Ilamaran Sivarajah

Feature Writer

Ph.D Physics

Ilamaran Sivarajah is an experimental atomic/molecular/optical physicist by training who works at the interface of quantum technology and business development.

Articles from Ilamaran

Study Delves Deeper into Potato Leaf Frost Injury with Cryo-Microscopic Techniques

A research group from the University of Innsbruck’s Department of Botany, led by Professor Gilbert Neuner, has studied how frost on potato leaves has detrimental effects on potato production. The experiments were conducted using cryo-microscopic techniques.

10 Oct 2022

An Anapole Probe for Measuring Light’s Magnetic Topological Spin Structure

Professor Xiaocong Yuan’s research group at the Nanophotonics Research Center, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, has devised a unique anapole probe to monitor the magnetic field-dominated photonic spin structure in light.

7 Oct 2022

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

Studying Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Using Atomic Force Microscopy

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) play significant roles in various biological events. Due to their non-intuitive physical structures, analysis and understanding of their dynamics have proven challenging. Innovative atomic force microscopy techniques have emerged as a potential tool to gain insights into the structure of IDPs.

30 Sep 2022

Application of Atomic Force Microscopy in Bitumen Materials

Modern microscopic methods such as atomic force microscopy (AFM) have significantly increased our understanding of bitumen microstructure. This article will discuss this topic further, looking at applications and the industry’s future.

28 Sep 2022

Electrochemically Deposited Electroactive Polymer Improves Mass Spectrometric Analysis

Spray ionization using electroactive polymers (EAP) for ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS) has been proposed as an efficient technique for rapidly analyzing small samples with high accuracy.

28 Sep 2022

Enhancing Photo-Acoustic Spectroscopy with an Additively Manufactured Detection Module

Professor Sandro Mengali and his research team at Consorzio CREO have developed a novel detection method for enhanced photo-acoustic spectroscopy.

26 Sep 2022

Study Addresses Reliability Issues Associated with 3D Plant Measurements

An article published recently in Remote Sensing answers the critical question of the validity and precision of three-dimensional (3D) plant measurements.

23 Sep 2022

Laser Breakthrough Could Make Our Technology Faster

New research efforts published in the journal Nature Communications have used the concepts of spatial state tomography to measure the detailed evolution of laser beam parameters as a collection of temporally, spectrally, and polarization-resolved spatial state density matrices. An in-depth understanding of the evolution of these laser features paves the way for more efficient optical technology.

21 Sep 2022

Fluorescence-Based Analytical Technique for Recycled Plastic Content Quantification

Researchers have devised a fluorescence-based analysis method to determine the amount of recycled constituents in plastic and plastic packages intended for single usage.

21 Sep 2022