diffraction

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His research showed that plasma around the pulsar bends and spreads electromagnetic waves through diffraction, helping form the pattern.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

This effectively compressed the light into a region much smaller than its wavelength, allowing it to bypass the diffraction limit and reveal much finer details.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Each sensor records diffraction patterns, which describe how light waves spread after interacting with an object.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

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

In contrast, Maurice’s X-ray diffraction picture of DNA was to the point.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson