diffraction
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There, Hennig's research team used X-ray diffraction to examine their internal structures by measuring how X-rays scattered as they passed through the material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
"This was the first time that shock-compressed diamond was probed with X-ray diffraction all the way up to melting," said Millot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Even better, our original inference of melting has now been confirmed directly with X-ray diffraction."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Observing the Poisson spot provided convincing evidence that light undergoes diffraction, meaning it bends and spreads as it passes around objects or through small openings.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The general conclusion was unmistakable: in principle, DNA could be crystallized into a form amenable to X-ray diffraction.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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