Nanotube coating helps shrink mass spectrometers
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 14:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Nanotechnology is advancing tools that perform on-the-spot chemical analysis for a range of applications including medical testing, explosives detection and food safety. When paper used to collect a sample was coated with carbon nanotubes, the voltage required was 1,000 times reduced, the signal was sharpened and the equipment was able to capture far more delicate molecules.