X-ray crystallography, like mass spectroscopy and nuclear spectroscopy, is an extremely useful material characterization technique that is unfortunately hard for amateurs to perform. The physical ...

What is X-Ray Crystallography? X-ray crystallography is a powerful analytical technique used to determine the atomic and molecular structure of crystalline materials. It involves directing a beam of X ...

Macromolecular X-ray crystallography remains a cornerstone of structural biology, enabling atomic-level characterisation of proteins, nucleic acids and complex assemblies. The technique typically ...

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of photosynthesis can enable significant progress in the fields of biotechnology and renewable energy. Photosystem II (PSII), a protein ...

Rice University researchers have systematically mapped out, atom by atom, the structure of the shell of the hepatitis E virus. Obviously, the knowledge of the morphology of this particularly nasty ...