New technology sharpens X-ray vision

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Dark-field image of chicken wing. Credit: Franz Pfeiffer EPFLPSI
Dark-field image of chicken wing. Credit: Franz Pfeiffer, EPFL/PSI

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment.


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