Advanced Photon Source Research with Positive Impacts on Our Health
Photon diffraction or nanoscopic diffration occurs only with photons. Jan 23, 2007 Like a wave, each individual photon propagates away from the screen spread out and carrying the whole diffraction pattern—but that does not mean each photon creates a weak image of the whole.
Shape-Shifting Ebola Virus Protein Exploits Human RNA to Change Shape: Research at two U.S. Department of Energy x-ray light sources, including the Advanced Photon Source, demonstrate how Ebola virus has found a different way to get things done, presenting the possibility of new therapies to combat Ebola disease.
Another discovery by users of the Advanced Photon Source
New Technique Traces the Structural Evolution of SiO2 Glass at Ultrahigh Pressures: Experimental results obtained at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source provide important implications for understanding the mechanisms underlying the pressure-induced structural evolution of network-forming glasses in physics and materials sciences, and also for investigating the nature of silicate magmas in geophysics.
Advanced Photon Source Research with Positive Impacts on Our Health
The Crystal Structure of a Clinically Relevant Enzyme that Regulates Gene Activity: Researchers used the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source to solve the crystal structure of a biomedically important histone protein that may lead to drugs relevant to oncology and/or regenerative medicine.
Advanced Photon Source Research with Positive Impacts on Our Health
The Crystal Structure of a Clinically Relevant Enzyme that Regulates Gene Activity: Researchers used the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source to solve the crystal structure of a biomedically important histone protein that may lead to drugs relevant to oncology and/or regenerative medicine.
Another discovery by users of the Advanced Photon Source
Shock Wave-Induced Changes in the Structure of Noble Metals: Following up on earlier work on gold, researchers using high-brightness x-rays at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source showed that high-pressure shock waves can change the crystal structure of silver as well, increasing our understanding of the material properties and response of these useful metals, which are often valued for their stability under pressure.
A technology breakthrough at the Advanced Photon Source
Tiny Chip-Based Device Performs Ultrafast Manipulation of X-Rays: Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials have developed and demonstrated new x-ray optics that can be used to harness extremely fast pulses in a package that is significantly smaller and lighter than conventional devices used to manipulate x-rays.
Advanced Photon Source Research with Positive Impacts on Our Health
New, Potent Inhibitors of an Enzyme Essential for SARS-Cov-2 Viral Replication: One of the enzymes essential for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to function is PLpro, which ultimately enables viral spread. Research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source could be a step toward viable therapeutics for increasing survival and improving the health of COVID-19 patients.
Another discovery by users of the Advanced Photon Source
Altering the Fate of Phosphorus Fertilizer in Mildly Calcareous Soils: Crops treated with phosphorous fertilizer raise crop yields and return-on-investment, but it can be the limiting factor in crop growth. Results from controlled laboratory studies in combination with research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source will help researchers and industries revisit the use of soil-test phosphorous methods and develop new fertilizers.
Another discovery by users of the Advanced Photon Source
Building a Better Simulation for a Better Refractory Oxide: Properly testing refractory materials that are essential for industrial applications and processes in extreme environments is challenging, so researchers created a way to incorporate machine learning methods with quantum-mechanical calculations to achieve a large-system and -time-scale model for a common refractory oxide material and tested it at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source and Spallation Neutron Source.
Another discovery by users of the Advanced Photon Source
Some New and Unexpected Wrinkles in a Spin-Triplet Superconductor Under Pressure: The quest for novel superconducting materials can lead to unexpected places, such as the compound uranium ditelluride, recently found to harbor a topological superconductivity that might facilitate quantum computers. Researchers using the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source found that uranium ditelluridereveals some intriguing characteristics when subjected to pressure.
Here's to Our Health: Research at the Advanced Photon Source
A Scientific First: How Psychedelics Bind to Key Brain Cell Receptor: The stage is set for the discovery of new kinds of antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and treatments for substance use disorders, thanks to research carried out at two U.S. Department of Energy national research facilities including the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.
Advanced Photon Source Research with Positive Impacts on Our Health
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Uncovering New Insights about the Brains of Individuals with Schizophrenia:Research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source was essential to the discovery that neuronal structures that allow neurons to communicate with each other are different in individuals with schizophrenia and that the structural dissimilarity observed varied from patient to patient.
