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Laser Accelerates Electron Beam in Free Space

Accelerating a free electron with a laser has been a longtime goal of solid-state physicists.

28 Feb 2013

Novel Mass Spectrometry Technique Can Run Multiple Samples

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a new way to accelerate a workhorse instrument that identifies proteins. The high-speed technique could help diagnose cancer sooner and point to new drugs for treating a wide range of conditions.

26 Feb 2013

Scientists Demonstrate Advantages of Wavelength-Modulated Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications

Raman spectroscopy has enabled incredible advances in numerous scientific fields and is a powerful tool for tissue classification and disease recognition, although there have been considerable challenges to using the method in a clinical setting. Scientists have now demonstrated the advantages of wavelength-modulated Raman spectroscopy, opening the door to wider biomedical and clinical applications such as real-time assessment of tissues during surgery. This study is published in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging.

20 Feb 2013

Astronomers Employ Multi-Object Spectroscopy to Study Atmosphere of Exoplanets

When astronomers discovered planet GJ 1214b circling a star more than 47 light-years from Earth in 2009, their data presented two possibilities. Either it was a mini-Neptune shrouded in a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium, or it was a water world nearly three times the size of Earth.

20 Feb 2013

Researchers Analyze Planet’s Atmosphere Using Multi-Object Spectroscopy

19 Feb 2013

Princeton Instruments IsoPlane Spectrograph Wins Prestigious Prism Award for Photonics Innovation

Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce the company’s IsoPlane imaging spectrograph has won SPIE’s Prism Award for Photonics Innovation in the category of Detectors, Sensing, Imaging and Cameras.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 18 Feb 2013

Researchers Demonstrate Capabilities of 2D UV Spectroscopy in Study of Heme Proteins

Unravelling electron and energy transfer processes of amino-acid residues in bio-systems

14 Feb 2013

Princeton Releases New Microscope Interface for IsoPlane Imaging Spectrograph

Princeton Instruments (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is pleased to announce the availability of a new microscope interface designed for exclusive use with the company’s recently introduced aberration-free IsoPlane® imaging spectrograph. The Princeton Instruments MicroSpec® microscope interface allows researchers to easily acquire quality images and spectra of their samples with one pre-engineered system.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 13 Feb 2013

AstraNet Launch New Low Volume Spectrophotometers for Life Science

AstraNet Systems Ltd (Cambridge, England), a manufacturer of analyser systems based on fibre optic coupled spectrophotometry, is pleased to announce the availability of another new product for the Life Sciences market.

From AstraNet Systems Ltd. 6 Feb 2013

Advantest Develops Two New Spectroscopy Systems

Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE), a global leader in test and measurement sciences, has developed two new spectroscopy systems and a new transmittance polarization analysis module for its TAS7500 product series of systems, which employ terahertz waves to perform non-destructive imaging and analysis of samples.

5 Feb 2013

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