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“Hands-on” CHESS workshop on x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) pays off!
A new CHESS user group, attending our 1st XES User Meeting workshop in June 2015, has published results from data collected during that visit!
Structural insight into HIV reverse transcriptase
Eddy Arnold of Rutgers University has been studying the HIV virus for a long time. A frequent user of CHESS, Arnold has been using the technique of X-ray crystallography to investigate the structure of HIV proteins and learn more about inhibitors of those proteins which might lead to drugs to fight AIDS. His efforts have been reported here several times (1, 2).
Long-range electron transfer in the cytochrome c peroxidase and cytochrome c complex requires stringent conditions
Mitochondrial cytochrome c peroxidase (CcP) binds to cytochrome c (Cc) to break down hydrogen peroxide to water. This reaction is a series of steps that involves heme-oxygen chemistry and long-range electron transfer (ET) (Figure 1).
Humanity helper: CHESS-made device rode into space
Better pharmaceuticals are out of this world: A new crystallization plate, developed and tested at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, hitched a ride to outer space and is helping a major drugmaker learn about protein structure.
Best of both worlds: Team proposes novel energy storage model
A Cornell-led research team has developed a way of combining the large energy-storage capacity of batteries with the superior charge-discharge rate of supercapacitors to come up with a powerful new electrical energy storage (EES) device.
Workshop #6 recap: D3: Defects, Distortions, and Dynamics in Complex Materials
In last month’s eNewsletter, CHESS Director Joel Brock gave an overview of the CHESS-U project and how important the six summer science workshops were to help define the science frontiers an upgraded CHESS will serve.
Secrets of membrane formation revealed
The SNIPS process (Self-assembly plus Non-solvent-Induced Phase Separation) is a newly developed method to create asymmetric membranes with well-defined pore sizes in the top separation layer, for instance for ultrafiltration of proteins or viruses.
Workshop #4 recap: Materials Design and Processing from Nano to Mesoscale
In last month’s eNewsletter, CHESS Director Joel Brock gave an overview of the CHESS-U project and how important the six summer science workshops were to help define the science frontiers an upgraded CHESS will serve.