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Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between radiation (electromagnetic radiation, or light, as well as particle radiation) and matter.

Pittcon Exposition Committee opens 2019 booth space reservations

The Pittcon Exposition Committee has announced that booth space reservations have opened for Pittcon 2019, taking place in Philadelphia from March 17 to 21. Each 10x10 space is available for $3,050 at www.pittcon.org/exhibitor. Additionally, returning exhibitors are eligible for a $2,500 expansion rate towards additional 10x10 spaces.

From Pittcon 29 Jun 2018

'Antifreeze' molecules may hold key to better treatments for brain injuries

The key to better treatments for brain injuries and disease may lie in the molecules charged with preventing the clumping of specific proteins associated with cognitive decline and other neurological problems, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study published in Neurobiology of Disease.

22 Jun 2018

ANU scientists invent new system that could help crack down on illegal drug trade

A research team involving The Australian National University has invented a system that can detect chemicals in miniscule quantities and could be developed into a portable drug-testing kit to help authorities crack down on the illegal drug trade.

12 Jun 2018

Researchers investigate role of glutamate in age-associated cognitive disorders

As people around the world live longer, the prevalence of age-associated cognitive disorders is growing. Alzheimer's disease, for which advanced age is the most significant risk factor, currently defies all therapeutic efforts.

8 Jun 2018

Zika detection breakthrough by University of Queensland

A cheap and effective tool that could save lives by helping health authorities target mosquitos infected with Zika virus has been developed by researchers from the University of Queensland and colleagues in Brazil.

23 May 2018

Determining the Optimal Biomarker Frequency for Biosensors

Chi-En Lin won Metrohm’s Young Chemist of the Year award for research into optimal biomarker frequencies and how it can be applied.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 22 May 2018

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

How can we detect cancer and viruses with high sensitivity? Physical chemist Laura Fabris-;an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and principal investigator of the Fabris NanoBio Group-;is addressing this very question.

22 May 2018

New way of grouping atoms could herald novel materials, drugs and computers

Scientists have found a new way of joining groups of atoms together into shape-changing molecules - opening up the possibility of a new area of chemistry and the development of countless new drugs, microelectronics and materials with novel characteristics.

22 May 2018

Researchers use MR spectroscopy to investigate mechanisms behind targeted treatment for gliomas

Using a novel imaging method, a Massachusetts General Hospital research team is investigating the mechanisms behind a potential targeted treatment for a subtype of the deadly brains tumors called gliomas.

21 May 2018

Developing a High Throughput Mass Spectrometry Platform for Drug Discovery

Prof. Jonathan Wingfield, AstraZeneca, describes the collaboration with Labcyte and Waters to develop a high throughput mass spectrometry platform.

From Pittcon 18 May 2018

Interfering with enzyme's movement may be new approach for developing of anti-cancer drugs

Revealing all the steps required to activate an enzyme called a protein kinase may identify new ways to target cancer, according to new University of Arizona-led research.

16 May 2018

Early intervention highly effective in reversing lymphedema

A study conducted by researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center has found that early, ongoing screening of lymphatic function and immediate patient-administered therapies are highly effective in improving outcomes for women at high risk for breast cancer related lymphedema.

10 May 2018

Empa researchers reveal how steam causes severe burns

Whether working with steam pipes or in the kitchen: When boiling hot steam hits the skin, it will quickly cause burns. Firefighters are also at risk - due to their own sweat: If it evaporates under the heavy protective clothing in the heat of the fire and cannot escape, it condenses on the cooler skin and burns it.

9 May 2018

European project InSPECT develops miniature photonics spectrometers for tissue diagnostics

Today physicians are still severely hampered by the lack of precision of the needle tip location during a biopsy. Looking at lung cancers, 25% of the diagnoses suffer a false negative outcome through traditional biopsy methods. In the future, this can be avoided: for the first time, the European project InSPECT developed miniature spectrometers with integrated light sources enabling guided sensing.

8 May 2018

Brain-imaging study adds new evidence that infants track other people's beliefs

A brain-imaging study offers new support for the idea that infants can accurately track other people's beliefs.

7 May 2018

New chemical sensing chip could detect cocaine within minutes

What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies alcohol? A new, low-cost chemical sensing chip brings us one step closer to this technology, which has long been on the wish list of police officers and others looking to monitor drug use and curb dangerous driving.

7 May 2018

Metrohm’s complete know-how on pharmaceutical analysis

No other industry is as thoroughly regulated as the pharmaceutical industry. The active ingredients are legion and so are the standards to test for them.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 7 May 2018

International Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy

Scientists meet at PicoQuant’s Workshop to share the latest developments in single molecule detection.

3 May 2018

Researchers develop new technique for measuring blood flow in the brain

Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for example.

27 Apr 2018

Study identifies unique bacterial behavioral response to certain antibiotics

In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that causes pneumonia, sepsis and other infections, communicates distress signals within a group of bacteria in response to certain antibiotics.

27 Apr 2018