Using a technique called multi-slice electron ptychography (MEP), researchers move a nanoscale-sized probe of electrons over a material and measure the resulting electron diffraction patterns.

For decades, relaxor ferroelectrics have been the silent workhorses of modern technology, essential to the function of ultrasound machines, sonar systems, and microphones. Despite their widespread use ...

A research team from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed a technology to observe atomic structural changes of nanoparticles in three dimensions. Their study, which resolves ...

What is Atom Probe Tomography? Atom Probe Tomography (APT) is a powerful analytical technique that provides three-dimensional (3D) imaging and chemical composition analysis of materials at the atomic ...

A team led by UCLA researchers used an advanced imaging technique to develop 3D maps of the individual atoms of medium- and high-entropy alloys — a scientific first. Medium- and high-entropy alloys, ...

3D atomic structure of metastable palladium hydride nanoparticles as identified by atomic electron tomography and a schematic of the metastable-phase nanoparticle growth process Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

AZoNano speaks to Dr. John Miao about his involvement in the breakthrough research that could rewrite our understanding of how substances are formed at an atomic level. Using an innovative atomic ...

Many substances around us, from table salt and sugar to most metals, are arranged into crystals. Because their molecules are laid out in an orderly, repetitive pattern, much is understood about their ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now a team of researchers from MIT and elsewhere has directly characterized the three-dimensional atomic structure of a relaxor ...