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An X-ray diffraction spectrum from a perfect crystal does not necessarily identify a unique crystal structure.
Unidentified speaker · Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026
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“yeah yeah yeah yeah but maybe even just like more specifically for um like if you just look at an x-ray you had a perfect crystal and you shoot an xrd at it and you get the you know you get the spectrum that still doesn't actually tell you uniquely what the”
“what the crystal structure is right no so and that's something that what yeah”Play from 40:36Report a misattribution
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