diffraction
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At UTK, Michael Koehler used in situ X-ray diffraction to follow changes in the phases of the reaction mixture as the chemistry unfolded.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The researchers also found that the diffraction pattern changed depending on both the direction and polarization of the incoming light.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
When laser light was directed at the structures, the resulting diffraction patterns formed distinctive pinwheel-like shapes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Even better, our original inference of melting has now been confirmed directly with X-ray diffraction."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
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