The diffraction of neutrons is often used to study different isotopes in a sample because the degree of diffraction is different for each elemental isotope as well as different elements.

This article was originally published with the title “Beautiful Example of Diffraction” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 64 No. 18 (May 1891), p. 281 doi:10. ...

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when ...

When a sample fluoresces during an x-ray diffraction (XRD) experiment, the resulting errors in the quantitative results may render the experiment meaningless.