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: Guest Seminar on Time resolved scattering for Drug Delivery

Speaker: Ben Boyd, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University Abstract: Scattering as an enabling technique is gaining momentum. The technique is especially well suited to out-of-equilibrium lipid systems of interest for drug delivery. With synchrotron sources the format is only…

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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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LINXS-ECIS Guest Webinar: Crowding beyond excluded volume: a tale of two dimers with Daniel Harries and Gary Pielak

Speaker: Daniel Harries, Professor of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Gary Pielak, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics , University of North Carolina Title: Crowding beyond excluded volume: a tale of two dimers. Link to Link to the event page…

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