The principle of X-ray diffraction is old and was awarded with the Nobel Prize in physics already in 1915. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry] Reference
Images are captured through a process called diffraction, or shadow-based, imaging. From Wordnik.com. [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference
As aperture size gets smaller, your image can suffer from an optical effect called diffraction, which reduces the sharpness in your image. From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld] Reference
I presume their idea is that the ion channel acts as some kind of diffraction grating for the calcium ions?. From Wordnik.com. [Dembski, Decoherence and the brain - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
10,000 to 20,000 or even 40,000 to the inch; distinctively called a diffraction or a diffraction grating, much used in spectroscopic work. From Wordnik.com. [A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma] Reference
Irregular diffraction fringes point to bad annealing of the glass. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
"Probably a diffraction effect caused by the dust sweat," Trent said. From Wordnik.com. [Warhorse]
This puzzled him until he realized that he must be moving through a diffraction zone. From Wordnik.com. [Of Time and Stars]
Identification of minerals will also be greatly assisted by X-ray diffraction analysis. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The rainbow is formed when water droplets in the air cause the diffraction of sunlight. From Wordnik.com. [rainbow] Reference
The only way in which this phenomenon can be accounted for is on the diffraction theory. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883] Reference
Baltimore, exhibited a number of his new concave gratings for giving a diffraction spectrum. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882] Reference
In 1799 he was induced by his fellow-student, Henry Brougham, to study the diffraction of light. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
"But stray light can spill over the occulter's edge into the instrument, a phenomenon called 'diffraction'. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
But it is difficult to get sufficient X-ray diffraction effects from these crystals to check the hypothesis. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Lecture The X-Ray Analysis Of Complicated Molecules] Reference
Presumably the propagation of the change in the observed diffraction pattern should occur at the speed of light. From Wordnik.com. [Quantum Hyperion] Reference
Luna is a silvery iridescent sphere, planed smooth down to micrometer heights, luminous with diffraction patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Distance and diffraction make it hazy, but to bounce any kind of signal at that range it's got to have a lot of metal. From Wordnik.com. [Starfish] Reference
Dienbienphu dietary supplement diffraction diffusion digestion digestive system digital divide digital signal dilettante. From Wordnik.com. [Entry Index: Cross of Gold speech to Doppler effect] Reference
A third and very serious objection to the second method is caused by diffraction from the edges of the holes or the slit. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885] Reference
LeFevre was only investigating electron-wave diffraction patterns to test certain aspects of the new unified-field theory. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Way Home]
Apapanus have excellent diffraction" compensatory vision and can see anything above the surface while lurking beneath it. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Howling Stones]
As a rule it is not a good thing to tinker your glasses; but I have found that the diffraction-rings are not perfect circles. From Wordnik.com. [Two on a Tower] Reference
These are known to be the strongest color bands in the diffraction spectrum, which accounts for their being generally observed. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.] Reference
I first met the subject of X-ray diffraction of crystals in the pages of the book W.H. Bragg wrote for school children in 1925. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Lecture The X-Ray Analysis Of Complicated Molecules] Reference
Max von Laue (18791960) discovered x-ray diffraction, a powerful technique for directly observing the atomic structure of crystals. From Wordnik.com. [1910-13] Reference
The prize for physics has been awarded to Professor Max von Laue of Frankfort-on-Main, for his work on the diffraction of rays in crystals. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
All these crystals give beautiful X-ray diffraction effects from which it ought to be possible to solve the structure to atomic resolution. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Lecture The X-Ray Analysis Of Complicated Molecules] Reference
Barnes sings along to classic rock while a laser light show, enhanced by diffraction glasses and fog, takes you on a "journey of the senses.". From Wordnik.com. [On The Road, On The Web] Reference
This shows that the corona extends indefinitely, and it decreases in brilliancy in exact accordance with the mathematical laws of diffraction. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883] Reference
The minerals that make up clay are so fine that until the invention of X-ray diffraction analysis, these minerals were not specifically known. From Wordnik.com. [Clay] Reference
If the correlation is weak, the diffraction pattern will appear more “quantum” if it is strong then the pattern will appear more “classical”. From Wordnik.com. [Quantum Hyperion] Reference
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