How to Use nuclear magnetic resonance in a Sentence

nuclear magnetic resonance

noun
  • One of the drawbacks of quantum computation based on nuclear magnetic resonance is that the machines cannot handle more than a dozen or so qubits.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2021
  • To build this, the team used nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to control nine atomic spins—essentially tiny magnets at the quantum level.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Efforts have been made to decipher this mystery utilizing a range of tools from nuclear magnetic resonance to quantum computers.
    — Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Researchers have shown how a quantum computer can be used to do nuclear magnetic resonance, a method of estimating the atomic structure of compounds.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, soft X-ray spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance revealed that aluminum atoms bond to the polymer, driving the reaction.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Curry also points out that a structure for this protein was published in 2003 using a different method called nuclear magnetic resonance.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2011
  • This is not the place to describe nuclear magnetic resonance imaging or satellite technology in prospecting, but these had been used, without finding the coppery deposits that indicate a source of cobalt.
    — Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • Using nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy to analyze the instruments’ wood, Nagyvary found that metallic salts may have played a role in these instruments’ nuanced tones.
    — Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Isidor Rabi first measured nuclear magnetic resonance in 1938.
    — Donna Strickland, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2019
  • One key example is nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, widely used in fields such as medical imaging and chemical analysis.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • During her graduate years Dwyer joined a research group that was studying small organic molecules and conducting research using nuclear magnetic resonance.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 1 Sep. 2017
  • In addition to heating fusion plasmas, gyrotrons are used in material processing and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2020
  • More recently, two other experimental methods—nuclear magnetic resonance and cryogenic electron microscopy—have also been used.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020
  • From lab to industry To understand how the additives work, the team used high-temperature solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance experiments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
  • By contrast, the SpinQ machine is much less powerful, able to process just 2 qubits, and relies on an entirely different technology called nuclear magnetic resonance.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2021
  • For decades, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been one of the key technologies used to study the atomic structures of complex biological compounds.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2023
  • Alternative approaches, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cryoelectron microscopy, also require large amounts of a protein and can take months.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 18 June 2019
  • Their study reports the direct observation of the premelting state using advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • AlphaFold’s predictions were poor matches to experimental structures determined by a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, but this could be down to how the raw data is converted into a model, says Moult.
    — Ewen Callaway, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2020
  • In their eagerness to understand the material world, scientists have invented a variety of ways to picture the interior life of cells, using X-rays, electron microscopy, or nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
    — David Gauthier-Villars, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Monitoring the reactions in real-time with a mass spectrometer, a nuclear magnetic resonance machine, and an infrared spectrometer, the system eventually learned to predict which combinations would be the most reactive.
    — Dan Falk, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2019
  • Scientists evaluated the battery’s performance using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to analyze the specific solvation structures and their behavior at the electrode interface.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
  • Researchers analyzed these blood samples using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a highly precise method for studying blood metabolites — molecules that reflect how the body processes sugar, fat, and other nutrients.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Liquid helium cooled to minus-450 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-268 degrees Celsius) keeps the superconducting magnets in instruments like magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, and nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR, systems cool.
    — Nicholas Fitzkee, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025

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