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Self-organized crystallinity paves the way to novel all-polymer solar cell
Bulk hetero junctions (BHJ) constitute a promising route for low-cost solar cells based on semiconducting polymers.
Bright light on a dreary winter's day
On a dreary February morning, students from The Science and Mathematics Saturday Academy Program visited the eXploration station at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source to participate in a series of make-and-take activities and tours highlighting the beauty and science of light.
Low energy X-rays now available at C-line
CHESS C1 station has been modified to improve beam delivery for low energy x-ray experiments.
Congressman Dan Maffei visits CHESS
On Tuesday, April 1st, Congressman Dan Maffei (24th Congressional District of New York state – region near Syracuse, NY) toured CHESS and visited with CHESS users, graduate students, and post-docs.
Extraordinary Maia detector rocks x-ray imaging at CHESS
Over the course of two weeks this past March, scientists from three laboratories commissioned CHESS's most recent purchase, a 384-sensor, energy-dispersive detector known as "Maia".
Improved metrology for better capillary optics
CHESS has a unique drawing tower facility to fabricate glass capillaries that can be used in a variety of settings to focus or prefocus x-ray beams down to micron-level sizes.
High-pressure cryocooler is local company's new product
A technology developed by Cornell scientists that prepares proteins for X-ray crystallography has made its way into the world marketplace: