Strength-in-numbers X-ray technique can map previously unattainable atomic structures

For many decades, the method to obtain atomic-level descriptions of chemical compounds and materials—be it a drug, a catalyst ...

Framework sets new benchmarks for 3D atom maps in amorphous materials

Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA published a step-by-step framework for determining the ...

Scientists Discover Crystals That Spin, Twist, and Heal Themselves

These newly discovered spinning crystals twist, break, and heal themselves, revealing a strange new side of solid matter.
Nature

The crystal structure of the hyperthermophile chromosomal protein Sso7d bound to DNA

Figure 1: a, Amino acid sequences of recombinant Sso7d and Sac7d. The molecular surface of Sso7d is irregular with numerous ridges and valleys (Fig. 2a). The excellent matching of shapes and charges ...