Scientists have created tiny disk-shaped particles that can swim on their own when hit with light, akin to microscopic robots ...

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Phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry (Φ-OTDR) has the ability to make a measurement on external disturbance dynamically along the sensing fiber by monitoring the interference fading ...

Researchers at the Advanced Light Source applied a technique called ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to determine the platinum's charge (+2), helping the team better understand ...

It also has important applications in advanced light sources and scanning electron microscopy. Depending on the practical scientific application, various excitation sources can be used, ...