New etching process builds custom nanostructures for X-ray optics
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have invented a customizable chemical etching process that can be used to manufacture high-performance focusing devices for the brightest X-ray sources on the planet, as well as to make other nanoscale structures such as biosensors and battery electrodes.