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Our users may be aware that during the summer of 2016, CHESS hosted six workshops to help outline a science case for an upgraded single-beam, high-energy source that will result from the current CHESS-U upgrade project. 

The electron microscope, a powerful tool for science, just became even more powerful, with an improvement developed by Cornell physicists. Their electron microscope pixel array detector (EMPAD) yields not just an image, but a wealth of information about the electrons that create the image and, from that, more about the structure of the sample.

Months before northern vineyards burst into their lush summer peak, the delicate grape buds holding the nascent fruit in its tiny core must first withstand the freezing onslaught of winter.

Nine members of the CHESS technical staff recently visited NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island for a day packed full of tours, presentations, and discussions about what it takes to design, build, commission, and maintain a synchrotron user facility.

As a precocious high school junior, Arthur Campello ’20 wanted to get some experience with his 3-D modeling and coding skills outside the classroom.

X-ray fluorescence imaging (sometimes abbreviated XFI) is a versatile technique for nondestructive analysis of trace element distributions, and is finding increasing application in a surprising array of fields – from plant physiology and geochemistry to archaeology and cultural history. 

Varying the thickness of crystallizing materials facilitates control over the patterns and properties of crystals.

CHESS is continuing our tradition of bringing bright and eager community college students from across New York State to participate in research for this coming summer.