High-precision nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy generally requires the use of powerful magnets. But using Earth's magnetic field allows us to gain some of the same information on the cheap.
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StepiÅ¡nik, J. NMR down to Earth. Nature 439, 799â800 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/439799a
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