New X-rays penetrate

Scientists have recently developed an in-house X-ray that can be easily viewed and mapped to three-dimensional nano-sized molecules.

"By this method, we can describe the physical and chemical properties of nanoscale objects as well as know their location in three dimensions to each micrometer," said Earth Sky News. said Professor Robert Cernik at the University of Manchester.

When an object is x-rayed by transmitting, absorbing or dispersing X-rays, the old method works by collecting transmitted light, rotating the sample, and reconstructing the 3D image of the object. However, with scattered X-rays , we can obtain information about the structure and chemical properties of the object, even if it is in the crystalline form of nanoscale crystals.

Researchers at the University of Manchester and colleagues in the UK, Europe and the United States say that new technology can be applied to many areas such as materials science, geology, environmental technology and medicine. .

Thanks to this X-ray, we can understand the properties of the material to look at the local chemical reaction, distinguish healthy and diseased tissue, identify minerals and oily rocks or identify banned substances. pirated in the luggage of customers.

This is the first study to build a detailed image of an object, extracting the nano signal from different parts of a device to see the activity of atoms in each location without removing the object. that way.