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CHESS: X-rays of the Future
Learn how one Cornell lab is becoming a leader of X-ray science and helping to make the world safer and more sustainable.
Guinness World Record for micro view into hidden worlds
In a recent research paper published in Nature, a group led by physics professors David Muller and Sol Gruner claimed a world record for electron microscope resolution using a high-powered detector and a technique called ptychography.
New study reveals the real-time dynamical response of asymmetric tilt during epitaxial thin film growth
Scientists have observed the real-time strain relaxation response of asymmetric tilt boundaries at the Bi/GaAs (110) interface, which could improve the production of high-quality epitaxial thin films for modern electronic devices.
The impact of summer undergraduate research programs extends beyond the laboratory
Conducting research at a world class facility is no doubt a once-in-a-lifetime experience for any undergraduate student. By combining that research experience with meaningful peer-learning opportunities and dynamic outreach activities, a memorable summer of science inevitably occurs.
CHESS-U Week 1
The CHESS-U upgrade is underway. Associate Director Ernie Fontes explains how the team is already making progress, and looking forward to bringing in some new equipment.
Recovering unrecognizably damaged 19th-century photographs with scanning x-ray fluorescence
Daguerreotypes, the earliest form of commercial photography, are made of silver-mercury image particles on silver-coated copper plates. These exquisitely detailed images can suffer from tarnish of the silver over time, obscuring the original photograph.
D-line going out with a bang!
During just the final half year of D-line operation in 2018, D-line users have published 19 articles in renowned journals on ex-situ and in-situ studies of soft materials.
The machinist: A maker finds his calling in upstate New York
Join John Buettler, a machinist, as he shares the passion he brings to the job of helping to construct the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS).