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A group of researchers have successfully soaked proteins into large protein crystals, marking a hitherto never reported achievement. The X-ray diffraction data, which were collected on MAX IV’s BioMAX beamline, indicate that the guest proteins could follow at least some of the hosts’ structures signifying a so far unparalleled step towards using crystallographic methods to
The MAX IV 3 GeV storage ring vacuum system is the first of its kind, with an inner surface of the chambers coated with a non-evaporable getter material. A paper recently published in the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation summarises the results of this unique and successful design choice. The MAX IV 3 GeV storage ring
An advanced data analysis platform for the crystallographic fragment screening (CFS) method is available for users and other partners of MAX IV. This web-based data analysis platform facilitates data processing, structure refinement, automated ligand fitting, multi dataset analysis, and even data visualization of CFS method experiments at the BioMAX beamline — bringing CFS project management
In a recent study, an international team led by researchers from The Pennsylvania State University in the US investigated the one-dimensional (1D) material tantalum selenide iodide (TaSe4 )2I. Its electronic properties had been theoretically predicted but not observed experimentally before the study conducted at the Bloch beamline. Evaporating iodine atoms turn out to drive unforeseen
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Alnarp, found that extrusion processing of quinoa grains increased its protein crosslinking and specific fiber type solubility. At the same time, the nanostructure investigated by SAXS and WAXS showed that extrusion processing caused morphological changes in the protein and starch of the extruded quinoa foods. While
European Research Council (ERC) have recently awarded an Advanced Grant to MAX IV user Prof. Lars-Erik Wernersson from Lund University. We asked a couple of questions on how the grants will further enable the research. What is your area of research? We focus on ferroelectric materials and their integration in high-performance III-V MOSFET transistors. The
Northern Lights on Food was chosen as a new theme for LINXS and will run from August 2021 to June 2024. It gathers a range of national and international researchers and industry representatives within five working groups. MAX IV is a partner in LINXS – Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. LINXS
NUDT15 bound to TH7755. Credit: Emma Scaletti Recent research by a group of researchers from Sweden, the US, and the UK successfully developed a specific NUDT15 inhibitor, TH7755, that helped the group to obtain structures of clinically relevant NUDT15 variants: Arg139Cys, Arg139His, Val18Ile, and V18_V19insGlyVal. These insights allow further understandings of the structural basis of
Inside MAX IV’s Energy Central building in Lund. Credit: Kraftringen AB Sustainability measures, when applied intelligently, bolster societal productivity and deliver tangible improvements to the natural environment. Some argue that world economies cannot survive the impacts of business as usual in terms of pollution and high energy demands. In Lund, sustainability in work and life
Image: Members of the research group from the University of Groningen and MAX IV Laboratory. Credit: Pavan Nukala Research is heating up to achieve greater fundamental understanding of the mechanism of ferroelectricity in hafnia-based materials, a crucial step in the development of next generation devices. New findings from the University of Groningen (RUG) in the