crystallography

crys·tal·log·ra·phy | \ ˌkri-stə-ˈlä-grə-fē

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Definition of crystallography

: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals

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Recent Examples on the Web This detects which repeating patterns show up especially strongly — it’s the same mathematics that underlies technologies like X-ray crystallography and radio spectroscopy. — Quanta Magazine, "Landmark Math Proof Clears Hurdle in Top Erdős Conjecture," 3 Aug. 2020 Researchers with the Scripps Institute in California utilized high-resolution X-ray crystallography tools in a paper recently published in the journal Science to capture the antibody's atomic structure. — Fox News, "Antibody points to potential weak spot on novel coronavirus," 15 Apr. 2020 Other researchers also use a method called X-ray crystallography to study the virus’s structure. — Sophia Chen, Wired, "To Beat Covid-19, Scientists Try to 'See' the Invisible Enemy," 8 Apr. 2020 Jerram begins by studying and comparing existing scientific imagery and models of viruses made through techniques like electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography. — Laura Mallonee, Wired, "You Can Get Up Close to This Coronavirus—It's Made of Glass," 17 Mar. 2020 In the best cases, researchers can now make maps with resolutions below 2 angstroms, putting cryo-EM on par with crystallography. — Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, "‘We need a people’s cryo-EM.’ Scientists hope to bring revolutionary microscope to the masses," 23 Jan. 2020 Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist on the cutting edge of X-ray crystallography. — Lauren Kent, CNN, "The heroines STEM: Ten women in science you should know," 28 Jan. 2020 For instance, at age 25 Lawrence Bragg, who had been a child prodigy, and his father, William, won the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in crystallography. — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, "Recommended Books, December 2019," 30 Nov. 2019 Elton is internationally recognized as an expert in the use of x-ray crystallography as a means to understanding the molecular structure of connective tissue with a special interest in collagen. — courant.com, "Elton P. Katz," 21 Nov. 2019

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8 Aug 2020

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“Crystallography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystallography. Accessed 20 Sep. 2020.

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