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Is synchrotron light used for fundamental research as well as applied science?

April 26, 2017applied fundamental light Research synchrotron Used

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Is synchrotron light used for fundamental research as well as applied science?

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Yes. Diamond has already been used to investigate the structure of sodium at very high pressures, and the detailed surface properties of magnetic materials, which do not currently have known applications, but may do in the future. An example of past fundamental research was into a phenomenon called giant magneto-resistance, now used in some portable mp3 players.