A novel variant of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging allows researchers to capture crucial details of a porous rock’s structure and transport properties.

Mair, R.W. . . R.L. Walsworth. 1999. Probing porous media with gas diffusion NMR. Physical Review Letters 83(Oct. 18):3324.

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From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 18, October 30, 1999, p. 287. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.