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The 2018 Summer Science Snapshot for Educators Program, co-hosted by Center for Bright Beams (CBB) and CHESS was held from July 24th-26th.

Christopher Flynn, a fourth year student majoring in Physics and Mathematics at Fort Lewis College, and a SUnRiSE student at Cornell this summer, is contributing to the design of microfluidic mixing chips which could significantly enhance our understanding of proteins and living cells.

Learn how one Cornell lab is becoming a leader of X-ray science and helping to make the world safer and more sustainable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.