<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2024/brightspec.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>05/23/2024</pubDate><title>Chargers Beta Test Cutting-Edge Instrument in the Laboratory</title><description>Thanks to a collaboration between the University and an innovative spectroscopy company, Nathan Seifert, Ph.D., and his students beta tested a new microwave spectrometer that isn’t yet on the market. The experience gave them a glimpse into what’s on the horizon in the field of physical chemistry as they played a critical role in the development of a state-of-the-art instrument.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>May 23, 2024</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2024/brightspec-3482-lg.jpeg" alt="Students have gained hands-on experience beta testing the new microwave spectrometer."/></image><image-caption>Students have gained hands-on experience beta testing the new microwave spectrometer.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2024</tag></tags></item>