NIST pings key material in sonar, closes gap on structural mystery

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 14:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Using a neutron beam as a probe, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have begun to reveal the crystal structure of a compound essential to technologies ranging from sonar to computer memory. Their recent work* provides long-sought insight into just how a widely used material of modern technology actually works.

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