NIST research chemist Kelly Telu injects a sample into a mass spectrometer, a laboratory instrument that scientists use to identify unknown chemical compounds. (M. Delorme/NIST) The National Institute ...

Students learn to define and identify organic compounds. Chemical Reactions: Writing Molecular Formulas and an Introduction to Organic Molecules: Students learn to define and identify organic ...

Russian researchers have explained why scientists studying crude oil and celestial chemistry—as well as certain down-to-earth matters—frequently come across some molecules incorporating carbon, ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to transform astronomers' understanding of the chemistry of newly formed stars, with an analysis by RIKEN researchers of early results showing that it can ...

The film discusses infrared spectroscopy, a powerful analytical tool that utilizes infrared radiation to analyze chemical compounds. It explains the nature of electromagnetic radiation and how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An analysis of volatile organic compounds emitted from stool showed superior diagnostic utility for identifying ...

THE usual way of identifying organic compounds consists in preparing a crystalline derivative and determining its melting temperature. Such preparation requires at least 50 mgm. of material. Compounds ...

The NIST Mass Spectral Library has expanded to include new human and plant metabolites, variants of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...