diffraction
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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
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
The particles then traveled through three diffraction gratings generated by ultraviolet laser beams.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 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
Vocabulary lists containing diffraction
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