Chemistry and physics differ not only in the scales of the systems they study but also in the scales of the instruments they use for research. Physicists and astronomers work on some large projects ...

As compared to organic chemistry, which is a study dedicated to carbon-containing compounds, the area of inorganic chemistry examines the properties and behaviors of all other compounds including ...

Chemistry research is heavily reliant on modern facilities, instrumentation, and technical support personnel. The Department of Chemistry is endowed with a full complement of support services, shops, ...

AT a luncheon of the Physical Society in Cambridge shortly before his death, Sir J. J. Thomson commented whimsically on the equipment needed in a present-day physical research laboratory. When he ...