Why we never may be able to get a calibration curve: a matter of coherence
For years, we have been trying to compare scattering patterns from different instruments. While this leads to reasonable results, there are precious few cases of […]
Radiation safety for lab X-ray sources
Over the years, I have followed several radiation safety courses in a variety of countries. Last week, it was NIMS’ turn to train me. As […]
January roundup: Sour scientists, McSAS logo, CanSAS meeting
A few short stories for today, none of them really long enough to fill a blog post with, and therefore better combined for your enjoyment.
Everything SAXS – book growth
Finally, I managed to get some time to work on the book again. When I last left it late December, the book structure and base […]
Dr. Helen E. Maynard-Casely chats about planets
What to expect on the surfaces of the more distant planets is a hard question to answer. Fortunately, we have scientists working on this problem. […]
Plastic Fantastic Project: printing an Ultra-SAXS machine.
You wouldn’t steal a SAXS machine… Because you can print one! For the last few weeks, I have been playing around with a new little […]
It is the year that will be (2015 edition).
With 2015 already 2% done by the time you read this, you must be wondering what events you can expect from LaN for 2015. Without […]
It was the year that was (2014 edition).
Recap time! As the years before, 2014 has been a good year for LaN and me. As you know, this year I moved from a […]
Draft McPublication open for comments
Recently, I have become quite fond of open publishing procedures, and am already looking at open publishing outlets such as PLOS One, F1000Research and Science […]
Small-angle Scattering: More than nice curves. [Guest post by M. Gallagher-Jones]
[ed: Marcus Gallagher-Jones just finished his Ph.D. project on VUV and X-ray lasers for imaging of biological macromolecules] I was happy to receive an invitation […]