Research Highlights
Summaries of science by CARS users
- Fiber bundles provide cell scaffold for tissue regeneration (June 2010)
- Quick-change molecules caught in the act (May 28, 2010)
- Protein structural dynamics in solution unveiled via 100-ps time-resolved x-ray scattering (April 6, 2010)
- Pull-chain "polymer" solves puzzle of complex molecular packing [Science, October 16, 2009] (March 4, 2010)
- New look at deep mantle discontinuity (December 14, 2009)
- Secrets of the lacewing's silk (November 2, 2009)
- Natural and synthetic prion structure from X-ray fiber diffraction (October 5, 2009)
- Size-related behavior of anatase nanocrystals under extreme pressure (September 27, 2009)
- A stable open framework with wide open spaces (August 11, 2009)
- Article traces development of research on photoactive proteins [The Scientist, May 2009]
- BioCARS principal investigator Keith Moffat profiled [The Scientist, May 2009]
- A metal that becomes transparent under pressure (April 20, 2009)
- The crystal structure of a meta-stable intermediate particle in virus assembly (March 3, 2009)
- Getting some of their own medicine [Argonne Now, Winter 2009]
- Turning the world inside out [Argonne Now, Winter 2009]
- How ancient rock got off to a hot start
- ChemMatCARS used to solve structure of material that doubles wavelength of light
- Unexpected materials in Earth’s lowermost mantle
- Nailing down the exciton in LiF
- Unraveling a leukemia thread
- Taking the FaST track to synchrotron X-ray science [student interns]
- Looking into the solar wind: GSECARS contributes to NASA’s Genesis Discovery Mission
- Researchers reveal structure of protein that repairs damage to cancer cells
- Research puts new wrinkle in study of materials folding under pressure
- ChemMatCARS user Oleg Shpyrko receives APS Franklin Award
- BioCARS open house celebrates upgrade
- New family of superconductors discovered
- A new gas loading system for diamond anvil cells installed at GSECARS
- NSF awards $1.4M for ChemMatCARS optics upgrades
- Fantastic plastic could cut CO2 emissions and purify water
- Detecting a spin transition zone in Earth’s lower mantle
- Alloy of hydrogen and oxygen made from water
- Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's
- Cell struggle against tumor cocumented
- Researcher hits bulls-eye for antibiotic target
- Liquid alloy shows solid-like crystal structure at surface
- UT scientists' discovery can aid cancer treatment
- Traveling space particles reveal secrets of comets
- APS X-rays reveal the real chemistry behind mercury mixed in mustard agent
- The Silk Road leads to APS: Treasures from Eurasia examined
- Fast X-ray pictures of sand jets
- Molecular research suggests shift needed in how drugs are created
- Iron fused with magnesium: New discovery may explain composition of Earth’s core
- Scientists determine structure of enzyme that disrupts bacterial virulence
- Biologists see combined structure of Coxsackievirus A21 and ICAM-1
- Tamoxifen-like drug suggests new ways to selectively block estrogen
- Major advance made on DNA structure
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