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Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Patterns of Collagen Measured in Soft Tissues

Coherent X-ray Diffraction patterns of collagen in soft tissues have been measured for the first time by Dr Felisa Berenguer at the London Centre for Nanotechnology with her colleagues.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Researchers revolutionize electron microscope

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have revolutionised the electron microscope by developing a new method which could create the highest resolution images ever seen.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New diffraction phenomenon observed and explained

'Sub-Bragg diffraction' is what researchers at the Complex Photonic Systems group of the University of Twente’s MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology call their surprising observations. An ‘energy dip’ ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Manipulating genes with hidden TALENs

(PhysOrg.com) -- A better understanding of gene function in model plant and animal systems could be used to develop useful traits in livestock and crop plants, and might someday lead to developments in stem ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Record conductivity achieved in strained lattice organic semiconductor

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic semiconductors could usher in an era of foldable smartphones, better high-definition television screens and clothing made of materials that can harvest energy from the sun needed to ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Taking a page from nature to build better nanomaterials

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes nature cannot be improved upon. One example is in the synthesis of nanomaterials, which in the laboratory or factory generally requires toxic chemicals and extreme conditions of ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Structural origin of 'hidden state' in manganite thin film revealed by picosecond time-resolved X-ray diffraction

Photo-induced phase transition (PIPT) has caused great excitement in materials science because ultra-fast alteration of the magnetic, dielectric, structural and optical properties of materials can be brought ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Extending resonant diffraction to very high energies for structural studies of complex materials

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers utilizing the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne Advanced Photon Source (APS) have added a twist to the high-energy x-ray pair-distribution-function (PDF) technique by conducting ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rare form of silver observed during routine calibration

What started out as an ordinary instrument calibration task using silver turned into research gold for scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Contradicting nearly 40 years of measurement history, ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter creating unprecedented topographic map of moon

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is allowing researchers to create the most precise and complete map to date of the moon's complex, heavily cratered landscape.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 1

Plasma as a fast optical switch

Laser uses relativistic effects to turn otherwise opaque plasma transparent, creating an ultra-fast optical switch useful in next-generation particle accelerators.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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