Science news articles about 'infrared spectrometer'

  • German spectrometer flies to the Moon

    ... 22nd, at 3.00 CEST. The German science and technology contribution to the mission comprises an infrared spectrometer designed and built by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in ...
  • Improved spectrometer based on nonlinear optics

    ... at Stanford University and Japan's National Institute of Informatics have created a new highly sensitive infrared spectrometer. The device converts light from the infrared part of the spectrum to ...
  • Improved Spectrometer Based On Nonlinear Optics

    Scientists have created a new highly sensitive infrared spectrometer. The device converts light from the infrared part of the spectrum to the visible part, where the availability of superior optical ...
  • ESA to consult the science community on Earth Explorer selection

    ... consists of imaging spectrometers operating in ranges between ultraviolet and short-wave infrared, spectrometers in the thermal infrared, a multi-directional polarization imager and a cloud imager.
  • Cassini instrument confirms liquid surface lake on Titan

    ... Titan's thick atmosphere "raises expectations for exciting future lake discoveries by the infrared spectrometer," Soderblom, an interdisciplinary Cassini scientist, said. The ubiquitous hydrocarbon ...
  • Nano sculptures in gold

    ... the same atoms. The vibration in question is revealed by the wavelength that registers on the scale of the infrared spectrometer. Since the scientists in Berlin want to observe the structures of ...
  • Steins: A diamond in the sky

    The first images from Rosetta's OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data this morning and have delivered spectacular results. "Steins looks like a diamond in ...
  • Chandrayaan-1 starts observations of the Moon

    ... everything is working properly. The European near-infrared spectrometer SIR-2 was commissioned successfully ... November. The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer, C1XS, was first activated on 23 November ...
  • Terahertz waves are effective probes for IC heat barriers

    By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered ...
  • Terahertz Waves Are Effective Probes For Integrated Circuit Heat Barriers

    By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers discovered an efficient new approach to measure key structural ...
  • Monitoring water through a snake's eyes

    ... , like snakes or vampire bats, to track down prey. Connected to a commercial infrared spectrometer, the fibers serve as sensors that can detect and notify authorities immediately if a contaminant has ...
  • The minerals on Mars influence the measuring of its temperature

    ... the measuring of the temperature of the Martian soil", she explained to SINC. The infrared spectrometers register how the different mixtures of minerals reflect this type of radiation and this ...
  • Steins: A diamond in the sky

    The first images from Rosetta’s OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data this morning and have delivered spectacular results.
  • A long night falls over Saturn's rings

    ... of 382 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, the coldest yet observed, as seen by the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) instrument on board the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn. CIRS was ...

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