Skipper Rowan Henthorn leads a crew of ten from around the world. She says the issue of plastics in our seas is vast.

Dealing with this volume of plastic garbage is already a tremendous challenge, but the discovery of microplastics in isolated ...

Polymers are used in many industries, including food packaging, tire manufacturing, adhesives, and medical-grade plastics. Photothermal atomic force microscope-based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) ...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool for determining the structure of organic molecules, from simple compounds to complex biomolecules. By analyzing chemical shifts, ...

Spectroscopy isn’t just for scientists in lab coats—it’s a toolkit anyone can learn to use for uncovering the hidden architecture of molecules. By combining NMR, IR, and other techniques, chemists can ...

Infrared spectroscopy under strong magnetic fields is a powerful tool for probing quantum phenomena, but its potential has been constrained by a persistent technical bottleneck: the lack of in-situ ...

Appliance designers and manufacturers commonly rely on plastic parts as essential components. To ensure these parts meet high-quality standards, it’s important to take both functionality and the ...

After decades of intense research, surprises in the realm of semiconductors—materials used in microchips to control electrical currents—are few and far between. But with a pair of published papers, ...

With a combination or red light and full-spectrum infrared tech inside, this at-home sauna can heat up your body without overheating your home. By Stan Horaczek Published Feb 25, 2026 6:08 PM EST Add ...

When things vibrate, they make sounds. Molecules do too, but at frequencies far beyond human hearing. Chemical bonds stretch, bend, and twist at characteristic rates that fall in the infrared region ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

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