Posts tagged Method: Imaging
From plankton shells to past oceans: How biomineral accretion records seawater physics with Stergios Zarkogiannis

Speaker: Stergios Zarkogiannis, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research Abstract: Planktonic foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms that build calcite shells and have done so since the Jurassic (~200 Ma). Their shells preserve a rich archive of past ocean conditions through geochemical…

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Replication organelles of arboviruses through the lens of a cryo-EM with Lars-Anders Carlson

Speaker: Lars-Anders Carlson, Umeå University, Sweden Abstract: Many arthropod-borne pathogens are positive-sense RNA viruses. Such viruses replicate their RNA on remodelled cytoplasmic membranes, in membrane-bound viral replication organelles. These replication organelles frequently take the shape…

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Heritage Science Workshop with seven expert panellists

About: This introductory workshop is intended for students and professionals who are interested in the use of advanced characterization methods in heritage science, but feel a bit lost as to where to begin! We have brought together a panel of experts, who use a range of x-ray and neutron techniques…

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Studying wood with neutrons: Sample preparation strategies

Speaker: Nayomi Plaza, Materials Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service, USA Abstract: Wood is a complex hygroscopic material with multiple levels of structure that influence its properties and ultimately, performance. Yet, our understanding of the relationship between wood nanostructure and its…

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Neutron imaging and neutron diffraction of ancient weaponry – preparing for the unexpected

Speaker: Alex Rodzinka, Cranfield University/ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, UK Abstract: Neutron techniques, being completely non-destructive, are excellent for analysing archaeological material. They are best utilised, however, together with other techniques, which allow us to make the most of our…

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VIDEO: Preparing for Beamtime: a LINXS webinar series – ECL and Heritage Science themes

Speaker: Clarissa Cagnato, Archéologie des Amériques, France Abstract: In the context of archaeology, seeds and other plant components are frequently unearthed in association with the preparation, consumption, and discarding of food. While seeds and other plant components can be identified to a…

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LINXS Guest Seminar: Dynamic processes investigated by time-resolved spectroscopy: past, present and future trends using thermal and non-thermal radiation sources with Augusto Marcelli

Speaker: Augusto Marcelli, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Italy Title: Dynamic processes investigated by time-resolved spectroscopy: past, present and future trends using thermal and non-thermal radiation sources. Link to event page This talk was given under the LINXS Guest seminar series Link…

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VIDEO - Chemistry of Life LINXS Seminar: Redefining Non-Homologous End Joining DNA-repair using Cryo-electron Microscopy with Amanda Chaplin 2024

Speaker: Amanda Chaplin, Lecturer in Structural Biology at the University of Leicester, UK Full title: Redefining Non-Homologous End Joining DNA-repair using Cryo-electron Microscopy Link to the event page This webinar was given under the Chemistry of Life theme.

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VIDEO - Guest seminar – In situ characterization to understand electro-catalytic processes with Drew Higgins 2023

This webinar will focus on the use of in situ: (1) X-ray spectroscopy; (2) X-ray spectro-microscopy; and (3) Electron microscopy for characterizing and understanding electrocatalysts under reaction conditions. Particularly, this webinar will focus on electrochemical CO2 conversion, which offers a…

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VIDEO - Guest seminar – Frontiers of Archaeobotany with Dorian Fuller (UCL) – Heritage Science Theme 2023

Archaeobotany has long contributed information of the nature of ancient crop production, which species were grown and eaten in the past. Recent work has begun to provide new information which come from both the quantitative increase in archaeobotanical evidence but also methodological developments…

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