If you pass a wave (like light) through a whole bunch of openings, you can a nice and clear diffraction pattern. Why? First, there is something you need to know about waves.

The wave-particle duality was demonstrated not only with electrons, but when it came to atoms and even molecules, things got complicated. Electrons are 1,800 times lighter than the lightest atom ...

Diffraction occurs when a wave encounters an obstruction in its path and will change direction, or wrap around it. In ocean waves, we see this occur when a wave encounters an object like a jetty ...

The solution of the problem of the diffraction of electric waves around the earth was first given on a sound basis by G. N. Watson in 1918, but this analysis involved assumptions which, ...

Plasmonics: A wave without diffraction Date: May 22, 2013 Source: The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Summary: Optical computing could benefit from the recent development of a ...

Diffraction spikes are caused by interference due to the wave nature of light. The patterns produced depend on the shape of the telescope’s mirror and the number of spider struts.

Diffraction phenomena are of fundamental importance for the characterization and analysis of materials in industrial and scientific applications. Prominent examples include X-ray crystallography as ...

For thousands of years, thinkers argued about whether light is made of particles or waves. At the beginning of the 20th century, scientists realized it was both: massless particles and waves.