Scientists See Molecules 'Breathe' in Remarkable Detail
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 10:22
in Physics & Chemistry
In a milestone for studying a class of chemical reactions relevant to novel solar cells and memory storage devices, an international team of researchers working at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory used an X-ray laser to watch "molecular breathing" - waves of subtle in-and-out motions of atoms - in real time and unprecedented detail.