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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
It takes a giant piece of equipment to look deep inside a tiny atom.Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Lab

It’s 4 a.m., and I’ve been up for about 20 hours straight. A loud alarm is blaring, accompanied by red strobe lights flashing. A stern voice announces, “Searching station B. Exit immediately.” It feels like an...

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