Scientists can now study samples under industrial conditions thanks to new tool

Obtaining structural information about a sample on an atomistic or molecular level under conditions that mimic natural conditions underground, in the deep ocean, and in chemical reactors is now possible, thanks to an innovative sample-holding rotor developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The rotor operates as a reactor vessel like those used for organic syntheses in industry. When partnered with magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), the rotor enab