Aluminate chemistry in aqueous solutions encompasses the study of various aluminium species and their dynamic transitions, which are critical to industrial processes and environmental applications.

Over the last several decades, the trend towards sustainable synthetic methods has had a profound effect on the pharmaceutical development cycle. Did you know that applying vibrational ...

Gas phase ion chemistry and mass spectrometry provide a powerful and versatile platform for investigating molecular structures, reaction mechanisms and ion‐molecule interactions in the gas phase.

Researchers have used advanced solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to directly observe chalcogen bonds, the ...

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy platform that can identify tiny structural differences in oligosaccharides without fluorescent labels. The ...

A new spectroscopy technique reveals that pairs of gaseous water molecules form short-lived complexes (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2021, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2020941118). “You might think, come on, ...

In research that has all the makings of a blockbuster movie — with interstellar chemistry, million-year timescales, and high-powered lasers — Princeton chemists are expanding our understanding of the ...

While many people often use spectroscopy and spectrometry interchangeably, there are some subtle differences in their exact meanings and the associated experimental techniques they are used to ...

Mass spectrometry is already a powerful tool for determining what kind and how many molecules are present in a given sample.

In Star Trek, Mr. Spock’s hand-held tricorder can instantly tell what something is made of. We don’t have tricorders yet, but we’re getting close. Portable devices just a little too big to hold in one ...

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy provides a rapid and cost-effective method for food-allergen detection. Over 15 million people in the US have a food allergy. Even trace amounts of a substance can ...