Microscopy - 7 News from the science department by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

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Microscopy - 7 News from the science department by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

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Observed live for the first time: photocatalysts switch off a virus

Whitening agent titanium dioxide kills viruses – now researchers see it at work at the nanoscale

02-Aug-2024 - An international research team led by DESY scientists has been able to observe for the first time how the whitening agent titanium dioxide inactivates viruses. Using various advanced methods, including measurements at the synchrotron light source PETRAIII, they were able to precisely reproduce ...

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Biological specimens imaged with X-rays without damage

Groundbreaking technique using a new kind of focussing lens overcomes previous X-ray imaging limitations

01-Jun-2023 - A pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron light source at DESY, a team led by CFEL scientists Saša Bajt and Henry Chapman has managed to image these structures ...

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How do molecular motors convert chemical energy in to mechanical work?

Researchers reveal structure and function of a complex micro machine

26-Aug-2022 - Molecular motors are complex devices composed of many different parts that consume energy to perform various cellular activities. In short, molecular machines transform energy into useful work. Understanding the mechanistical aspects underlying these motors begins with generating a detailed ...

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Bacteria needle under the electron microscope

Researchers watch injectisome of gram-negative bacteria in action for the first time

15-Mar-2021 - For the first time, researchers have revealed the syringe-like type-III secretion system of Gram-negative bacteria in action. In the research study, published in Nature Communications, the group of Thomas Marlovits from the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) at the DESY campus provides ...

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Supermicroscope for Protein Crystals

Combination of techniques locates microcrystals for structural analysis

26-Nov-2020 - A novel kind of microscope is able to detect tiny protein crystals, which are beyond the imaging power of even modern light microscopes. The innovative technique relies on various non-linear optical effects to image even nanocrystals, which are increasingly being used for protein structure ...

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Microscopy Today Innovation Award for novel X-ray lenses

High numerical aperture and sharp focus enable record resolution microscopy

14-Aug-2018 - For a novel X-ray lens with unprecedented properties, a research team headed by DESY group leader Saša Bajt has been awarded the 'Microscopy Today Innovation Award' by the magazine Microscopy Today. The team's “High numerical aperture, high efficiency X-ray lenses” were judged as one of the ten ...

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X-ray vision of photosynthesis

New technique facilitates analysis of biomolecules in a near-natural state

07-Nov-2014 - Photosynthesis is one of the most important processes in nature. The complex method by which all green plants harvest sunlight and thereby produce the oxygen in our air is still not fully understood. Researchers have used DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III to investigate a photosynthesis ...

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