For those of you not in the research field and are reading this e-new, Synchrotron Radiation is name given to electromagnetic radiation in the x-ray, ultraviolet, visible and infrared realms produced by electrons circulating in a storage ring (Aladdin) at nearly the speed of light. This extremely bright light can be used to investigate various forms of matter ranging from objects of atomic and molecular size to man-made materials with unusual properties. The obtained information and knowledge is of value to society, with impact in areas such as the environment, future technologies, health, and education.
Recently, NANOTEC organized a NANO Talk on February 21 on Synchrotron Radiation: Its Application on Nanotechnology Research. The talk was given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Santi Maensiri (Khon Kaen University) and Assist. Prof. Dr. Rattikorn Yimnirun (Chiang Mai University).
“Synchroton radiation has become a research tool of wide application. Physicists, chemists, biologists, geologists, engineers, material scientists, and other scientific discipiline use it as a structural probe for the study of surfaces, bulk material, crystals, and viruses” said Prof. Santi
“Not to mention solids, liquids and gases can be spectroscopically analyses by using synchrotron radiation” said Prof. Rattikorn
About NANO Talk:
NANOTEC organize NANO Talk on regular bases. The next NANO Talk will be on March 14 at 09:30-10:30 at NANOTEC on “Chemistry of Buckybowls, Bowl-shaped Aromatic Compounds” by Assoc. Prof. Hidehiro Sakurai, Institute for Molecular Science, Research Center for Molecular Scale Nanoscience, JAPAN