Infrared and Raman spectroscopies can observe different types of molecular vibrations. Using both methods on a compound provides a more complete molecular picture than either alone. But the two ...

PiFM and PiF-IR are the next generation of infrared spectroscopy techniques. PiFM brought a major shift to atomic force microscopy by adding chemical mapping capabilities. PiF-IR, its sister technique ...

What is Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) Spectroscopy? Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy is an advanced analytical technique that combines the principles of ...

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 ...

Learn how spectroscopy facilitates non-invasive, real-time bio-monitoring, enhancing decision-making in healthcare, ...

Infrared spectroscopy (IRS) is a technique used to analyze individual substances in isolation or a mixture, using their spectral information. IRS is based on the measurement of the wavelength and ...

Photothermal AFM-IR, or AFM-IR, is an analytical method used for chemical identification in a materials sample at the nanoscale. AFM-IR incorporates both the nanoscale spatial resolution of atomic ...

A Raman spectroscopy probe allows neurosurgeons to interrogate brain tissue at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal. (Courtesy: Frédéric Leblond) A Raman spectroscopy guidance system ...

NASA is to contribute a significant optical instrument to a European space mission intended to explore the atmospheres of exoplanets, for the first time. The instrument, called the Contribution to ...