Raman

American

[rah-muhn] / ˈrɑ mən /

noun

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel Prize 1930.

Raman Scientific

/ rä′mən /

Indian physicist who in 1928 demonstrated that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in frequency. For the discovery of this effect, which is now named after him, Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize for physics. He also conducted research in the physiology of vision.

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To detect these subtle shifts, the scientists turned to hyperspectral Raman imaging.

From Science Daily

This sophisticated form of Raman spectroscopy uses a laser to detect the unique chemical fingerprints of molecules within tissue.

From Science Daily

"Traditional Raman spectroscopy takes one measurement of chemical information per molecular site," said Ziyang Wang, an electrical and computer engineering doctoral student at Rice who is a first author on the study.

From Science Daily

"Hyperspectral Raman imaging repeats this measurement thousands of times across an entire tissue slice to build a full map. The result is a detailed picture showing how chemical composition varies across different regions of the brain."

From Science Daily

The founder of the Punjabi trucking association, Raman Dhillon, says the group is losing members for jobs in construction and food delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal

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