Building a catalogue of amino acid neutron scattering interactions

Building a catalogue of amino acid neutron scattering interactions

Researchers have completed an in-depth characterisation of the thermal neutron cross sections of all twenty amino acids, developing a new model that can be easily applied to other organic materials. Each atom has a known value for its neutron scattering cross section,...
Recreating the deepest point on Earth

Recreating the deepest point on Earth

Scientists from Rome Tor Vergata and ISIS have used the Vesuvio spectrometer to unravel part of the mystery behind the physical and chemical conditions of the Mariana Trench – one of the most extreme environments in the world. While we’ve been successful...