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Article: Department of Chemistry to Host Dedication for New FT-NMR Machine
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- February 9, 2009
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Millikin University issued the following news release:
The Millikin University Department of Chemistry will be hosting a dedication for their upgraded Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FT-NMR) machine on Thursday, February 19, 2-3:30 p.m., in Leighty-Tabor Science Center, Room 410. FT-NMR operates on the same principle as MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, performed at a hospital. The technique takes advantage of the response of certain atoms, most notably hydrogen and carbon, to magnetic fields. According to Dr. George Bennett, associate professor of chemistry, "When we put an appropriate sample inside the magnet, we can obtain such information as how hydrogen and carbon are connected in the ...