Wastewater testing in water sanitation plants often makes use of online spectroscopic methods for content analysis. Certain chemical species can be used as a proxy for different types of contamination, such as high levels of nitrates being indicative of fertilizer runoff entering the water stream.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
1 Dec 2021
Raman spectroscopy has become an essential tool for chemists, physicists, and biologists. By analyzing subtle molecular vibration modes, the technique enables high-sensitivity non-invasive structural studies of different water-soluble and membrane-bound biomolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins) and their interactions under physiological conditions.
By Cvetelin Vasilev
25 Nov 2021
In recent years, new methods utilizing the quantum nature of electrons have emerged, promising to revolutionize electron microscopy and offer some unexpected capabilities.
By Cvetelin Vasilev
25 Nov 2021
Biophotonics tools have been accounting for a larger proportion of next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, provided that they offer information of tissue functionality and composition with minimal invasiveness. This article looks at Pacheco, A et al.'s paper published in Journal of Biomedical Optics.
By Laura Thomson
24 Nov 2021
Being able to measure the exact contributions of amino acids to a given structure or discern the different conformational structures is key to the development of new therapies that make use of these proteins. Recent work from a collaboration between the Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, KIT University in Karlsruhe, Germany, and Bruker, has involved developing a NMR method that captures these shifting structures for characterization.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
24 Nov 2021
Recent work from the Journal of Spectral Imaging, suggests that spectral imaging may be a reliable way of detecting food status and be suitable for analyzing products contained in films. This technique could be used in 'smart fridges' to reduce food waste.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
23 Nov 2021
In the coming decades, exoplanet exploration is likely to become a key goal for next-generation telescopes. Astronomers and astrobiologists envisage that detecting oceans on terrestrial exoplanets may be the key to success in our search for habitable worlds beyond the Solar System.
By Cvetelin Vasilev
23 Nov 2021
LIDAR can provide accurate, detailed data on elevation for the creation of sophisticated flood models and maps. A LIDAR system involves the use of aircraft-mounted lasers that send pulses down to the Earth's surface.
By Brett Smith
22 Nov 2021
Looking at Liu, X et al's paper published in Nature Communications, this article describes video-rate upconversion temperature sensing in wide-field utilizing single-shot photoluminescence lifetime imaging thermometry (SPLIT).
By Laura Thomson
19 Nov 2021
A new technique makes sample preparation for cryo-EM safer and simpler using liquid nitrogen.
By Ben Pilkington
19 Nov 2021