Austrian researchers analyzed commercial ethylene vinyl acetate–polyolefin–ethylene vinyl acetate (EPE) solar encapsulants and found that products sold under the same label can have significantly ...

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a method that pairs engineered nanoparticles with machine learning algorithms to detect trace toxic pollutants in complex ...

Whether in our bodies or in fuel cells, phosphoric acid plays an important role in many chemical processes because it is exceptionally good at transporting charges. Researchers from the Department of ...

A new study finds that mother-child brainwave synchronization remains just as strong in a second language, supporting healthy bonding in bilingual families.

Abstract: This systematic review provides a comprehensive analysis of studies that use electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to investigate how acute stress ...

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Infrared vibrational spectroscopy could enable the production of high-resolution maps of molecules inside live cells and cell organelles. A new study from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt ...

Understanding biomolecular function at the atomic scale requires detailed insight into the structural changes underlying dynamic processes. Vibrational infrared (IR) spectroscopy─when paired with ...

Phases of ice that exist naturally only on frozen moons could be detected using infrared spectroscopy, according to new laboratory experiments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy have emerged as complementary techniques that enable the precise characterisation of materials at the nanoscale. AFM provides ...

A recent study in Scientific Reports presents a method for identifying liver tumor subtypes during surgery using fiber-optic attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy combined with ...