According to the results, the trained algorithm was capable of accurately identifying and classifying various aspects of crystal structure from diffraction patterns of materials that it was not ...

Much of science these days depends on "black (or beige) boxes," scientific instruments that invisibly analyze data and then, voilá, identify the chemistry and/or structure of a sample. While ...

Software can then calculate the pattern quality to reveal crystal damage; areas with more damage produce lower quality patterns.

This upgrade removes the limit on the number of patterns that can be calculated and observed in each window, allowing users to work with as many crystal patterns as their computers' memory will allow.

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for mapping deformation in metals that can recover destroyed serial numbers on metal objects such as firearms, a common challenge in forensics.