diffraction
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"We do this in a sequential way, and at each position, we acquire a diffraction pattern," Zhu explains.
From Science Daily • May 4, 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
In addition to confirming its quantum properties, positronium diffraction could lead to practical applications.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
The material can expand by as much as 5%, allowing researchers to directly form optical structures such as microlenses and diffraction gratings on its surface.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
About six weeks before I first arrived there, he had shown X-ray diffraction pictures of DNA which revealed a marked absence of reflections on the meridian.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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