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Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) is a spectroscopic technique where the difference in absorption intensity between left and right circularly polarized light is measured in the presence of a magnetic field. Although MCD is a commen technique, having been in use for nearly 50 years, the observed spectra are often challenging to interpret. Michael Seth has written a program module that allows MCD spectra to be calculated from first principles, making interpretation easier and adding greater value to the use of MCD.

With costs fuel prices on the rise and a greater emphasis being placed on ‘green’ fuel options, there is a growing necessity for a new generation of high-efficiency, low-emission fuel cells. Maxim Shishkin is responding to that need by studying the reactions occurring in solid oxide fuel cell anodes for the purpose of development the cells with high output densities and long operational times.