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New Electron Microscopy Technique Reveals Zeolite Structure to Enhance Function

Researchers from the labs of Professors Vinayak Dravid and Omar Farha developed a high-resolution approach to map ...
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Crystallography: A discovery that transformed materials science

Inside the Findings That Shaped Materials Science takes a closer look at some of those turning points - the ideas, lab innovations, and breakthroughs that shifted the way we study and use materials.
CNET

That Protein Powder You’re Using for Your New Year Fitness Goals? It Might Contain Lead

We asked dietitians how to interpret studies on heavy metals in protein powder and what to look for if you’re supplementing your diet this year. Giselle Castro-Sloboda Fitness and Nutrition Writer I'm ...
PBS

New report finds high levels of lead in some protein powders. A pharmacologist explains the data

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over $32 billion globally from 2024 to 2025. Increasingly, consumers are using ...
The Conversation

Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report says – a pharmacologist explains the data

C. Michael White does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Consumer Reports

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead

Update: In response to reader questions, CR conducted heavy metal testing on five additional protein powders, from Clean Simple Eats, Equate, Premier Protein, Ritual, and Truvani. Much has changed ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Nature Reviews Methods Primers (2021) Powder Diffraction. Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 1, 1-20.

ABSTRACT: Hygroscopic compounds are considered to be an analytical challenge in the field of materials characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD). These compounds absorb moisture from the ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Pecharsky, V.K. and Zavalij, P.Y. (2019) Fundamentals of Powder Diffraction and Structural Characterization of Materials. 3rd Edition, Springer.

ABSTRACT: Hygroscopic compounds are considered to be an analytical challenge in the field of materials characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD). These compounds absorb moisture from the ...
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First in situ observation of partial dislocation mediated plastic flow in shocked single-crystal aluminum Fig. 1 a Incident X-ray pulse and loading laser layout for time ...

Recent experimental findings from the research team led by Prof. Jianbo Hu at the Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), revealed partial dislocation-mediated plastic ...
IEEE

Vision Transformers for X-ray Diffraction Patterns Analysis

Abstract: Understanding materials properties depends largely on the ability to determine its components, and in particular its mineral phases. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a powerful tool for ...