Keywords: Spectroscopy; Terahertz spectroscopy; Biomolecule dynamics (5941079650).jpg NIST researcher Ted Heilweil National Research Council postdoctoral fellow Catherine Cooksey pictured and NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow Ben Greer from Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated the feasibility of a new technique for studying biomolecules using terahertz radiation Because terahertz waves are almost completely absorbed by water the team was able to reduce the amount of water to the bare minimum while still providing a realistic sample environment by using hollow nanosized droplets called micelles as tiny test tubes Credit K Talbott/NIST Disclaimer Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST Use of NIST Information These World Wide Web pages are provided as a public service by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST With the exception of material marked as copyrighted information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested https //www flickr com/photos/usnistgov/5941079650/ Spectroscopy; Terahertz spectroscopy; Biomolecule dynamics 2008-12-19 04 59 https //www flickr com/people/63059536 N06 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov National Institute of Standards and Technology https //flickr com/photos/63059536 N06/5941079650 2016-09-07 02 11 52 United States Government Work Uncategorized 2016 December 20 |