Chemists have developed a number of methods by which they can determine the kind of elements present in a material and the amount of each element present. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), flame spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry are examples of...

Elemental analysis is a process where a sample of some material (e.g., soil, waste or drinking water, bodily fluids, minerals, chemical compounds) is analyzed for its elemental and sometimes isotopic composition. Elemental analysis can be qualitative...

A helicopter with a camera like those used to film Hollywood movies will soon peer into the wreckage of a collapsed bridge. Laser-guided surveying equipment has already helped produce a detailed map of the debris. Software re-creating the disaster on a computer screen may even...

Bob Chandler rode his passion for four-wheel-drive trucks into a successful career.Spotting an opportunity, he opened a lucrative truck parts and accessories business -- and stepped on the gas in automotive design and technology.Chandler's desire to build the biggest and baddest four-wheel-drive truck led him...