Nice April 1st.
Am 01.04.2016 12:28, schrieb Sagar Khavnekar:
> As a student just about to start PhD in structural biology, I am
> stunned, amazed and excited with this discovery. I did not expect
> application of gravitational wave (if I may call it that) so soon
> after their discovery just few days back!
>
> Now something that just came to my mind:
> Can there be a possibility of incorporating this device into beamline
> with a beam focused at the tip of this device. As protein molecules
> assemble at the tip; ultrabright X-rays can provide data which can be
> interpreted. What I essentially mean is formation of nanocrystals
> right in the path of x-ray beam from XFEL or maybe even microfocus
> beamlines.
>
> I would like to know what experts think about it. I am sure it's
> already happening!
>
> -Sagar
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 8:03 AM, Bernhard Rupp (Hofkristallrat a.D.)
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Fellows,
>>
>> after quite some tinkering we finally got an exciting new
>> crystallization
>> technique
>> to work that has produced exciting results in the few cases tested
>> so far.
>>
>> I attach the first page of the paper. The theory is somewhat
>> involved
>> (supplemental material) but the complete letter is available from
>>
> http://www.hofkristallamt.org/Rupp_2016_Phys_Rev_Letters_116(13)_Hypergravit
>> y.pdf
>>
>> Best regards, BR
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>
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>
> Sagar Khavnekar
> Project student,
> Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics lab,
> UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences
> University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Campus, Kalina, Santacruz (East)
> Mumbai 400098, India.
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