Robotic Arm Probes Chemistry of 3-D Objects by Mass Spectrometry
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
A new robotic system at Georgia Tech's Center for Chemical Evolution could soon let scientists better simulate and analyze the chemical reactions of early Earth on the surface of real rocks to further test the theory that catalytic minerals on a meteorite's surface could have jump-started life's first chemical reactions.