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diffraction

[dih-frak-shuhn] / dɪˈfræk ʃən /


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The researchers also confirmed their conclusions using phase field simulations and electron backscatter diffraction measurements.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

X-ray diffraction analysis revealed very little structural change in the material during testing, indicating strong stability.

From Science Daily Jun. 2, 2026

Using this concept, the team designed and experimentally demonstrated a three dimensional singular dielectric resonator capable of confining light below the diffraction limit in all three spatial dimensions.

From Science Daily May 21, 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

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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