Day: May 13, 2024

Diamond plate with atomic-sized flaws

A diamond plate with atomic-sized flaws on confocal microscope as green, orange and red lasers excite these flaws to manipulate and measure them

In this image, the clear wafer at the center of the confocal microscope is a diamond plate with atomic-sized flaws. Green, orange and red lasers excite these flaws to manipulate and measure them, which allows for measuring small magnetic fields at nanometer length scales.

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Saint Leopold Mandic

Saint Leopold Mandic, a Capuchin Franciscan, was well known as a good confessor and spiritual director. His one aim in life was to work for the reunification of the Orthodox church with Rome: a goal he prayed for but was unable to achieve due in part to poor health.

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