[HN Gopher] Neutrons unlock the secrets of Antonie van Leeuwenho...
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       Neutrons unlock the secrets of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's
       microscopes
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2021-05-17 12:31 UTC (10 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | ortusdux wrote:
       | Neutron radiography is fascinating. It hybridizes well with
       | traditional x-ray imaging because the two radiations attenuate to
       | different elements. Depending on the materials, you can get some
       | amazing images and valuable insights. For example, you can count
       | the individual grains in a sealed cartridge or see variable
       | densities in 3d printed ceramic composites.
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       | https://phoenixwi.com/neutron-radiography/
        
       | dstick wrote:
       | Very interesting and this bit made me chuckle inside:
       | 
       | > "We may now assume that van Leeuwenhoek's silence was a
       | deliberate choice," the authors wrote. "Van Leeuwenhoek adopted
       | the very lens-making procedure by Hooke soon after he published
       | it, and brought it to a great success but never told anyone about
       | it. This is ironic, as Hooke always wanted to find out the secret
       | of van Leeuwenhoek's lenses but never managed to do so."
       | 
       | It seems that while we made great technological leaps, humans
       | have not changed one bit ;-)
        
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