A new x-ray microscopy technique permits observation of molecular-scale features less than a nanometer in height. Developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne (IL) National ...

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One of the world’s brightest lights — the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory — just got a whole lot brighter. After an $815 million upgrade over more than a decade, the giant X-ray ...

KONTICH, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announces the launch of the new X4 POSEIDON™, a high-performance 3D X-ray microscope (XRM) using micro-Computed Tomography ...

Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the ...

New cathode materials are being developed to further increase the capacity of lithium batteries. Multilayer lithium-rich transition metal oxides (LRTMOs) offer particularly high energy density.

X-ray microscopes are essential for examining components and materials because they can be used to detect changes and details in the material. Until now, however, it has been difficult to detect small ...

The DOE's Argonne National Laboratory has launched its Activated Materials Lab to study radiation effects in nuclear reactor materials.

Researchers have developed a unique shape-tunable mirror that can change shape to optimally channel X-rays. It is composed of a single crystal of lithium niobate. This new technology offers the ...

(Nanowerk News) X-ray microscopes are essential for examining components and materials because they can be used to detect changes and details in the material. Until now, however, it has been difficult ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Stanford University, and Denmark Technical University have designed a cutting-edge X-ray microscope capable of directly ...