Seeing elements transform at the atomic scale for the first time
Atoms of one chemical element morphing into another have been observed for the first time revealing a new, safer way to potentially treat cancer with radiation. The research has just been published in the journal Nature Materials. The work was done as a...
A coherent look at crystalline defects
A ‘lensless’ X-ray microscope has captured, in stunning detail, the first three-dimensional images of crystalline defects during crystal growth of a mineral, calcite. The ‘lensless’ microscope allowing this 3D imaging was pioneered by the group of Ian Robinson at the...
Transient melting of a nanocrystal: seeing is believing
Jesse Clark, working as a postdoc in the LCN group of Ian Robinson, has discovered a spectacular transient melting phenomenon in nanocrystals. Coherent X-ray diffraction experiments, carried out at the LCLS X-ray free electron laser facility at Stanford, have allowed...