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Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron

  • Written by Kerry Rippy, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, Colorado State University
Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotronIt takes a giant piece of equipment to look deep inside a tiny atom.Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Lab

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