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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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OCT 18, 2016Neuroscience
When babies are first born, there’s a lot of neurological development going on. Their eyesight starts to sharpen, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 23, 2016Chemistry & Physics
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Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
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Graphene has been studied extensively for its potential use in microelectronic applications. Among other things, it's in ...
OCT 18, 2016
Neuroscience
When babies are first born, there’s a lot of neurological development going on. Their eyesight starts to sharpen,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 23, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Methanol is one of the world’s most widely used chemicals, and has been since the 1800’s. It is used to make
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JUL 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Brown dwarfs are essentially stars that fail to spark the energy needed to produce nuclear fusion. Instead of being brig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2016
Earth & The Environment
For the first time, researchers have successfully measured in detail the flow of solar energy, in and between different
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have announced finding what they believe is the first known White Dwarf Pulsar. Using the Southern African L
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Last year, the New Horizons division of NASA expressed its interest in sending the New Horizons spacecraft, which made t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 18, 2016
Cancer
Brain imaging via MRIs may soon be enhanced with simple sugar instead of conventional metal complexes. A pilot study fou
...
JAN 29, 2016
Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
While inflammation triggered by the immune system is a vital response in many cases like when pathogens invade the body,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2015
Neuroscience
The prevalence of autism in children is at an alarming rate. The most recent research released by the CDC in March 2014
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 16, 2015
Cardiology
Novel evidence supporting the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk through regular exercise was published this week,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have mapped the weather patterns of planets in our own solar system for years, but for the first time, scient
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2015
Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2015
Videos
Imagine being able to scan your plate of food at a restaurant with your smart phone and know instantly what exactly was
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 21, 2015
Neuroscience
Psychologists know that adults learn from experience in order to gain a reward, get to the finish line faster or avoid a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 20, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 09, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 03, 2015
Space & Astronomy
What are those ghostly images? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed a set of green objects that are float
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Graphene has been studied extensively for its potential use in microelectronic applications. Among other things, it's in
...