![The ring pattern from the new transmission X-ray diffraction analysis is from the polycrystalline nature of the alloy - in other words, it indicates that the atoms are arranged in small crystalline regions (called grains) that have many different orientations.](/-/media/bes/images/highlights/2016/06/needle-in-crystalline-haystack-large.jpg?h=768&w=768&la=en&hash=2F068BC7C38B32398BB14251AC47F425CD938D1CC3E1A4F9A890F4E3CD1D1C5A)
Finding a Needle in a Crystalline Haystack
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
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