THE WOODLANDS, Texas,
June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
The latest edition of Crystallography Times from Rigaku Corporation
has been published and is now available on the company's global
website.
Crystallography Times is a monthly electronic newsletter
published by Rigaku Oxford Diffraction(ROD). With a focus on single
crystal X-ray diffraction, it serves the X-ray analysis community
by presenting the latest news and crystallographic research.
"Crystallography in the News" is a monthly collection of the
latest news and developments from around the world, highlighting
the latest research findings in small molecule and protein
crystallography and X-ray diffraction.
Among the featured news stories is a report about Rice University scientists' use of a technique
called mix-and-inject serial crystallography, employing a rapidly
pulsing X-ray laser to reveal how drug-resistant tuberculosis
bacteria deactivate the antibiotic molecules intended to treat the
deadly lung disease.
Another news item reports on advances in detectors and X-ray
microscopes that have made it possible to measure a ptychographic
dataset in seconds. Consequently, a new algorithm to enhance
ptychographic image reconstruction can be used in a range of
scientific domains, including condensed-matter physics, cell
biology and electronics.
The Product Spotlight in the current issue features the Rigaku
XtaLAB mini II benchtop chemical crystallography system, a compact
single crystal X-ray diffractometer, designed to produce
publication-quality 3D structures. This next-generation instrument
offers expanded capabilities with the addition of a low-noise,
state-of-the-art hybrid pixel array detector as well as the
full-featured CrysAlisPro software.
The "Lab in the Spotlight" section highlights a different
laboratory each month from the global community of X-ray
diffraction facilities. This month's edition highlights The Matzger
Group at the University of Michigan.
The Matzger Group focuses on three principal areas: crystal
polymorphism of pharmaceutical materials, porous materials and
energetic materials.
This month's book review presents The Evolution of Scientific
Knowledge: From Certainty to Uncertainty by Edward O. Dougherty (SPIE Press, Bellingham,
2016). The book is about scientific epistemology, the theory of
scientific knowledge, and covers the evolution of scientific
knowledge from the time of Aristotle to that of genomics.
Also included are recently published scientific papers, a
featured video, a schedule of upcoming events, and access to the
Rigaku Oxford Diffraction user forum.
Crystallography Times is published monthly. Readers can
subscribe to the newsletter or view the current issue online at
https://www.rigaku.com/subscribe.
About Rigaku Oxford Diffraction (ROD)
ROD was formed as the global single crystal business unit of
Rigaku Corporation after the acquisition of the former Oxford
Diffraction organization from Agilent Technologies in 2015. ROD is
a leader in the field of single crystal analysis, both in the field
of chemical crystallography as well as well as macromolecular
crystallography. Formed in 1951, Rigaku Corporation is a leading
analytical instrumentation company based out of Tokyo, Japan.
For further information, contact
Michael Nelson
Rigaku Global Marketing Group
tel: +1. 512-225-1796
michael.nelson@rigaku.com
SOURCE Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc.