Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D

Feature Writer

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, M.Chem. Chemistry

Dr. Rebecca Ingle is a researcher in the field of ultrafast spectroscopy, where she specializes in using X-ray and optical spectroscopies to track precisely what happens during light-triggered chemical reactions. Her enthusiasm for science communication led to her starting as a science writer during her undergraduate, and since then she has contributed to numerous magazines, blogs, and newspapers. She particularly loves writing about all things lasers and optics.

Articles from Rebecca

What is Confocal Microscopy?

Confocal microscopy is an optical imaging technique that relies on spatial filtering methods to remove contributions to the image from regions of the sample that are not immediately in focus.

25 Oct 2022

The Future of Microscopic Tissue Imaging Using Ultra-Thin Endoscopes

Recent work has demonstrated the possibility of using a flexible, ultra-thin holographic endoscope for the microscopic imaging of tissues using an approach known as lensless Fourier holographic imaging.

29 Sep 2022

How Spectrometry Has Found Microplastics in Blood

Researchers have recently used spectrometry to analyze blood samples. They found microplastics in the blood, highlighting the dangers of plastic pollution.

27 Sep 2022

How is Atomic Force Microscopy Used in Food Quality Evaluation?

Atomic force microscopy can address many food quality analysis challenges owing to the excellent spatial resolution meaning species such as bacteria can be detected and local inhomogeneities in the food texture can be visualized.

23 Aug 2022

Understanding Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation with Raman Spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy has been used to understand how lithium ions introduce and interact with the graphite electrodes and other materials and has helped identify materials for battery designs with larger charging capacities.

27 Jul 2022

Benefits and Applications of Deep Learning-Based Image Processing in Optical Microscopy

Optical microscopy has been adopted as one of the workhorse techniques in a number of different areas. From histology and medical diagnosis to materials analysis, the magnifying power of optical microscopy has facilitated great insights into microscopic structures that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

5 Jul 2022

What is the Difference Between Spectrometry and Spectroscopy?

Spectroscopy and spectrometry are terms that are often used interchangeably but there are some subtle differences in their exact meanings. This article looks at the differences between the two and their applications.

23 Jun 2022

Identifying Drugs in Packaging Using Spectroscopy

Researchers at Shizuoka University in Japan have found a way to use an attenuated total reflection version of terahertz spectroscopy to identify drugs in plastic packaging even for compounds with high terahertz absorption.

21 Jun 2022

How Food Microscopy Helps Determine Nutritional Quality of Cereals

There are several methods for determining the nutritional content and quality of cereal crops and many of these involve different microscopy techniques.2 Optical microscopy enables visual inspection of the grains and, with the right microscopy technique, identification of the amount of starch and other nutrients.

8 Jun 2022