News articles tagged with 'spectrometer' (Page 6)
The compact NIR-spectrometers for quality control
— 4 Jan 2008 13:52 | PhysicsHiperScan GmbH, the company for high performance scanning technologies is presenting their Scanning Grating Spectrometers at PittCon Exhibition 2008, 2-7 March at New Orleans. Scanning…
Hot cyclones churn at both ends of Saturn
— 4 Jan 2008 13:52 | AstronomyDespite more than a decade of winter darkness, Saturn's north pole is home to an unexpected hot spot remarkably similar to one at the planet's sunny south pole. The source of its heat…
Quantum Cascade Laser chip offers ultra-sensitive chemical sensing
— 3 Dec 2007 21:34 | PhysicsEngineers from Harvard University have demonstrated a highly versatile, compact and portable Quantum Cascade Laser sensor for the fast detection of a large number of chemicals, ranging…
Youthful star sprouts planets early
— 30 Nov 2007 18:58 | AstronomyA stellar prodigy has been spotted about 450 light-years away in a system called UX Tau A by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers suspect this system's central sun-like star,…
Polymers in a vacuum may yield valuable data
— 16 Nov 2007 11:54 | PhysicsA theoretical analysis of polymer behaviour suggests that large molecules should behave very differently when they are in a vacuum than when in solution. The finding suggests that with…
NASA orbiter provides colour views of Mars landing site candidates
— 11 Oct 2007 12:05 | AstronomyLess than a year since beginning the prime science phase of its mission, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has passed a mission-success milestone for the amount of data returned. The…
Mars rovers survive dust storms, ready for next objectives
— 8 Sep 2007 14:19 | AstronomyTwo months after sky-darkening dust from severe storms nearly killed NASA's Mars exploration rovers, the solar powered robots are awake and ready to continue their mission. Opportunity's…