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diffraction

[dih-frak-shuhn] / dɪˈfræk ʃən /


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To address this, the researchers used tensor-polarization holography theory along with a convolutional neural network to recover all three types of data from diffraction intensity images.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The neural network is trained using two complementary diffraction images, one captured with a vertical polarizer and one without.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 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

The first real clue to the nature of Venus came from work with a prism made of glass or a flat surface, called a diffraction grating, covered with fine, regularly spaced, ruled lines.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan