ArticleStructural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.)2025
"Everything's a sample": Characterizing everyday materials using x-ray powder diffraction.
Article in Structural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Getting crystals your crystallographer will treasure: a beginner's guide.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications · 2025Article
- Crystallography in school.Journal of applied crystallography · 2025Article
- Advances in structural science: Education, outreach, and research applications.Structural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
We can learn something scientifically interesting about literally everything around us by examining it in a powder diffractometer. Comparing a macroscopic understanding of a material with the atomic-scale description proves to be a good way of generating excitement about our science among young people and the general public. I tell stories (case studies) about what can be learned by examining several classes of everyday materials: rocks (including slate and other flooring), water solids, rust and crud (including snow dirt), food (sugar, chocolate sandwich cookies, and peanut butter), medications (pain relief, decongestant, and pharmaceuticals), wood, and polymers.
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