"The crystal structures of the real world are extremely diverse. They are one of nature's deepest mysteries," says Kubo, the first author of the paper. "We thought that, in a way, we could get a ...

Definition: X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) is a powerful analytical technique used to characterize the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal. By measuring the angles and intensities of diffracted beams ...

WELL-EXPOSED Laue and oscillation photographs of vanadium single crystals show several streaks which can be easily distinguished from the Laue and Bragg spots and also from the diffuse areas of ...

When using conventional X-ray diffraction systems to analyse crystal structures, crystals have to be milled into powders to ensure that the scattering patterns obtained are as uniform as possible.

Using X-ray pulses to illuminate nanoparticles, researchers decode diffraction patterns to construct detailed three-dimensional images. (Illustration: ETH Zürich / Daniela Rupp) In a 2D-XRD experiment ...

Today, X-ray diffraction specialists feed such patterns into computer programs that generate colorful 3-D images. As the technology has improved, scientists have also tackled ever more complex ...

They developed the method on a group of polymers called homo-polypropylenes, using X-ray diffraction patterns of the polymers under different preparation conditions to provide detailed information ...