Tailoring Chemical and Physical Processes for Next-Generation Energy Nanomaterials

Plant Lipid-Mediated Post-Translational Modification

Nanoscale Exploration of Viral Structure and Function for Applications in Medicine and Materials Research

Biological Roles of Metals and Harnessing Their Chemical Power

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The session topics will be as follows:

• Metals in Pathogenesis, Human Health and Medicine
• Biogenesis and Chemistry of Enzyme Metallocofactors
• Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of Metalloproteins
• Artificial Protein and Molecular Design
• Biological Electron Transfer and Renewable Energy Applications

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From Atomic to Hierarchical Assemblies in Crystal Growth

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together the best scientists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and synchrotron experts and see how the most strategic fields for the UAEÂ can be addressed through synchrotron science. UAE scientists will include both national and non-national speakers. International top synchrotron experts will give a talk at the event.

One of the main points will be to understand what the requirements of the UAE scientists are in terms of synchrotron research (what types of beamlines, techniques, etc.). Once these are defined, we will try to understand what would be the best option in terms of costs and benefits for the UAE.

Ever since the invention of the laser over 50 years ago, scientists have been striving to create an x-ray version of the laser. Advances in extreme nonlinear optics now make it possible to efficiently upshift tabletop femtosecond lasers into the ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray regions of the spectrum, to wavelengths as short as 8 Ã....

This unique high harmonic (HHG) light source is ideally suited for host of applications in imaging and understanding how advanced materials function. A host of applications in nanoscience and nanotechnology have now been demonstrated using EUV HHG, including full-field microscopes with record 14nm spatial resolution, quantifying how nanoscale energy flow differs from bulk, measuring how fast a material can change its electronic or magnetic state, probing how spin currents can control and enhance magnetization in ultra thin films, and visualizing the dynamic band structure of material.

Speakers:

Margaret Murnane, Professor in Physics, ECE and Materials at the University of Colorado.

Joe d’Angelo, (Moderator), Executive Publisher.

The 44th National Seminar on Crystallography (organized under the aegis of Indian Crystallographic Association) will be held at Indian Institute of Science Education and
Research (IISER), Pune. Pune city is considered the cultural capital of
Maharashtra and a hub for research institutes spanning across information
technology (IT), education, management and life sciences.

This year NSC44 is being organized jointly by

National Center for Cell Science (NCCS),

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER),

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratories (CSIR-NCL) and

Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune.

The meeting will cover diverse aspects of crystallographic research ranging
from life sciences, drug development, small and macromolecular
crystallography, crystal engineering and growth, powder diffraction,
MOFs/COFs, synchrotron.

Protein Function in Time and Space: Insights from Diffraction Experiments

From Nanostructures to Microcircuits in Health and Disease

Translating Biological Mechanisms into Functional Materials

Exploring Mechanisms Behind Biomineral Formation and Function

New Frontiers in Energy Harvesting and Storage from Biological Systems to Nanostructured Materials

New Semiconductor Nanocrystal Materials and Advances in Nano Characterization Techniques

Ceramics at the Microscale: State-of-the-Art in Processing, Properties and Microsctructure