Science

Time-domain spectroscopy is a type of spectroscopy that measures the power of electromagnetic radiation as a function of time. It is a tool for collecting…

“Uluru” (/ˌuːləˈruː/, Pitjantjatjara: Uluṟu /ˈʊ.lʊ.ɻʊ/), also known as “Ayers Rock” (/ˌɛərz -/, like airs) and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a giant…

Auger electron spectroscopy is a way of telling what chemical elements are at the surface of an object. It is based on the Auger effect—a…

Spectroscopy is the study of light as a function of the length of the wave that has been emitted, reflected or shone through a solid,…

The term “computational chemistry” is used to mean many different things. Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses computer science to help solve…

Electron configurations are a simple way of writing down the locations of all of the electrons in an atom. It is the arrangement of electrons…

Statistical mechanics is the application of probability theory, which includes mathematical tools for dealing with large populations, to the field of mechanics, which is concerned…

Bioinformatics or Computational biology is the study of large amounts of biological information. Mostly, it focuses on molecules like DNA. It is done mostly with…

An embryo is the earliest stage in the development of a fertilized egg (the zygote). It is the early developmental stage of an animal while it is…

ELISPOT stands for “Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Spot Assay”. It is a laboratory technique for detecting cells that make (or “secrete”) various substances. These substances include specific…

The ELISA method (Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay) is a technique used in biochemistry to determine if a certain substance–such as a specific cytokine or antigen–is present…

A chemical element is a substance that contains only one type of atom. Elements are the fundamental materials of which all matter is composed. If…