#crystallography — Public Fediverse posts

Chocolate (specifically cocoa butter) actually has multiple crystalographic forms (polymorphs), tempering is all about controlling which one (the hard shiny one is β(V)). But since it's crystals, we have the technology to resolve their stractures!

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969806X04003019

#Chocolate #Crystallography #XRD

https://www.wacoca.com/media/654316/ Book Review: Collector’s Guide to the Amphibole Group #amphibole #book #books #collectors #crystallography #edenite #formation #gem #gemology #geology #hornblende #JADE #joesmithite #Lauf #mineral #mineralogy #nephrite #Palke #pargasite #review #richterite #書籍

https://www.wacoca.com/media/654316/ Book Review: Collector’s Guide to the Amphibole Group #amphibole #book #books #collectors #crystallography #edenite #formation #gem #gemology #geology #hornblende #JADE #joesmithite #Lauf #mineral #mineralogy #nephrite #Palke #pargasite #review #richterite #書籍

https://www.wacoca.com/media/654316/ Book Review: Collector’s Guide to the Amphibole Group #amphibole #book #books #collectors #crystallography #edenite #formation #gem #gemology #geology #hornblende #JADE #joesmithite #Lauf #mineral #mineralogy #nephrite #Palke #pargasite #review #richterite #書籍

https://www.wacoca.com/media/654316/ Book Review: Collector’s Guide to the Amphibole Group #amphibole #book #books #collectors #crystallography #edenite #formation #gem #gemology #geology #hornblende #JADE #joesmithite #Lauf #mineral #mineralogy #nephrite #Palke #pargasite #review #richterite #書籍

"#Nobel laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born 116 years ago today. The legend among legends in #crystallography, she cracked the 27 atom structure of penicillin, and then the 181 atom structure of vitamin B12, and THEN the 788 atom structure of insulin. "
See "Monarch of Crystallography: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ..."
(From The Women in Science Archive)

https://www.wisarchive.com/post/monarch-of-crystallography-dorothy-crowfoot-hodgkin-and-the-structure-of-large-molecules

"#Nobel laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born 116 years ago today. The legend among legends in #crystallography, she cracked the 27 atom structure of penicillin, and then the 181 atom structure of vitamin B12, and THEN the 788 atom structure of insulin. "
See "Monarch of Crystallography: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ..."
(From The Women in Science Archive)

https://www.wisarchive.com/post/monarch-of-crystallography-dorothy-crowfoot-hodgkin-and-the-structure-of-large-molecules

"#Nobel laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born 116 years ago today. The legend among legends in #crystallography, she cracked the 27 atom structure of penicillin, and then the 181 atom structure of vitamin B12, and THEN the 788 atom structure of insulin. "
See "Monarch of Crystallography: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ..."
(From The Women in Science Archive)

https://www.wisarchive.com/post/monarch-of-crystallography-dorothy-crowfoot-hodgkin-and-the-structure-of-large-molecules

"#Nobel laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born 116 years ago today. The legend among legends in #crystallography, she cracked the 27 atom structure of penicillin, and then the 181 atom structure of vitamin B12, and THEN the 788 atom structure of insulin. "
See "Monarch of Crystallography: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ..."
(From The Women in Science Archive)

https://www.wisarchive.com/post/monarch-of-crystallography-dorothy-crowfoot-hodgkin-and-the-structure-of-large-molecules

"#Nobel laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born 116 years ago today. The legend among legends in #crystallography, she cracked the 27 atom structure of penicillin, and then the 181 atom structure of vitamin B12, and THEN the 788 atom structure of insulin. "
See "Monarch of Crystallography: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ..."
(From The Women in Science Archive)

https://www.wisarchive.com/post/monarch-of-crystallography-dorothy-crowfoot-hodgkin-and-the-structure-of-large-molecules

@sflorg #Structuralbiology is an important #basicresearch direction that aims to gain information about dynamics and interactions of #biological molecules. This research relies on high-tech, including #cryoelectronmicroscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (#NMR) spectroscopy, and X-ray #crystallography. Goals are a better understanding and e.g. the creation of #molecular #dynamicssimulations.
StefanFWirth

reading

https://humantechnopole.it/en/research-centres/structural-biology/

H. Schwalbe et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.08.014

@sflorg #Structuralbiology is an important #basicresearch direction that aims to gain information about dynamics and interactions of #biological molecules. This research relies on high-tech, including #cryoelectronmicroscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (#NMR) spectroscopy, and X-ray #crystallography. Goals are a better understanding and e.g. the creation of #molecular #dynamicssimulations.
StefanFWirth

reading

https://humantechnopole.it/en/research-centres/structural-biology/

H. Schwalbe et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.08.014

@sflorg #Structuralbiology is an important #basicresearch direction that aims to gain information about dynamics and interactions of #biological molecules. This research relies on high-tech, including #cryoelectronmicroscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (#NMR) spectroscopy, and X-ray #crystallography. Goals are a better understanding and e.g. the creation of #molecular #dynamicssimulations.
StefanFWirth

reading

https://humantechnopole.it/en/research-centres/structural-biology/

H. Schwalbe et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.08.014

@sflorg #Structuralbiology is an important #basicresearch direction that aims to gain information about dynamics and interactions of #biological molecules. This research relies on high-tech, including #cryoelectronmicroscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (#NMR) spectroscopy, and X-ray #crystallography. Goals are a better understanding and e.g. the creation of #molecular #dynamicssimulations.
StefanFWirth

reading

https://humantechnopole.it/en/research-centres/structural-biology/

H. Schwalbe et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.08.014

@sflorg #Structuralbiology is an important #basicresearch direction that aims to gain information about dynamics and interactions of #biological molecules. This research relies on high-tech, including #cryoelectronmicroscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (#NMR) spectroscopy, and X-ray #crystallography. Goals are a better understanding and e.g. the creation of #molecular #dynamicssimulations.
StefanFWirth

reading

https://humantechnopole.it/en/research-centres/structural-biology/

H. Schwalbe et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.08.014

My friend and colleague recognised for his work!

https://www.itqb.unl.pt/news/itqb-alumnus-receives-double-recognition-for-his-work-in-crystallography

#crystallography #science

My friend and colleague recognised for his work!

https://www.itqb.unl.pt/news/itqb-alumnus-receives-double-recognition-for-his-work-in-crystallography

#crystallography #science

My friend and colleague recognised for his work!

https://www.itqb.unl.pt/news/itqb-alumnus-receives-double-recognition-for-his-work-in-crystallography

#crystallography #science

My friend and colleague recognised for his work!

https://www.itqb.unl.pt/news/itqb-alumnus-receives-double-recognition-for-his-work-in-crystallography

#crystallography #science

My friend and colleague recognised for his work!

https://www.itqb.unl.pt/news/itqb-alumnus-receives-double-recognition-for-his-work-in-crystallography

#crystallography #science

Installation of tRNA modifications is key to protein synthesis.

In her presentation at #Biochemistry2026, Carine Tisné presented her group's in depth work on structural and functional studies to understand the underlying processes on the example of m1A.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00568
#Biochemistry #RNA #tRNA #Modification #ProteinSynthesis #Chemistry #ChemBio #cryoEM #Crystallography
CC: @gdch

Installation of tRNA modifications is key to protein synthesis.

In her presentation at #Biochemistry2026, Carine Tisné presented her group's in depth work on structural and functional studies to understand the underlying processes on the example of m1A.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00568
#Biochemistry #RNA #tRNA #Modification #ProteinSynthesis #Chemistry #ChemBio #cryoEM #Crystallography
CC: @gdch

Installation of tRNA modifications is key to protein synthesis.

In her presentation at #Biochemistry2026, Carine Tisné presented her group's in depth work on structural and functional studies to understand the underlying processes on the example of m1A.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00568
#Biochemistry #RNA #tRNA #Modification #ProteinSynthesis #Chemistry #ChemBio #cryoEM #Crystallography
CC: @gdch

Installation of tRNA modifications is key to protein synthesis.

In her presentation at #Biochemistry2026, Carine Tisné presented her group's in depth work on structural and functional studies to understand the underlying processes on the example of m1A.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00568
#Biochemistry #RNA #tRNA #Modification #ProteinSynthesis #Chemistry #ChemBio #cryoEM #Crystallography
CC: @gdch

Installation of tRNA modifications is key to protein synthesis.

In her presentation at #Biochemistry2026, Carine Tisné presented her group's in depth work on structural and functional studies to understand the underlying processes on the example of m1A.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00568
#Biochemistry #RNA #tRNA #Modification #ProteinSynthesis #Chemistry #ChemBio #cryoEM #Crystallography
CC: @gdch

Jaw-dropping visualization of CPO evolution in a mid‑ocean ridge/corner‑flow model — particles of 70% olivine + 30% enstatite tracked through time. Perfect for geophysicists, petrologists, and rock‑deformation fans! #Science #Geophysics #Geology #Mantle #MidOceanRidge #CPO #Crystallography #English #PeerTube
https://tube.mfraters.net/videos/watch/9a2b78db-ef05-4770-9196-8a1fcd243f43

@famousblueben Ben @famousblueben , and Greg @GPJohnston,
I got lots of results searching Mastodon for Rockhounding, Geology, Lapidary, RockTumbling, Gemology, Crystallography, etc.

No rock clubs meeting online, yet, though.

Different search results with and without intercaps, e.g., rockhounding, and RockHounding. (Why? :blobcatthinkingsmirk: :shrug:)

#Rockhounding #Gemology #Crystallography

@famousblueben Ben @famousblueben , and Greg @GPJohnston,
I got lots of results searching Mastodon for Rockhounding, Geology, Lapidary, RockTumbling, Gemology, Crystallography, etc.

No rock clubs meeting online, yet, though.

Different search results with and without intercaps, e.g., rockhounding, and RockHounding. (Why? :blobcatthinkingsmirk: :shrug:)

#Rockhounding #Gemology #Crystallography

@famousblueben Ben @famousblueben , and Greg @GPJohnston,
I got lots of results searching Mastodon for Rockhounding, Geology, Lapidary, RockTumbling, Gemology, Crystallography, etc.

No rock clubs meeting online, yet, though.

Different search results with and without intercaps, e.g., rockhounding, and RockHounding. (Why? :blobcatthinkingsmirk: :shrug:)

#Rockhounding #Gemology #Crystallography

@famousblueben Ben @famousblueben , and Greg @GPJohnston,
I got lots of results searching Mastodon for Rockhounding, Geology, Lapidary, RockTumbling, Gemology, Crystallography, etc.

No rock clubs meeting online, yet, though.

Different search results with and without intercaps, e.g., rockhounding, and RockHounding. (Why? :blobcatthinkingsmirk: :shrug:)

#Rockhounding #Gemology #Crystallography

@famousblueben Ben @famousblueben , and Greg @GPJohnston,
I got lots of results searching Mastodon for Rockhounding, Geology, Lapidary, RockTumbling, Gemology, Crystallography, etc.

No rock clubs meeting online, yet, though.

Different search results with and without intercaps, e.g., rockhounding, and RockHounding. (Why? :blobcatthinkingsmirk: :shrug:)

#Rockhounding #Gemology #Crystallography

This structure of a tRNA acceptor-stem mimic demonstrates the use of bromine and phosphorus anomalous scattering for RNA structure determination #Crystallography #AnomalousScattering #NucleicAcids https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26000658

This structure of a tRNA acceptor-stem mimic demonstrates the use of bromine and phosphorus anomalous scattering for RNA structure determination #Crystallography #AnomalousScattering #NucleicAcids https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26000658

This structure of a tRNA acceptor-stem mimic demonstrates the use of bromine and phosphorus anomalous scattering for RNA structure determination #Crystallography #AnomalousScattering #NucleicAcids https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26000658

This structure of a tRNA acceptor-stem mimic demonstrates the use of bromine and phosphorus anomalous scattering for RNA structure determination #Crystallography #AnomalousScattering #NucleicAcids https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26000658

This structure of a tRNA acceptor-stem mimic demonstrates the use of bromine and phosphorus anomalous scattering for RNA structure determination #Crystallography #AnomalousScattering #NucleicAcids https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26000658

Have emailed my boss asking if I'll be fired if I refuse to run XRD samples for people using AI in the analysis

#crystallography #RealTimeChem

Have emailed my boss asking if I'll be fired if I refuse to run XRD samples for people using AI in the analysis

#crystallography #RealTimeChem

Have emailed my boss asking if I'll be fired if I refuse to run XRD samples for people using AI in the analysis

#crystallography #RealTimeChem

Have emailed my boss asking if I'll be fired if I refuse to run XRD samples for people using AI in the analysis

#crystallography #RealTimeChem

Have emailed my boss asking if I'll be fired if I refuse to run XRD samples for people using AI in the analysis

#crystallography #RealTimeChem

New server, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a Research #Scientist at a Research Institute in #London, #UK

I'm a #StructuralBiologist by training. I help run a group that studies #Kinase #signalling in human #health and #disease.

In my spare time I take photos, play #bass and walk #dogs.

I do #Crystallography #CryoEM #Biophysics #DrugDesign and #Glycobiology. #Science #Research

New server, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a Research #Scientist at a Research Institute in #London, #UK

I'm a #StructuralBiologist by training. I help run a group that studies #Kinase #signalling in human #health and #disease.

In my spare time I take photos, play #bass and walk #dogs.

I do #Crystallography #CryoEM #Biophysics #DrugDesign and #Glycobiology. #Science #Research

New server, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a Research #Scientist at a Research Institute in #London, #UK

I'm a #StructuralBiologist by training. I help run a group that studies #Kinase #signalling in human #health and #disease.

In my spare time I take photos, play #bass and walk #dogs.

I do #Crystallography #CryoEM #Biophysics #DrugDesign and #Glycobiology. #Science #Research

New server, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a Research #Scientist at a Research Institute in #London, #UK

I'm a #StructuralBiologist by training. I help run a group that studies #Kinase #signalling in human #health and #disease.

In my spare time I take photos, play #bass and walk #dogs.

I do #Crystallography #CryoEM #Biophysics #DrugDesign and #Glycobiology. #Science #Research

New server, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a Research #Scientist at a Research Institute in #London, #UK

I'm a #StructuralBiologist by training. I help run a group that studies #Kinase #signalling in human #health and #disease.

In my spare time I take photos, play #bass and walk #dogs.

I do #Crystallography #CryoEM #Biophysics #DrugDesign and #Glycobiology. #Science #Research

Structural analysis of apo and UDP-bound tetrahydrobiopterin glucosyltransferase revealed features at the active-site pocket differing from other retaining GT-B glycosyltransferases #Tetrahydrobiopterin #GTBGlycosyltransferase #Crystallography https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X25009446

Structural analysis of apo and UDP-bound tetrahydrobiopterin glucosyltransferase revealed features at the active-site pocket differing from other retaining GT-B glycosyltransferases #Tetrahydrobiopterin #GTBGlycosyltransferase #Crystallography https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X25009446

Structural analysis of apo and UDP-bound tetrahydrobiopterin glucosyltransferase revealed features at the active-site pocket differing from other retaining GT-B glycosyltransferases #Tetrahydrobiopterin #GTBGlycosyltransferase #Crystallography https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X25009446

Hey crystallographers: I've been taking students to Black Chasm Cave in the Sierra Mother Lode for 3 decades, mainly for the incredible helictites. Yesterday I noticed (for the 1st time) this very long single crystal of calcite. Does this happen often? #crystallography