All Spectroscopy articles – Page 5
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Chemistry masterclass
Undertake the work of a medicinal chemist by isolating an active compound.
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Murder in the lab
Giving students a flavour of analytical techniques that are used in forensic science.
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Challenging Plants: Analytical Methods
Investigations of plants and soil often require the application of some basic analytical methods. Some important ones are given here.
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Laboratory and Pilot Plant Tours
Take a virtual tour of the areas where chemists work. The chemistry laboratories do initial research and the pilot plant is involved in making pharmaceutical products on a large scale. Key equipment and activities are highlighted. Courtesy of the ABPI.
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Organic molecules day
Students produce and analyse a simple aromatic compound using various analytical techniques.
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Forensic Analysis: Laboratory Manual
Pre laboratory exercises and laboratory practicals in Forensic Analysis.
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Spectroscopy in your classroom - portable analysis
Tracy McGhie explains how your students can solve a murder mystery using state-of-the-art equipment
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ChemTube3D: Organic Structure and Bonding
This site contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most important organic reactions and structures covered during an undergraduate degree.
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Sewage Pollution: A Case Study
A laboratory investigation of sewage pollution based around a case study. Students analyse for various so-called biomarkers in soil samples and assess for likely sources of contamination.
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On This Day – Jul 02 : Sir William Bragg was born
He shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his son William Lawrence Bragg for pioneering x-ray crystallography. This technique uses the diffraction pattern observed from x-rays beams hitting a crystal sample to deduce the structure of complex molecules.
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On This Day - Jun 18 : Jerome Karle was born
Karle was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Herbert Hauptman for direct methods of analysing crystal structures using X-ray scattering. These achievements have been developed into practical instruments, which are used to determine the structure of natural products.
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On This Day - May 11 : Koji Nakanishi was born
He pioneered the use of spectroscopic and chemical methods to determine the structure of complex natural products. To date, he has determined the structures of over 200 biologically active animal and plant products including ginkgolides, new nucleic acids and antibiotics.
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On This Day - May 05 : Arthur Schawlow was born
His research focused on optics – in particular lasers and their use in spectroscopy. Schawlow shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981 with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for their contribution to the development of laser spectroscopy.
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On This Day - Feb 03 : Edmond Frémy died
He is best known for Frémy’s salt (potassium nitrosodisulfonate), which is a strong oxidising agent that he discovered in 1845. This salt is a long-lived free radical that can be used as a standard in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy.
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Infrared Spectrometer
Watch an illuminating six-minute video explaining how infrared spectroscopy works.
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The Mole
A day in the life of a sensors and spectroscopy development scientist at AWE: Imran Khan
Imran uses his expertise in chemistry to do research on hazardous materials. He tells Josh Howgego what it’s like to do fundamental research for the government
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The Mole
A day in the life of a research scientist: Tom Salter
Tom Salter has spent the past two and a half years working for Dstl as a research scientist. He talks to James Berressem about his typical day
