diffraction
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This method involves scanning a nanoscale beam of high energy electrons across the material and recording the diffraction patterns that result.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Because both components have equal mass, researchers have long sought to understand how such a system would behave when forming a beam and undergoing diffraction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
In addition to confirming its quantum properties, positronium diffraction could lead to practical applications.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
Scientists later confirmed this effect with neutrons, helium atoms, and even larger molecules, establishing matter-wave diffraction as a key principle of quantum mechanics.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 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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