{"id":201470,"date":"2024-12-13T02:07:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/inside-the-nano-universe-new-3d-x-ray-imaging-transforms-material-science"},"modified":"2024-12-13T02:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:07:55","slug":"inside-the-nano-universe-new-3d-x-ray-imaging-transforms-material-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/inside-the-nano-universe-new-3d-x-ray-imaging-transforms-material-science","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Nano-Universe: New 3D X-Ray Imaging Transforms Material Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/inside-the-nano-universe-new-3d-x-ray-imaging-transforms-material-science3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A cutting-edge X-ray method reveals the 3D orientation of nanoscale material structures, offering fresh insights into their functionality.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) have developed a groundbreaking technique called X-ray linear dichroic orientation tomography (XL-DOT). This method reveals the three-dimensional arrangement of a material\u2019s structural building blocks at the nanoscale. Its first application focused on a polycrystalline catalyst, enabling scientists to visualize crystal grains, grain boundaries, and defects\u2014critical features that influence catalyst performance. Beyond catalysis, XL-DOT offers unprecedented insights into the structure of various functional materials used in information technology, energy storage, and biomedical applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cutting-edge X-ray method reveals the 3D orientation of nanoscale material structures, offering fresh insights into their functionality. Researchers at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) have developed a groundbreaking technique called X-ray linear dichroic orientation tomography (XL-DOT). This method reveals the three-dimensional arrangement of a material\u2019s structural building blocks at the nanoscale. Its first application [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,4,224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-nanotechnology","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}