First, the researchers used a short laser pulse about 200 nanometers in wavelength to excite ammonia molecules. This pump ...

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical ...

Graphene could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones, but only if we can guarantee its quality. The ...

Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) is an analytical technique that utilises the diffraction of backscattered electrons to characterise the crystallographic orientation, phase, and microstructural ...

(Nanowerk News) Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials whose structure resembles a scaffold of beams around a large empty space; this internal space can be used to store ...

Could you start by explaining your background in crystallography and how you began using the Rigaku Synergy-ED system? Fraser: I began my journey into crystallography at the University of Edinburgh in ...

A research team has developed a transmission electron microscopy method to determine the quality of graphene through its single-atom thickness.

Using SLAC's instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED), one of the lab's world-leading tools for ultrafast science, researchers discovered how an ultrathin material can circularly ...

“Reactive Noble-Gas Compounds Explored by 3D Electron Diffraction: XeF 2 −MnF 4 Adducts and a Facile Sample Handling Procedure” Since Bartlett’s discovery, which is commemorated with an International ...

Recent advances in electron density analysis and X‐ray diffraction studies have dramatically refined our understanding of atomic and molecular structures. By employing cutting‐edge techniques that ...

4D STEM is currently used in many TEM projects and is for sure on every electron microscopist’s “must-watch” list. Recent advancements in TEM technology, particularly the hybrid-pixel direct electron ...