Captured here is a laser diffraction pattern, visible as a series of concentric circles with a bright central area. This pattern is a result of light waves spreading out and overlapping after passing ...

cells subject to physical stress from crowding by neighbors can find some relief by dramatically slowing their own growth—and ...

Plug in the laser and aim it at the aperture, make necessary adjustments such that the intended diffraction pattern is visible. The aperture should be very close to the laser to maximize the incident ...

The pattern is made of concentric circles, with a bright 'Airy disk ... Graney calculated the intensity of the diffraction pattern for stars of different brightnesses. He then worked out ...

was an alloy of aluminium and manganese. Under an electron microscope, the alloy produced a diffraction pattern in which concentric circles, each made of ten dots, had five-fold rotational ...

The extremely rare kaleidoscopic circles have a surprising Earth ... This is known as a diffraction pattern. The pollen in the images comes from pine trees (Pinus sylvestris).