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Physics professor Laura Pyrak-Nolte and graduate student Liyang Jiang use a 3D X-ray microscope to examine and analyze created mineral samples. Pyrak-Nolte and her lab team work to better understand ...

Physics professor Laura Pyrak-Nolte and graduate student Liyang Jiang use a 3D X-ray microscope to examine and analyze created mineral samples. Pyrak-Nolte and her lab team work to better understand ...