Infrared (IR) microscopy, or IR microspectroscopy, combines techniques of microscopy with processes derived from spectroscopy. Microscopy is the magnification of specimens for observation, and spectroscopy is the study of interactions between matter and radiated energy, usually in the form of light.
By Ben Pilkington
24 Feb 2020
Viscosity provides information on how thick a liquid is and how easily it flows; it is a measure of the fluid’s internal flow resistance. It is often defined as a measure of a fluid’s resistance to deforming at a given rate and is based on the concept of thickness. So, for example, syrup has a highe
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
24 Feb 2020
Particles that are so small they are invisible to the naked eye behave very differently to those that we can see.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
5 Feb 2020
Light can act as both a wave and a particle, and this fact is put to good use in solar power technologies.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
5 Feb 2020
Many have not heard, let alone are excited by the developments in thin-film quantum materials.
In October 2019, Google researchers announced the arrival of “quantum supremacy” in a paper published on NASA’s website (which was later removed).
By Ben Pilkington
6 Feb 2020
Quantum mechanics is concerned with the peculiar ways in which matter behaves at scales of 100 nm (ten-thousandths of a millimeter) and less.
By Ben Pilkington
5 Feb 2020
When Google researchers claimed their quantum computer chip had achieved “quantum supremacy” in October 2019, numerous diverse industries took notice.
By Ben Pilkington
13 Feb 2020
At the beginning of the decade, California-based technology company, InVisage Technologies, announced the development of its ground-breaking invention.
By Sarah Moore
11 Feb 2020
Quantum physics provokes as many questions about the world as it does provide answers.
By Sarah Moore
10 Feb 2020