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High-Speed X-Ray Lasers Reveal the Secret Crystal Structures of Small Molecules with Some Metal-organic Materials Glowing Bright Blue Under UV Light

Artist’s rendition of the X-ray beam illuminating a solution of powdered metal-organic materials called chalcogenolates. Credit: Ella Maru StudiosDavid Krause at SciTech Daily reports high-speed X-ray free-electron lasers have unlocked the crystal structures of small molecules relevant to chemistry and materials science, proving a new method that could advance semiconductor and solar cell development.Compounds that…

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