Tag Archives: spectroscopy
World’s quickest laser pulse can track electrons in slow motion
The race to produce ever-faster laser pulses has set a new record, and it could lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of atom-level physics. A team at ETH Zurich has shortened an X-ray pulse to just 43 attoseconds (10-18 seconds), which is quick...
Massive galaxy cluster found ‘hiding’ behind the Milky Way
You would think that it would be easy to spot a cosmic structure as enormous as a supercluster holding legions of galaxies, but not so -- the Milky Way can hide all kinds of objects, usually due to dust and stars obscuring the view. If you need proof...
X-ray laser spots photosynthesis in real-life conditions
Humanity has known about the life-giving photosynthesis process for a long time, but studying it in real-world conditions has often been impractical. You've typically had to freeze samples to get a good look, which isn't exactly natural. However, t...
Terahertz scans could save male chicks from an untimely end
Chicken hatcheries often grind up male chicks as soon as they break out of their shells -- they don't produce enough meat as adults, so they're considered useless compared to the egg-laying females. It's not exactly compassionate, and it wastes mone...
Terahertz laser tech could scan for bombs at airports
Terahertz spectrum scanning is potentially ideal for finding bombs due to the sheer range of materials it can detect, but it's not exactly practical for luggage checks when you need both a suitcase-sized machine and up to half an hour to conduct a sc...
Saharan Silver Ants Have Ultra High-Tech Cooling Surface
A team of scientists led by Nanfang Yu, assistant professor of applied physics at Columbia Engineering, and colleagues from the University of Zürich and the University of Washington, have discovered...
Mary Kate McEacharn is to wed Duck Dynasty’s John Luke Robertson soon
It is a time of revelry on the set of Duck Dynasty. The grandson of Phil Robertson, John Luke Robertson, is about to get married to his love interest, Mary Kate McEacharn. The proposal took...
2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.For a...
Alcohoot Adds A Portable Breathalyzer To Your Smartphone
If the wearables trend is, in part, about measuring yourself, then the Alcohoot is a fascinating piece of hardware that has a practical purpose and a clear use in the real world. The Alcohoot is a...
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