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Chemistry World March 18, 2011 Elinor Richards |
The way to pain-free uterine disease detection A potential non-invasive method to detect endometriosis by acquiring a spectral signature of the uterus has been developed by scientists from the UK. |
Chemistry World September 20, 2013 James Urquhart |
Microscopy and spectroscopy combined US researchers have developed a new imaging technique which combines the spatial resolution of scanning tunneling microscopy with vibrational information obtained from infrared spectroscopy. |
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 Jennifer Ouellette |
Time-resolved spectroscopy comes of age It is possible to learn a lot about a sample by exciting it with a pulsed laser and using a very fast detector to measure the resulting emissions and decay as a function of time. Ultrafast lasers and pulse-shaping techniques have helped open up new applications. |
Chemistry World December 22, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Looking at life label-free US scientists have demonstrated a way to sensitively track molecules in living cells without attaching bulky labels or staining a sample. |
Chemistry World May 31, 2011 Manisha Lalloo |
Hard x-rays to watch chemical reactions Researchers at the ESRF synchrotron at Grenoble, France, produced hard x-rays to look beneath the surface of materials made of lighter elements |
Chemistry World August 30, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Lasers Shed Light on Magnetic Resonance A new way of measuring nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in liquid samples could have implications across spectroscopy and imaging, report researchers. |
Chemistry World December 11, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
'Google map' of a prostate UK researchers have used vibrational spectroscopy to chemically image the cross section of a prostate to such an incredible level of detail that each of the 66 million pixels in the image represents a piece of tissue only 5.5 A -- 5.5 m. |
Industrial Physicist Miseo & Wright |
Developing a chemical-imaging camera Major developments in detector technology have made IR imagers and focalplane arrays available to industry and in technical areas such as quality control, where the cost was previously prohibitive. |
Chemistry World September 28, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Helium nanodroplets host ion analysis Chemists have developed a sensitive new infrared spectroscopy method that analyses molecular ions by capturing them in nanosized bubbles of freezing helium. |
Chemistry World September 1, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Wendy Brown: Space dust chemistry Professor Wendy Brown's research reproduces the cold and low pressures of space to model chemical reactions that occur when particles are brought together on interstellar dust grains. |
AboutSafety May 8, 2001 |
Laser Safety Guidelines for understanding the dangers of lasers and the importance of working with them safely... |
Chemistry World April 22, 2013 Rebecca Brodie |
Quicker checks for safer water Scientists in the Netherlands have developed and tested a new method that uses Raman spectroscopy to quickly identify harmful bacteria in drinking water. |
Technology Research News September 24, 2003 |
Teamed lasers make smaller spots Researchers from Boston University have tapped the properties of polarization in order to focus a laser beam more tightly in space. The method could be used to scan objects in finer detail and to make finer features in processes like rapid prototyping and photolithography. |
Chemistry World January 16, 2012 Kate McAlpine |
Stripped down spectroscopy to probe single molecules Spectroscopy, a key method of identifying atoms and molecules with light, has been taken to its most fundamental level - a single photon absorbed by a single molecule. |
Science News August 17, 2002 Janet Raloff |
Fruit: Towards Virtual Taste Tests When it comes to fresh fruit, looks can be deceiving. Federal engineers with the Agricultural Research Service hope to up a buyer's odds with a system they're developing that uses near infrared light to gauge each apple's sweetness and firmness. |
Chemistry World November 23, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Unfolding Peptide Watched in Real Time Researchers have observed a peptide molecule changing shape in real time. The ultrafast process was monitored using a technique called transient two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2010 Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay |
Glowing glucose tracker goes skin deep Japanese researchers have developed microscale beads that visibly glow under the skin in response to blood glucose levels |
Chemistry World October 14, 2014 James Urquhart |
Good vibrations for electron microscopy The physical and chemical properties of materials will be better understood thanks to researchers who added vibrational spectroscopy to the electron microscope at a spatial resolution of just a few nanometers. |
Chemistry World May 24, 2013 David Bradley |
Microwaves show their hand The chirality of a gas phase molecule held in an electric field can be revealed using microwave spectroscopy. Hooking the technique to a separation step might even be exploited to isolate a specific enantiomer from a racemic mixture of both forms. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Miles et al. |
Using Lasers to Find Land Mines and IEDs A laser could ionize a distant puff of air and thus safely detect the fumes from buried explosives |
Chemistry World April 1, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Easier Cancer Imaging with Raman A new imaging technique based on Raman spectroscopy has been used to illuminate tumors in mice with unprecedented precision. |
Chemistry World July 30, 2009 James Urquhart |
Water linked to mantle oxidation US scientists have used an emerging technique to analyse minuscule samples of magma derived from the Earth's mantle in different tectonic environments and discovered a direct link between water content and the oxidation state of iron within the sample. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Keeping lipstick evidence in the bag Michael Went, from the University of Kent in the UK, and colleagues have shown that vibrational fingerprints obtained by Raman spectroscopy can distinguish between different brands and types of lipstick. |
Chemistry World June 26, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Glucose-sensing contact lens could run on power of tears Diabetics could one day be able to monitor their blood sugar levels using bionic contact lenses. Researchers have developed a fuel cell that runs on tears, which they say could power lens-mounted glucose sensors. |
Chemistry World January 13, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Infrared offers odds on skin cancer spreading Scientists in Belgium have shown that infrared spectrometry can help predict how likely it is that a melanoma tumor, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has spread to other organs. |
Chemistry World February 20, 2013 Jessica Cocker |
Raman spectroscopy for bedside cancer diagnosis Currently the only way to identify whether a suspicious lump is something to be concerned about is to have it removed and then examined. But a new diagnostic technique based around Raman spectroscopy could provide a faster diagnosis. |
Reactive Reports Issue 75 David Bradley |
CSI: Waco A statistical method that processes spectroscopic measurements very quickly could allow crime scene investigators to determine time of death of skeletal remains more accurately and quicker than before. |
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 R. Bruce Weisman |
Simplifying carbon nanotube identification A new method has been found to identify and classify various structural forms of carbon nanotubes, each with its characteristic electronic properties, in a typical mixture, using spectrofluorimetry. |
Chemistry World August 21, 2012 James Mitchell Crow |
Watching single nanoparticles work By shining laser light on the modified tip of an atomic force microscope), researchers in Germany and the Netherlands have been able to watch a catalytic reaction in real time, zoomed right in to the nanoscale. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Medtronic's Evolutionary Revolution Step by step, Medtronic may change how diabetes is treated. |
Chemistry World January 27, 2009 Nina Notman |
Tethered nanocubes seek out analytes A team led by Timothy Fisher at Purdue University have developed a new type of biosensor coined a 'nano-tetherball biosensor' based on nanocube-shaped sensors tethered by conducting carbon nanotubes to electronic circuitry. |
Chemistry World June 2, 2014 Suman Lata Sahonta |
Practical Raman spectroscopy: an introduction This book presents Raman scattering in a way that is understandable to non-specialists who may never have studied physical sciences at undergraduate level. |
National Defense November 2009 Grace V. Jean |
In the Eye of the Beholder: Contact Lenses as Displays and Sensors Scientists believe that the little plastic discs that hundreds of millions of people rely on to see clearer may one day serve military personnel and medical patients as information displays and health monitoring devices. |
Chemistry World May 21, 2015 Aurora Walshe |
Getting closer to secrets on the seabed Researchers from Spain have engineered a laser spectrometer to analyze solids underwater that they hope to eventually develop for deep sea research. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2011 Sandra Upson |
Bionic Pancreas Artificial organ could improve control over diabetes |
Chemistry World June 9, 2011 Harriet Brewerton |
Sensitive sugar sensor US scientists have designed a calorimetric sensor as a point-of-care diagnostic instrument that can detect low levels of glucose compared to similar sensors. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Hubert Kostal |
Nano-optics: robust, optical devices for demanding applications In harsh environments, conventional optics and optical engineering have significant physical limitations. But, through nanometer-scale structuring of various materials, "Nano-optics" creates a new class of optical devices with desirable optical effects. |
Chemistry World July 30, 2013 Derek Lowe |
Knowledge lost or time gained? Techniques like infrared spectroscopy are falling from favor. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 |
Products Direct flash lamp pumped die laser... Military- and space-qualified laser diodes... Near-infrared diode laser... etc. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Hayley Birch |
Sensor a snug fit for glucose A simple approach to making sugar-binding molecules provides a route towards practical glucose-sensing devices. |
Chemistry World July 31, 2014 Helen Bache |
Tracking complex reactions in space and time Scientists in Taiwan have put together a system that uses a computer screen and digital camera to obtain spatial, temporal and spectral information on reaction samples, for a low cost. |
National Defense April 2004 Michael Peck |
Army Seeks to Upgrade Night-Vision Goggles Experts at the Army's night-vision laboratory predict that a new generation of goggles now in development will fix some of the shortcomings in existing devices, such as image quality and the ability to see through smoke and dust. |
Industrial Physicist Gregory R. Stockton |
Finding pollution with aerial infrared thermography Under good conditions, aerial infrared thermographers can scan up to hundreds of stream-miles in one night for pollutants, and produce a complete, accurate report in a timely manner. |
Chemistry World June 15, 2010 Manisha Lalloo |
Colour change test for brain chemicals Chemists in China have devised a system which uses gold nanoparticles to detect glucose in the brain, based on a simple colour change test. |
Nurse Practitioner October 2010 Hill & Appel |
Diagnosing Diabetes with A1C: Implications and Considerations for Measurement and Surrogate Markers Now that the ADA has officially positioned the assay as a means of diagnosis and monitoring, it is another tool NPs must access properly when helping patients manage diabetes and treatment. |
Chemistry World March 14, 2012 Helen Bache |
Diabetes reduces antioxidant benefits Scientists in China have discovered that the blood plasma proteins of type II diabetes patients reduce the beneficial effects of dietary polyphenols. |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 Bruce Bigelow |
Northrop Grumman Leads $15M Round for Daylight Solutions The funding will go toward new laser technology research. |