News tagged with secondary ion mass spectrometry

Researchers discover water on the moon is widespread, similar to Earth's

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are once again turning what scientists thought they knew about the moon on its head.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (23) | comments 25 | with audio podcast




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Triple play for liquid probing: Technical advance allows researchers to watch liquid surfaces interact

(Phys.org) -- An ingenious technique, developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, enables real-time examination of molecular-scale interactions on liquid surfaces. This novel creation ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

C60 SIMS FTICR MS raises bar for mass accuracy, resolving power

In biology, what molecules are located where dictates much about how any biological system functions.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Volcanic artifacts imply ice-age mariners in prehistoric Greece

Mariners may have been traveling the Aegean Sea even before the end of the last ice age, according to new evidence from researchers, in order to extract coveted volcanic rocks for pre-Bronze Age tools and ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Chemical imaging of individual salt particles advances aerosol research

Scientists recently combined experimental approaches and molecular dynamics modeling to gain new insights into the internal structure of sea salt particles and relate it to their fundamental chemical reactivity in the atmosphere. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'A little off the top' helps map cells with submicrometer resolution

To determine if a tissue biopsy reveals the presence of cancer, a histologist often screens for cells with an abnormal appearance or a specific visible trait such as a larger-than-usual nucleus. However, by ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In Brief: Nuclear explosion debris may reveal bomb's origin

Nuclear explosion debris may contain microscopic evidence that could help investigators determine the origin of the bomb, according to a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

'Hydraulic fracturing' mobilizes uranium in marcellus shale

Scientific and political disputes over drilling Marcellus shale for natural gas have focused primarily on the environmental effects of pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep underground to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Towards better explosives detectors

Over the past decade, Christine Mahoney and a team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland have been working to stop the threat of terrorist-based attacks in the form of explosives ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists track an insidious toxic substance in China

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University at Buffalo and the Chinese University of Mining and Technology/Beijing are tracing a toxic trajectory of excess fluorine, which may be crippling millions of people ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Moon whets appetite for water

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, with colleagues, have discovered a much higher water content in the Moon's interior than previous studies. Their research suggests that the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast


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