Search results for X-ray diffraction

Nanomaterials Aug 12, 2024

Researchers develop eco-friendly nanoparticles from plant waste

Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague have successfully synthesized bimetallic nanoparticles using waste extracts from Cannabis sativa and Vitis vinifera, showcasing an eco-friendly approach ...

General Physics Aug 9, 2024

PhAI—an AI system that figures out the phase of x-rays that crystals have diffracted

A trio of chemists at the University of Copenhagen has developed an AI application that can be used to figure out the phase of x-rays that crystals have diffracted as part of efforts to predict the structure of small molecules.

Optics & Photonics Aug 7, 2024

X-ray imagery of vibrating diamond opens avenues for quantum sensing

When it comes to materials for quantum sensors, diamond is the best game in town, says Cornell University professor Gregory Fuchs. Now he and a team of scientists have upped diamond's game by generating exquisite imagery ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 7, 2024

Lasers deliver powerful shocking punch in material experiments

Shock experiments are widely used to understand the mechanical and electronic properties of matter under extreme conditions, like planetary impacts by meteorites. However, after the shock occurs, a clear description of the ...

General Physics Aug 7, 2024

Researcher's cryo-imaging continues to drive quantum discoveries

It wasn't nostalgia that brought Judy Cha, Ph.D. '09, back to Cornell. Among the reasons she left Yale University and joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering two years ago was the prospect of working with ...

Nanophysics Aug 6, 2024

New X-ray world record: Looking inside a microchip with 4 nanometer precision

In a collaboration with EPFL Lausanne, ETH Zurich and the University of Southern California researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used X-rays to look inside a microchip with higher precision than ever before. ...

Archaeology Aug 2, 2024

'Screaming Woman' mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago

In 1935, the Metropolitan Museum of New York led an archaeological expedition to Egypt. In Deir Elbahari near Luxor, the site of ancient Thebes, they excavated the tomb of Senmut, the architect and overseer of royal works—and ...

Condensed Matter Jul 26, 2024

Atomic 'GPS' elucidates movement during ultrafast material transitions

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have created the first-ever atomic movies showing how atoms rearrange locally within a quantum material as it transitions from an insulator ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 24, 2024

Chemists reveal how Rembrandt combined special pigments for golden details of 'The Night Watch'

Chemists at the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have for the first time established how Rembrandt applied special arsenic sulfide pigments to create a "golden" paint.

Nanophysics Jul 22, 2024

Aluminum scandium nitride films: Enabling next-gen ferroelectric memory devices

Imagine a thin film, just nanometers thick, that could store gigabytes of data—enough for movies, video games, and videos. This is the exciting potential of ferroelectric materials for memory storage. These materials have ...

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