News articles tagged with 'spectroscopy'
Transmission lines for nanofocusing of infrared light
— 4 Apr 2011 19:12 | TechnologyIn conventional optical instruments, light cannot be focused to spot sizes smaller than half the wavelength because of diffraction effects. An important approach to beat this diffraction…
X-rays show why van Gogh paintings lose their shine
— 15 Feb 2011 16:21 | ChemistryScientists have identified a complex chemical reaction responsible for the degradation of two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and other artists of the late 19th century. This discovery…
International first: Gas-phase carbonic acid isolated
— 11 Jan 2011 17:56 | ChemistryA team of chemists headed by Thomas Loerting from the University of Innsbruck and Hinrich Grothe from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) in Austria have prepared and isolated…
Off-the-shelf electronics turn up gain on spectroscopy
— 11 Jan 2011 17:47 | TechnologyWhether the object of attention is a novel aspect of the universe or an enigmatic and distant colleague, listening is key to nearly any effort to seek understanding. And not just with…
Virtual biopsy may allow earlier diagnosis of brain disorder in athletes
— 1 Dec 2010 18:46 | HealthIn a study of ex-pro athletes, researchers found that a specialised imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy…
How authentic is your pomegranate juice?
— 30 Nov 2010 21:44 | ChemistryYou pick up a bottle of pomegranate juice at the store because you've learned that, although it costs more than most juices, it is replete with antioxidants that bring health benefits.…
Clearing the cosmic fog
— 22 Oct 2010 20:07 | AstronomyA European team of astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has measured the distance to the most remote galaxy so far. By carefully analysing the very faint glow of the galaxy…
Faster CARS, less damage: NIST chemical microscopy shows potential for cell diagnostics
— 15 Oct 2010 12:17 | HealthA paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerful - but tricky - diagnostic technique for cell biology.…
New microfluidic chip for discriminating bacteria
— 15 Sep 2010 10:09 | BiologyA new 'on-chip' method for sorting and identifying bacteria has been created by biomedical engineers at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University. The technique, developed by Hsien-Chang…
'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communications
— 5 Sep 2010 17:38 | TechnologyA tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in…