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Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
A Research Centre of the Helmholtz Association
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21 November 2013
X-ray study at PETRA III reveals the formation of iridium trihydride at high pressure
An international team of researchers has synthesized a new material that stores an unusually large amount of hydrogen. Performing high-pressure X-ray studies at DESY’s ...
07 November 2013
Inner structure of the Earth's ancient magma ocean revealed at PETRA III
Using the world's most brilliant X-ray source, scientists have for the first time peered into molten magma at conditions of the deep Earth mantle. The analysis at ...
11 October 2013
High-pressure X-ray study of opto-electronic materials at PETRA III
Widespread opto-electronic devices such as LEDs, flat screens and solar cells rely on materials that transform electricity into light or vice versa. Organic materials built ...
04 October 2013
The reaction rate of many molecules depends on their shape
Most molecules occur in several shapes, which may behave very differently. Using a sorting machine for molecules, a German–Swiss research team can now for the first ...
