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Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between radiation (electromagnetic radiation, or light, as well as particle radiation) and matter.

New report examines similarities between spacecraft and hospital sterility assurance challenges

In a new report published in Space Policy, Adrian Ponce, Ph.D., of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and founder of Verrix, and co-authors examine the importance of sterility assurance to prevent contamination of spacecraft destined to potentially habitable ocean worlds of the outer solar system, and the parallel debate around sterility assurance requirements in the healthcare environment.

3 Oct 2018

Molecule research reveals potential drug target for treating stroke patients

In an extension of research published a month ago in Nature Methods, a novel hybrid approach performed by researchers from Clemson University's department of physics and astronomy and Stony Brook University has revealed a 3-D structure of a protein fragment that could serve as a drug target in treating stroke patients.

3 Oct 2018

Pittcon-sponsored event to provide science education to students, teachers

Science Week, a Pittcon sponsored annual 7-day event offering science education to students and teachers, will take place Oct. 20-26, 2018 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

From Pittcon 29 Sep 2018

Altruistic behavior in toddlerhood predicted by infants' attention to fearful faces

Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a study published Sept. 25 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tobias Grossmann from the Max Planck Institue for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) and the University of Virginia, and his team.

28 Sep 2018

New study aims to identify babies at higher risk of autism and ADHD

London researchers are set to start a three year study aiming to identify babies at higher than average risk of autism spectrum conditions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

27 Sep 2018

NIRS-IVUS imaging identifies patients and plaques vulnerable to subsequent adverse cardiac events

Results from the Lipid-Rich Plaque study demonstrate the correlation between the presence of non-flow-limiting, non-intervened upon, lipid-rich plaques detected by NIRS-IVUS imaging and the development of a major adverse cardiac event from a de novo culprit lesion at both the patient level (vulnerable patients) and segment level (vulnerable plaques) within 24 months post intravascular imaging.

25 Sep 2018

King's commemorates opening of new NMR facility with one-day symposium

On Tuesday 4 September the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facility celebrated the refurbishment of their suite of spectrometers by hosting a one-day symposium.

24 Sep 2018

Researchers develop fast detection strategy to know type of virus acquired by patients

Even tiny amounts of viruses can have disastrous consequences. RNA identification can reveal the type of virus present.

20 Sep 2018

ZEISS launches new field emission scanning electron microscope

ZEISS introduces its new field emission scanning electron microscope ZEISS GeminiSEM 450. The instrument combines ultrahigh resolution imaging with the capability to perform advanced analytics while maintaining flexibility and ease-of-use.

From Carl Zeiss AG 14 Sep 2018

New discovery overturns centuries of thought about nature of kidney stones

A geologist, a microscopist and a doctor walk into a lab and, with their colleagues from across the nation, make a discovery that overturns centuries of thought about the nature and composition of kidney stones.

14 Sep 2018

Carbon nanodots mimic the effect of ultrafine pollution particles on lung tissues

Epidemiological studies have established a strong correlation between inhaling ultrafine particles from incomplete combustion and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

11 Sep 2018

New research illuminates another significant culprit of traffic-related air pollution

Everyone knows that cars contribute to air pollution. And when most people consider the source, exhaust is usually what comes to mind.

11 Sep 2018

Exeter’s new system can probe microscopic environments inside cells

A new system capable of probing microscopic environments inside cells has been installed at the University of Exeter's Bioimaging Centre.

7 Sep 2018

New technology to deliver 3D images of embryo's neural tube as it closes

In those precious weeks before a woman even realizes she's pregnant, an embryo will have already developed a neural tube, a hollow structure made of cells which will eventually become the brain and spinal cord.

5 Sep 2018

Scientists introduce bioinspired enzyme model with redox switch

Coupled oxygen transfer and electron transfer reactions that use cofactors are enzymatic reactions of crucial significance to all lifeforms from bacteria to vertebrates. In the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, scientists have introduced a model for the enzyme sulfite oxidase.

28 Aug 2018

VTCRI study may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart - a discovery that potentially can lead to new insight into medical problems such as heart arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.

27 Aug 2018

Scientists design biomaterial that stimulates growth of blood vessels in teeth after root canal

A root canal ranks high on most people's list of dreaded dental procedures. Although the lengthy and sometimes painful surgery relieves the agony of an infection, a root canal results in a dead tooth with no living soft tissue, or dental pulp, inside.

22 Aug 2018

ZEISS launches new field emission scanning electron microscope ZEISS GeminiSEM 450

From ZEISS Microscopy GmbH 22 Aug 2018

Scientists reveal structural changes occurring in enveloped viruses before host invasion

The critical, structural changes that enveloped viruses, such as HIV, Ebola and influenza, undergo before invading host cells have been revealed by scientists using nano-infrared spectroscopic imaging, according to a study led by Georgia State University and the University of Georgia.

22 Aug 2018

Researchers report new way to map the inner workings of a living cell

Imaging tools like X-rays and MRI have revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a close up view of the brain and other vital organs in living, breathing people. Now, Columbia University researchers report a new way to zoom in at the tiniest scales to track changes within individual cells.

6 Aug 2018

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New report examines similarities between spacecraft and hospital sterility assurance challenges

Molecule research reveals potential drug target for treating stroke patients

Pittcon-sponsored event to provide science education to students, teachers

Altruistic behavior in toddlerhood predicted by infants' attention to fearful faces

New study aims to identify babies at higher risk of autism and ADHD

NIRS-IVUS imaging identifies patients and plaques vulnerable to subsequent adverse cardiac events

King's commemorates opening of new NMR facility with one-day symposium

Researchers develop fast detection strategy to know type of virus acquired by patients

ZEISS launches new field emission scanning electron microscope

New discovery overturns centuries of thought about nature of kidney stones

Carbon nanodots mimic the effect of ultrafine pollution particles on lung tissues

New research illuminates another significant culprit of traffic-related air pollution

Exeter’s new system can probe microscopic environments inside cells

New technology to deliver 3D images of embryo's neural tube as it closes

Scientists introduce bioinspired enzyme model with redox switch

VTCRI study may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart

Scientists design biomaterial that stimulates growth of blood vessels in teeth after root canal

ZEISS launches new field emission scanning electron microscope ZEISS GeminiSEM 450

Scientists reveal structural changes occurring in enveloped viruses before host invasion

Researchers report new way to map the inner workings of a living cell

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