Crystallography – Page 8

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    Guided by the light of a neutron candle

    2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

    It is 80 years since James Chadwick discovered the neutral sub-atomic particle and 40 years since the Laue-Langevin Institute opened its doors. To celebrate, Philip Robinson visits the most intense neutron source in the world

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    Mystery of green bacon solved

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon

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    Quasicrystals scoop prize

    2011-10-28T08:49:00Z

    The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition