Diamond dust shines bright in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Diamond dust shines bright in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

An unexpected discovery surprised a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart: nanometer-sized diamond particles, which were intended for a completely different purpose, shone brightly in a magnetic resonance imaging experiment — much brighter than the actual contrast agent, the heavy metal gadolinium. Could diamond dust — in addition to its … Read more