In 1873, the German physicist Ernst Abbe realized that the resolution of optical imaging instruments, including telescopes and microscopes, is fundamentally limited by the diffraction of light.

High-powered lasers have transformed the way researchers explore extreme physical phenomena, pushing the boundaries of ...

For over a century, science has relentlessly pursued the demonstration of atom diffraction, a critical phenomenon for ...

X-ray crystallography for structural biology has benefited greatly from a number of advances in recent years including high performance pixel array detectors, new beamlines capable of delivering ...

Ultrabroadband diffraction gratings PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in laser and ...

The optical diffraction is a major means of minute diameter measurements. Since the light intensity of the diffraction fringe, mainly distributed in the central bright stripes, and that will lead to a ...

Attosecond science, honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, is transforming our understanding of how electrons move in ...

Electrons shot through a crystal could be made to diffract like light waves passing through slats in a blind, or sea waves entering a narrow harbor. Electron diffraction was revolutionary not just ...

Coherent (COHR) announced the launch of its Ultrabroadband UV-VIS and VIS-NIR Diffraction Gratings. The company said, “These cutting-edge ...

Researchers have built a deep-ultraviolet microscope to study hard-to-analyze materials like diamond, offering a new way to ...