The non-visible world of the electromagnetic spectrum can be beautiful. From ultraviolet to x-rays lurk chemical ghosts we could only imagine in the past. The advent of synchrotron-based imaging has unlocked much of this world. This blog will capture some of these stunning images from researchers around the world who plumb the depths of these hidden worlds, sometimes only a wavelength away... This blog is updated and written by Dr Phil Manning (University of Manchester).
Sunday, 13 May 2012
Confuciusornis sanctus is the first beaked bird from the Lower Cretaceous of China. This Synchrotron Rapid Scanning X-Ray Fluorescence (SRS-XRF) image was scanned at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (California). The colours relate to the distribution of three elements and their concentrations: Green is zinc, blue calcium, and red copper. The image was created from SRS-XRF data by Dr Roy Wogelius (University of Manchester) and published in the journal Science (2011).
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