New X-ray Nanomirror Developed at MIT

Investigations in the X-ray spectrum are critical for astronomers, especially in studying extremely violent interactions produced by black holes, neutron stars and dark energy. The problem with X-ray light is that it's hard to collect since most of the X-ray sources in the sky are very f... [ read more >> ]

Similar X-ray mirror developed by the MIT team in 2004

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Similar X-ray mirror developed by the MIT team in 2004