm increases certainty of stereochemical assignments in flexible molecules
Computational fitting procedure set to reinvigorate vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy
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ArticleMicroplastics – A chance discovery leads to a research passion
Tiny plastics are polluting our waterways, foods and drinks. To understand and combat this contaminant, we need to leverage technologies capable of detecting their presence and understanding their makeup
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FeatureFiring up an air pollution problem
Wild fires adversely affect air quality nearby and far beyond. Nina Notman investigates this escalating problem
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ResearchFirst isolable thorium nitride complex made
Researchers use new complex to probe covalency of actinide–ligand double bonds
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ResearchLaser technique watches how implants release drugs
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy continues to diversify its applications
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OpinionThe crowdsourced analysis hoping to go viral
Crowdsourcing image analysis to better understand how viruses multiply inside cells
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ResearchPutting water in a spin harnesses proton magnetism
Exceptionally high rotation speed NMR measures the nuclear Barnett effect
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ResearchDrilling down to molecules’ atoms gives unprecedented glimpse of vibrations
Microscopy technique could help scientists understand how to design new catalysts and superconductors
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NewsScientists join the fray in fight against US opioid epidemic
More powerful antidotes may save lives, while new sensors can rapidly detect highly potent synthetic narcotics like fentanyl
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ResearchHunting for isotopes with EELS
Electron microscopy detects isotopically labelled molecules with nanoscale resolution
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FeatureReady for a Raman shift
Raman spectroscopy has been seen as a tool for physicists and chemists but Hayley Bennett finds it has the potential to cause a major shift in the way we do medicine
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ResearchMetal-bound hydrogen atom with extreme NMR shift discovered
Hydrogen atom bound directly to iron detected at ultra-low shift by paramagnetic nuclear magnetic resonance for the first time
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ResearchSurface chemistry for biological questions
Rasmita Raval discusses her career exploring the complex behaviour of molecule–surface systems and what it has to do with antibiotic resistance and the origin of life
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ResearchMolecular shapeshifting observed at ultrafast speeds
Study reveals that structural transformations occur just as fast as molecular vibrations
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ResearchRules to distinguish between tetrel and hydrogen bonds
Quantum calculations reveal subtle but significant geometric differences
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ResearchSuperacid helps scientists solve protonated white phosphorus structure
Findings set to fuel phosphorus activation research
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ResearchLaser spectroscopy offers first glimpse at nobelium nuclei
Adapted technique offers experimental insights to theorists studying superheavy elements
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NewsNMR standard aims to end raw data headaches
New format can be incorporated into existing software and its makers hope its use will be widespread within a year