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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy: the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, by a prism. Spectral measurement devices are referred to as spectrometers, spectrophotometers, spectrographs or spectral analyzers. Spectroscopic studies were central to the development of quantum mechanics and included Max Planck's explanation of blackbody radiation, Albert Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect and Niels Bohr's explanation of atomic structure and spectra. Spectroscopy is used in physical and analytical chemistry because atoms and molecules have unique spectra. As a result, these spectra can be used to detect, identify and quantify information about the atoms and molecules.
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DEC 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Physicists around the world are excited by the discovery of a new form of matter, excitons or excitonium. According to a ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 07, 2017Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2017Cardiology
The reason why people of the same weight can have very different risk profiles for heart disease is because the distribu ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 02, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A study co-led by scientists from Rice University, the University of Wisconsin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 01, 2017Chemistry & Physics
An international team of physicists has produced high-intensity gamma beams that have the energy a billion times higher ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 31, 2017Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 11, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. Credit: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 05, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogenation of magnesium diboride illustrated in the ball-stick model. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there was a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, would you take it? For some researchers, the qu ...SEP 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
You may be surprised by what the wind gusts around the world. Scientists know that dust from Asia blows across the Pacif ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 27, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The reaction mechanism that is responsible for NOx catalytic reduction in diesel engine emission-control process. Credit ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 22, 2017Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Have you heard of the tardigrade before? These microscopic critters are considered by many scientists around the world t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Water has many unique characteristics; scientists have now found another one.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the imaging of living cells that has settled a debate about the cell membrane.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2017Cancer
Not all skin cancer cells look alike under the microscope. And treating different samples as one and the same could cost ...MAR 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Most of us know the dangers of methane. At about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide, and 33 times the effects when in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 02, 2017Neuroscience
It’s well known that too much sugar is bad for you. There are complications from a high sugar diet that include di ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres, once known to be the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter, was re-classified as a dw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 22, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Using Bacteria to Reduce Carbon Dioxide EmissionsWritten By: Jennifer EllisNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
All of the information needed for building an organism is contained within its genome, present in every cell. When new p ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Physicists around the world are excited by the discovery of a new form of matter, excitons or excitonium. According to a
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 07, 2017
Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2017
Cardiology
The reason why people of the same weight can have very different risk profiles for heart disease is because the distribu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 02, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A study co-led by scientists from Rice University, the University of Wisconsin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 01, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
An international team of physicists has produced high-intensity gamma beams that have the energy a billion times higher
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 11, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. Credit: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 05, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogenation of magnesium diboride illustrated in the ball-stick model. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there was a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, would you take it? For some researchers, the qu
...
SEP 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
You may be surprised by what the wind gusts around the world. Scientists know that dust from Asia blows across the Pacif
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The reaction mechanism that is responsible for NOx catalytic reduction in diesel engine emission-control process. Credit
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 22, 2017
Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Have you heard of the tardigrade before? These microscopic critters are considered by many scientists around the world t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Water has many unique characteristics; scientists have now found another one.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the imaging of living cells that has settled a debate about the cell membrane.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
Not all skin cancer cells look alike under the microscope. And treating different samples as one and the same could cost
...
MAR 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Most of us know the dangers of methane. At about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide, and 33 times the effects when in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s well known that too much sugar is bad for you. There are complications from a high sugar diet that include di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres, once known to be the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter, was re-classified as a dw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 22, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Using Bacteria to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
All of the information needed for building an organism is contained within its genome, present in every cell. When new p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch