In-depth articles written by our editorial team focusing on the latest developments in materials science and technology
Optics presents an important opportunity for sleep research as it offers a way of investigating sleep without some of the limitations and challenges related to other methods. To commemorate World Sleep Day, AZoOptics looks at the history of sleep studies and the use of optics to help improve our understanding.
By Sarah Moore
18 Mar 2022
Recently, scientists from the IBM Research laboratory in Zurich, in collaboration with a multinational research team, studied organic molecules from meteorites using ultra-high-resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the first time.
By Cvetelin Vasilev
17 Mar 2022
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology has increased the commercialization and industrialization of CVD graphene-based applications such as biosensing, ion sieving, and supporting membrane for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging.
By Laura Thomson
17 Mar 2022
Enzymology is the study of the structure and dynamics of enzymes, including their interactions with other species. This article looks at how spectroscopy is used to study them and its applications.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
16 Mar 2022
We study the brain to understand disease, both physical and psychological. Over the last few decades, optical brain imaging has developed into a rich and diverse sub-sector of neuroscience, allowing scientists to investigate real-time brain activity in an unprecedented way.
By Sarah Moore
16 Mar 2022
Some of the most common spectroscopic methods that are used by food industries to quantify the presence of food additives in their final food products include ultraviolet/visible (UV/Vis) spectroscopy and infrared (IR) spectroscopy.
By Benedette Cuffari
10 Mar 2022
An effective sensor could sense nitrogen concentrations, which is one of the main limiting factors for crop growth and agricultural productivity. This article discusses the use of Raman spectroscopy to detect nitrogen deficiency in plants.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
9 Mar 2022
Researchers have presented a unique portable flow-virometry reader (FVR) for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 directly from saliva samples, which blends the quick turnaround time of an antigen test with a high sensitivity comparable to RT-PCR.
By Laura Thomson
8 Mar 2022
Cyanobacteria have evolved complicated mechanisms to transform light energy into chemical energy during three billion years of existence. Cyanobacteria produce reducing power (NADPH) and chemical energy (ATP) for carbon dioxide fixation using only the most basic of ingredients: light and water.
By Laura Thomson
8 Mar 2022
Many medical professionals throughout history have relied upon the color of blood to determine certain health characteristics of the patient. In a recent Royal Society of Chemistry study, researchers sought to utilize Raman spectroscopy to gain insight into the optical properties of blood samples at the cellular level.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Mar 2022