These Microscopic Maps of 3D-Printed Metals Look Like Art. They May Be a Glimpse of the Future
To the untrained eye, the following colorful images might look like art, but they’re actually something unexpected: science. These are maps of metals such as titanium, nickel, and steel created using an electron microscope. Jake Benzing, a materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, uses a method called electron backscatter diffraction,…
