diffraction

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The team also conducted detailed materials analysis and neutron diffraction experiments at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science user facility.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

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

One promising approach involves optical diffraction operators, thin plate-like structures that perform mathematical operations as light passes through them.

From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025

So I began worrying about where I could learn how to solve X-ray diffraction pictures.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson