diffraction
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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
Conducting the experiment in an ultra-high vacuum kept the graphene surface clean, allowing the diffraction pattern to be observed more clearly.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
This effectively compressed the light into a region much smaller than its wavelength, allowing it to bypass the diffraction limit and reveal much finer details.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
But its use in microscopy has been limited by a fundamental constraint known as the diffraction limit.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
One of his last slides, presented with little enthusiasm, was an early X-ray diffraction picture of DNA.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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