{"id":949,"date":"2013-12-16T11:24:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T02:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lookingatnothing.com\/?p=949"},"modified":"2013-12-16T11:24:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T02:24:53","slug":"thank-you-for-a-wonderful-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/index.php\/archives\/949","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for a wonderful 2013!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like this year has flown by at an amazing speed, yet quite a few things have come to pass in this year.<\/p>\n

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First and foremost, thanks to all of you, the lookingatnothing weblog has over 30000 views since I started counting three years ago! The number of visitors slowly but steadily increased over the years (by about 10% per year), a trend that will hopefully continue. I also hope this increase coincides with an increased interest in small-angle scattering by the scientific community, and that it may herald a new age for an age-old technique! That would certainly be good news for job security for us all.<\/p>\n

Speaking of job security for me, I will find out next year (spring) if I can get a permanent contract at my current institute or not. If not, I’ll be employed until October, so expect plenty of more posts!<\/p>\n

Some of the most fun posts I enjoyed writing were the ones reviewing the work of others. This year has seen the release of some interesting progress on data read-in<\/a> and inter-instrument\u00a0calibration<\/a>, and the review of a lifetime brought insight of use to us all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of you may also remember my aim at the start of the year to publish 7 papers<\/a>. Alas, that has not come to pass, but\u00a0a modest 4<\/a> makes it my top year in any case (with one having been accepted recently about the analysis of Mg-Zn precipitates<\/a> in a Mg-alloy, hopefully to be published within what remains of the year).<\/p>\n

As for the Ultra-SAXS instrument construction, that has come a long way<\/a> as well. If it weren’t for the frequent breakdowns of the generator, I am sure we would have been measuring samples already. As it is, that achievement will hopefully be attained in 2014, after which I will be discussing it in much detail! There are still a considerable number of improvements to be made, which is highly dependent on whether or not some budget becomes available.<\/p>\n

Next year will be another interesting year which may have some decision points on the future in it. I do hope it will be full of beautiful SAXSy things, and I am looking forward to writing about them!<\/p>\n

I wish all of you the best in 2014, with many fun times in science!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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