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    National Impact

    Researchers travel across the nation, and the world,
    to use the high energy x-rays of CHESS. Thier science
    is shaping the future of this country and beyond.

    Meet our Users
  • Artwork comes alive at CHESS

    Artwork Comes Alive at CHESS

    Analyzing pigments in medieval illuminated manuscript pages at CHESS is opening up some new açreas of research bridging the arts and sciences.

    Look Deeper
  • Students Thrive at CHESS

    Students Thrive at CHESS

    With one of the strongest graduate student programs in the country, CHESS is at the center of education. 

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  • Olena and Student at CHESS

    Imaging the life inside of plants

    Advances at CHESS make it possible to image micronutrients in plant tissues are giving Cornell scientists additional tools to develop crops that thrive in marginal soils.

    Discover
Spent brewers’ grain could be big business as chicken feed
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With the global poultry feed market projected to reach $238.9 billion by the end of 2025, the broiler feed industry could benefit from a nutritionally advantageous ingredient that also happens to be more affordable because it comes from a waste stream.

Storage Ring Experts
Rubin and Bergen

Optical Stochastic Cooling at CESR

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CHESS Upcoming Workshops!
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User Office Update - April 2025
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April 11, 2025
The Accelerator: Robert Wilson's Impact at Cornell & Beyond
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April 9, 2025

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