Virtually every scientific field has made strides by harnessing light to study the properties of substances. This technique, called spectroscopy, has countless research applications, and innovations ...

Agave plants may be best known for their role in tequila production, but they are also remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. In a new study, researchers used terahertz ...

Thought LeadersVicki GrassianDistinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe University of California, San Diego In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we ...

Researchers have devised a novel and simple method to measure nano/microplastic concentrations in soil using spectroscopy at two wavelengths A team of researchers has developed a novel and simple ...

A frequency comb is a spectrum of phase-coherent, evenly spaced narrow laser lines 1. The advent of frequency combs in the late 1990s has profoundly transformed the domain of time and frequency ...