MOF thin films reveal hidden dense packing, challenging decades of porous assumptions

Due to their high porosity, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are regarded as promising materials for innovative applications, ...

Quantum mechanics theory may work without imaginary numbers, new analysis suggests

Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in ...
GitHub

Diffractsim: A diffraction simulator for exploring and visualizing physical optics

Flexible, and easy-to-use Python diffraction simulator that focuses on visualizing physical optics phenomena. The simulator uses mainly scalar diffraction techniques for light propagation, provides a ...
IEEE

Diffraction Separation and Least-Squares Imaging Based on Multiscale and Multidirectional Wavefield and Image Decomposition

Abstract: Diffraction separation and imaging are important for subsurface discontinuities characterization. However, conventional diffraction separation methods may lose validity when the diffractions ...
technologynetworks

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) – XRD Principle, XRD Analysis and Applications

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a powerful non-destructive analytical technique used to evaluate crystalline materials and determine their structural properties. As one of the most widely used ...
Ars Technica

Peacock feathers can emit laser beams

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in the journal ...
Business Wire

Rigaku and SPERA PHARMA Initiate Strategic Partnership to Advanced Pharmaceutical Development

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rigaku Corporation, a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”), and SPERA PHARMA, Inc.
bestmag

Using X-ray diffraction to investigate crystallographic structure

Isabella Mombrini, product specialist at Biologic, explains how lithium-ion batteries are not without their limitations and face various degradation mechanisms that can impact their performance and ...
Oak Ridge National Lab

Neutron diffraction: a primer

Because of the neutron’s special properties, neutron diffraction may be considered one of the most powerful techniques for structure determination of crystalline and related matter. Neutrons can be ...
C&EN

Single-Crystal Structural Analysis of 2D Metal–Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks by Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. In the development of 2D metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and 2D covalent organic ...
GitHub

Edge diffraction Matlab toolbox (EDtoolbox)

EDtoolbox is a Matlab toolbox for computing sound reflections and diffractions for external scattering problems, in the time- or frequency-domain, for problems with Neumann boundary conditions. As of ...
AZOM

Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) in Materials Science and Metallurgy

insights from industryDr. Stuart WrightSenior ScientistGatan/EDAX In this interview, Dr. Stuart Wright, a Senior Scientist at Gatan/EDAX, talks to AZoMaterials about the versatile applications of ...