Spectroscopy
The latest chemistry news and research on spectroscopy, including infra-red, nuclear magnetic resonance and raman, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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NewsDirty secret of mysterious ‘tar balls’ washed up on Sydney’s shores uncovered
Scientists unite to investigate objects that shut down beaches in New South Wales
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ResearchNew spectroscopy method maps out water’s hydrogen-bonded network
Technique can be used to study other liquids and amorphous materials
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WebinarBroadband benchtop NMR spectroscopy: it’s more than just proton and carbon
Join us for a demonstration of how benchtop NMR can be used to study elements beyond hydrogen and carbon – live on 20 November
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WebinarChemisTwin: Cloud-based analysis of NMR and IR spectra
Discover how analytical software can support your workflow
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FeatureHow satellite remote sensing is enhancing our understanding of Earth
Instruments in space have studied the planet’s atmosphere and surface, and are now being joined by powerful new ones, finds Andy Extance
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FeatureAnalysing a chemist’s wish-list
Analytical techniques have come a long way, but what does the future hold? Rachel Brazil asks the experts what they’d like to see
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ResearchHydrogen dimers finally detected at room temperature
Researchers revisit spectrum of fragile dimer with high-sensitivity spectroscopy
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ResearchReading into the dangers of poison paint in Victorian-era books
Brightly coloured fabric covers hide poisonous dye legacy
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ResearchStonehenge Altar stone likely came from Scotland, not Wales
Mineral analysis matches sandstones from over 750km away
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ResearchAnalytical chemistry tools point to the future of personalised medical diagnostics
Molecular fingerprinting techniques outperform standard blood tests for detecting the onset of many diseases
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ResearchAlgorithm predicts bitterness from mass spectra data alone
New tool could find use in food science and drug development
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NewsElemental analysis under scrutiny again as competition raises accuracy questions
Doubts grow over the standard used by journals as competition highlights 26% failure rate with simple molecule
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ResearchStructural disorder key to high-capacitance carbon electrodes
Finding could lead to supercapacitors that store more charge
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ResearchUsing analytical chemistry to illuminate the unlisted ingredients in tattoo inks
Discovery that more than 80% of the tattoo inks sampled had unlisted ingredients prompts New York-based lab to launch a website providing chemical information to tattoo artists and their clients
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ResearchTelling left from right: chirality detection faces up to its weaknesses
New solutions are being found to an enduring problem in chemistry
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WebinarAdvances in Reaction Monitoring with FlowNMR
Learn how the benchtop X-Pulse and FlowNMR are revolutionising reaction monitoring
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WebinarLab XAS: A new tool for materials characterisation
Explore the utility of lab XAS as an everyday tool for materials characterisation
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ResearchDebate surrounding amorphous selenium’s structure rumbles on
New evidence suggests that amorphous selenium forms eight-membered rings, but some researchers believe the results are inconclusive
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NewsNew facility set to ‘revolutionise UK research’ into tiny particles
CoreMIS centre in Oxfordshire will give scientists access to suite of microscopy and spectroscopy instruments
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WhitepaperFrom R&D to QC, making NMR accessible for everyone
Putting NMR spectroscopy at the heart of the analytical chemistry lab