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Enhancing Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Professor Andrzej Witkowski and his colleagues at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, have investigated Pseudostaurosira trainorii mediated biosynthesized iron-oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) to enhance laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS).

5 Oct 2022

Researchers Introduce Metallic Oxide Nanocomposite as a Highly Efficient Optoelectronic Device

In a study published in Materials, researchers synthesized an optoelectronic device from a CuFeO2/CuO/Cu nanocomposite through the combustion of copper foil coated with iron oxide nanomaterial. The proposed optoelectronic device exhibited exceptional photoresponsivity and sensitivity to light.

4 Oct 2022

Researchers Propose Lacunarity Method for Subcellular Microscopic Analysis

A study published in the journal Cells proposes a lacunarity-based quantitative analysis method for assessing the nanoscale cellular structure and homogeneity of target molecules in single-molecule localization microscopy.

4 Oct 2022

Effect of Hydrogen Content on Silver Nanoparticles in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

A pre-proof study in the Journal of Aerosol Science employs a series of spark discharges in a flowing gas environment to repeatedly manufacture silver nanoparticles using the hydrogen-assisted spark generation technique. Various compositions of H2-Ar mixtures were used as the carrier gas to comprehensively study how the hydrogen concentration affects the signal amplification achieved with silver nanoparticles in Raman spectroscopic investigations.

29 Sep 2022

Metasurface Device Enables Twin-Layer Guard Against Counterfeiting

A metasurface device that can show three different types of images based on the illumination source has been created by researchers.

28 Sep 2022

McCrone Presents Range of Linkam Temperature-controlled Stages at AMS 2022

McCrone Microscopes & Accessories will present a range of Linkam’s leading temperature and environment-controlled stages at booth #1134, AMS 2022.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 26 Sep 2022

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry Helps Quantify Nanoparticles

Researchers have presented a model that estimates the number of nanoparticles in water. Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to create and analyze citrate-capped gold nanoparticles.

12 Sep 2022

Evaluating the Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Cr-Doped MoO3 Microrods

Researchers have used scanning electron microscopy (SEM), an impedance analyzer of 1 MHz - 3 GHz, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to investigate the microstructure and optical and dielectric properties of synthesized Cr-doped MoO3 samples.

8 Sep 2022

ZnO Nanorod-Coated Optical Fiber Sensor for Diabetes Detection

A ZnO-coated optical fiber sensor for detecting a volatile organic compound biomarker for diabetes has been recently demonstrated in a study published in Sensors. The researchers used a coreless silica fiber (CSF) coupled with single-mode fiber (SMF) at both ends to synthesize the SMF-CSF-SMF structure.

23 Aug 2022

Researchers Improve Silicon's Opto-Electrical Properties

In an article published in Energies, researchers presented a novel approach to improve the optoelectrical properties of silicon (Si), including optical conductivity and bandgap, by applying the direct ultrafast pulsed nanostructure formation (DUPNF) technique.

22 Aug 2022