diffraction

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Additional electron diffraction measurements confirmed this behavior, providing strong evidence that this intermediate state exists in atomically thin, strongly bonded materials.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Watson became fascinated by the new technique of diffraction whereby X-rays were bounced off atoms to reveal their inner structures.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

There, he became interested in the new technique of diffraction, in which X-rays were bounced off atoms to reveal their inner structures.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Once prepared, the optical signals pass through a diffraction operator that performs the feature extraction.

From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025

Wilkins found an X-ray diffraction machine in the chemistry department and housed it—“in solitary splendor”—in a lead-lined room under the embankment wing, just below the level of the neighboring river Thames.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee