Researchers crack quantum physics puzzle
Scientists have re-investigated a 60-year-old idea by an American physicist and provided new insights into the quantum world.
Quantum Physics
Oct 6, 2020
2
612
News tagged with spectroscopic techniques
Unfrozen mystery: Water reveals a new secret
Using revolutionary new techniques, a team led by Carnegie's Malcolm Guthrie has made a striking discovery about how ice behaves under pressure, changing ideas that date back almost 50 years. Their findings could alter our ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 10, 2013
5
0
Graphene-DNA biosensor selective, simple to create
(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphene and DNA can combine to create a stable and accurate biosensor, reports a study published in the nanotechnology journal Small. The tiny biosensor might eventually help doctors and researchers better ...
Bio & Medicine
May 14, 2010
0
0
Chemists propose ultrathin material for doubling solar cell efficiency
Solar power technologies, which use solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity or storable fuels, are gaining momentum in a world looking beyond fossil fuels for its energy needs.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 18, 2023
0
178
Assessing the amount, quality, and risk of microplastic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems
Since the first reports on a dramatic increase in microplastic contamination in the sea twenty years ago, research efforts have intensified worldwide. A review in the journal Angewandte Chemie has critically evaluated these ...
Biochemistry
Jan 5, 2017
0
193
Temporary storage for electrons: Natural method of producing hydrogen
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have found through spectroscopic investigations on a hydrogen-producing enzyme that the environment of ...
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2012
14
0
Complementary vibrational spectroscopic techniques used to test ancient burned bones
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Italy has found a way to use three complementary vibrational spectroscopic techniques to test ancient burned bones. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
Diamond materials as solar-powered electrodes: Spectroscopy shows what's important
It sounds like magic: photoelectrodes could convert the greenhouse gas CO2 back into methanol or N2 molecules into valuable fertilizer—using only the energy of sunlight.
Condensed Matter
Sep 21, 2023
0
2
Using Raman spectroscopy and computational techniques to study interfacial water on Pd single-crystal surfaces
A team of researchers affiliated with a number of institutions in China and one in the U.K. has used Raman spectroscopy and computational techniques to study the interfacial water on Pd single-crystal surfaces. In their paper ...
Scientists shine light on 66-million-year-old meteorite wildfire mystery
The meteorite that wiped out Earth's dinosaurs instantly ignited forest wildfires up to thousands of kilometers from its impact zone, scientists have discovered.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
0
124
