The specimens that Charles Darwin brought back from his journey on the HMS Beagle are still preserved in liquid in the archives of London’s Natural History Museum. However, nobody was quite sure what ...

Laser spectroscopy has enabled non-invasive chemical analysis of Darwin’s preserved specimens, improving long-term museum ...

For the engineer or scientist using spectroscopic laser diagnostics to investigate gas-phase media or plasmas, this book is an excellent resource for gaining a deeper understanding of the physics of ...

Rows of preserved specimen jars from Charles Darwin's iconic Galapagos voyage have sat, unopened, in the archives of London's Natural History Museum (NHM) for 200 years. Now, lasers have given us an ...

Since the first demonstration of the laser in the 1960s, laser spectroscopy has become an essential tool for studying the detailed structures and dynamics of atoms and molecules. Advances in laser ...

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a set of advanced methods for surface analysis. The recent advances in SPM of metals, polymers, insulating, and semiconductive materials are primarily due to the ...

This field encompasses advanced techniques that utilise laser light to selectively ionise heavy atoms, including actinides and super-heavy elements, thereby facilitating the investigation of their ...

Delving into the intricacies of waste management, researchers explore the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technology for the identification and classification of recyclable waste.

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2024.240077 , discusses agile cavity ringdown spectroscopy enabled by moderate optical feedback to a quantum cascade laser. Optical ...

Liquid scintillation counting (LSC). detects the light released when tritium-bearing hydrogen atoms in environmental water samples decay and interact with a scintillation cocktail, allowing the ...

Global food fraud, or "economically motivated adulteration" in the terminology of the US FDA, is estimated to be worth $40 billion each year, and stops customers getting what they think they have paid ...