From the perspective of a chemist, biology confers a rich variety of roles on a number of
metal ions. It is widely agreed that a large fraction of the genomic output of living things …

Iron and calcium are two essential micronutrients that have strong effects on nutrition and
human health because of their involvement in several biological and redox processes. Iron …

As synchrotron light sources and optics deliver greater photon flux on samples, X-ray-
induced photo-chemistry is increasingly encountered in X-ray absorption spectroscopy …

Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy is a flexible tool for identifying the
distribution of trace elements in biological specimens across a broad range of sample sizes …

The high intensity of X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) can damage solution-phase samples
on every scale, ranging from the molecular or electronic structure of a sample to the …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an element specific spectroscopy sensitive to the
local chemical and structural order of the absorber element. XAS is nowadays increasingly …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major international health and economic concern. A key
pathological feature of AD is so-called “amyloid-β-plaques”, or “Aβ-plaques”, which are …

Synchrotron-radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a direct method for speciation
analysis with atomic resolution, providing information about the local chemical environment …

The aim of this study was to develop continuous bioleaching of monazite by combining
heterotrophic and autotrophic acidophilic microorganisms. The results showed that a co …

In situ experiments combining X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and electrochemistry
have now become an indispensable tool for understanding the mechanisms of operation …