New high resolution X-ray imaging technique can image biological specimens without causing damage
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 14:32
in Physics & Chemistry
A pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron light source at DESY, a team led by CFEL scientists Saša Bajt and Henry Chapman has managed to image these structures without damaging them.