New analysis of crystal deformation in olivine reveals surprising results

Minerals form the building blocks of almost everything on Earth. They are made up of crystals—regular, repeating atomic ...
Nanowerk

First observation of positronium matter-wave diffraction with a graphene grating

First experimental observation of matter-wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom using a graphene-based diffraction grating. (Nanowerk News) One of the discoveries that fundamentally ...
GitHub

A GUI-based tool for calculating resolution and flux of neutron powder diffractometers.

ResoFox is a Python-based graphical tool designed for theoretical analysis of neutron powder diffractometers. It focuses on evaluating the influence of optical components—namely collimators and ...
FIA Formula E

The expected suppliers, concepts and specs for Formula E's next generation race car

The on-track technology for Formula E is ever-evolving and has undergone revolutionary changes within a relatively short spell. We've come a long way since we made our debut back in 2014, and we’re ...
Carnegie Institution for Science

Equation of state and hyperfine parameters of high-spin bridgmanite in the Earth's lower mantle by synchrotron X-ray diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy

In this study, we performed synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Mossbauer spectroscopy (SMS) measurements on two single-crystal bridgmanite samples [Mg0.94Fe0.042+Fe0.023+Al0.01Si0.99O3(Bm6) and ...
IFLScience

Century-Old Challenge Of “Atomic Diffraction” Finally Solved Thanks To Graphene

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Phys.org

Logic with light: Introducing diffraction casting, optical-based parallel computing

Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power ...
AZoOptics

Understanding Bragg's Law in X-Ray Diffraction

Materials are made of tiny crystallites and non-crystallites; the former gives distinct patterns on interaction with X-rays, as the X-ray wavelength is identical to the inter-atomic spacing in ...
IEEE

On the Relationship between Vogler Algorithm Derivation and Parabolic Equation for Multiple Knife Edge Diffraction

Abstract: We prove the equivalence between the derivation of Vogler algorithm and the parabolic equation for multiple knife-edge diffraction problem s under certain conditions. To illustrate the key ...