Terahertz (THz) radiation, which occupies the frequency band between microwaves and infrared light, is essential in many next-generation applications, including high-speed wireless communications, ...

A simple tweak to the usual setup is all that is needed to enhance a spectroscopy technique that uses terahertz wavelengths to probe samples, physicists at RIKEN University, Wakō, Japan, have ...

The membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin is a proton pump, in which proton transport is initiated by the light-induced isomerization of the chromophore retinal. The molecular quantum states involved in ...

Bruker's advanced VERTEX research FT-IR spectrometers offer access to the THz spectral range below 50 cm-1. Achieving the highest sensitivity and resolution in the FIR/THz region often necessitates ...

With THz spectroscopy scaled down to chip-sized, researchers identified a potential new way to control quantum materials. (Nanowerk News) In the right combinations and conditions, two-dimensional ...

Medical imaging via X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds provide health-care professionals with unique perspectives and a better understanding of what's happening inside a patient's body. Using ...

A new terahertz technique reveals nanometer-scale PN junction depths in silicon chips, enabling faster, non-contact inspection for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. (Nanowerk News) Silicon ...

Virtually every scientific field has made strides by harnessing light to study the properties of substances. This technique, called spectroscopy, has countless research applications, and innovations ...