An air ionizer releases negative ions into the air. This helps particles clump together and land on a surface, which could be cleaned. Benefits include mold, bacteria, and virus prevention, among ...

Not all smoke detectors are equal, and the type of smoke detector installed in many homes might not sound off in all fires. Smoke alarm manufacturers sell alarms with two types of technology.

A group of scientists from the University of Ottawa has made important progress in their understanding of ionization, a basic ...

Researchers have for the first time measured the first ionization energy of lawrencium, the last of the actinides, validating predictions of the element’s electronic structure (Nature 2015, DOI: ...

Ever been up in the mountains, at the beach, or in a thunderstorm and suddenly felt a huge change in your mood? That’s not just a feeling of awe. It might be negative ions. Negative ions are molecules ...

Aerospace giant Boeing tested two kinds of ionization technologies — like those widely adopted in schools hoping to combat Covid-19 — to determine how well each killed germs on surfaces and decided ...

The QTOF‐GCMS instrument integrates the excellent mass accuracy of the quadrupole time‐of‐flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer with the proven gas phase chromatography techniques. 1 Da (mass accuracy in ...