Electrons crack open organic solar cells, exposing their hidden 3D molecular architecture in a single microscope

How do organic solar cells work on the inside? The answer lies in structures far too small to see—and difficult to access ...
AZoNano

Characterizing Nanocomposites in Bones with the Use of X-Ray Diffraction

Developing an effective and robust system for deepening our understanding of the characteristics of the tissue, structure, mechanical properties and organization of bone at the level of the nanoscale, ...
Hackaday

Building An X-Ray Crystallography Machine

X-ray crystallography, like mass spectroscopy and nuclear spectroscopy, is an extremely useful material characterization technique that is unfortunately hard for amateurs to perform. The physical ...
Nature

Soft X-Ray Diffraction Gratings and Multilayer Coatings

Soft X‐ray diffraction gratings coupled with advanced multilayer coatings represent a pivotal innovation in the development of high‐resolution spectroscopic instruments. These devices utilise periodic ...
AZOM

Applying X-Ray Diffraction to Explosive Detection

Developing reliable and effective methods for the detection of explosive materials has become paramount in recent decades following high profile cases of terrorism, such as the events of 9/11. Since ...
Science Daily

Finding hidden regularities in nature: Researchers apply deep learning to X-ray diffraction

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an essential technique to identify the structures and compositions of newly developed materials. However, XRD patterns consist of multiple peaks, and it is not always ...
AZoM

Unlocking High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction in the Laboratory with MetalJet Sources and CdTe Detectors

Discover how pairing a 24 keV MetalJet X-ray source with CdTe hybrid photon-counting detectors improves efficiency for ...
Phys.org

X-ray diffraction enables measurement of in-situ ablation depth in aluminum

When laser energy is deposited in a target material, numerous complex processes take place at length and time scales that are too small to visually observe. To study and ultimately fine-tune such ...
News Medical

What Role does X-Ray Diffraction have in Drug Analysis?

X-ray techniques have been used for decades by authorities to prevent crime and keep people safe. Perhaps their most well-known use is for the detection of dangerous and banned items or substances, ...
CU Boulder News & Events

X-Ray Radiation And Safety

Our analytical XRD instrument utilises X-ray radiation to investigate the structure of crystallised biomolecular assemblies through X-ray diffraction (XRD). X-ray radiation is a type of ionising ...
AZoNano

How Can Nanocrystal Size Affect X-Ray Diffraction Results?

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a non-invasive method for determining that can be used in phase analysis investigations of crystalline materials. Image Credit: AgriTech/Shutterstock.com The essential idea ...