Science In Action

Carbon black is a unique substance. Manufacturers make it through the partial combustion or thermal decomposition of gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons. Its physical appearance is that of a black, finely divided pellet or powder.

Nuclear fusion is viewed by many as the holy grail of clean, renewable energy.

Large, land-based gas turbines are the worker bees behind energy production. These devices convert the heat from nuclear fuel, concentrated solar power and fossil fuels like coal and gas, into electricity.

“People strive to make devices faster and more energy efficient,” she said. “If we can study the fundamental properties and see if proposed materials would be suitable for these types of applications, it can help people design or make devices.”

CSI, Forensic Files and Bones are all must see TV crime shows based on forensics. But as they say, the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.

Imagine reading a newspaper with an LED-like display that folds to fit in your pocket. 

Richard Loomis is trying to make a better solar cell. And he’s taken a road off the beaten path to achieve that goal.

A motel room in Indian River County, Florida was about to become the scene of a homicide.

The classically trained Ph.D. just won the prestigious Charles Mann Award from the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) for his body of work.

Wineries typically send out samples of the grapes to analytical labs to be tested on costly, hard to maintain equipment. 

Alternative light sources used by crime scene investigators help them identify evidence left by suspects at a crime scene.

A material unfamiliar to the masses may provide a huge leap in solar energy technology over the next few years.

Their destination was the Wombeyan Caves, a part of Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife Service. Their mission was to find missing carbon.

Now, HORIBA Scientific has developed the perfect supplement for these highly capable research spectrofluorometers. 

In one case, using an innovation created by SPEX Forensics, a division of HORIBA Instruments, a suspect was subsequently linked by fingerprints to 32 different outstanding felony cases.

That’s where elemental analysis comes in. It’s used in a number of industries, including metallurgy and power supplies for automobiles. It allows us to design vehicles that won’t corrode, fade or fall apart.