Table 7.13.4.

Impact of X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation

Dramatic improvements in resolution (<1 Å in some cases)

High-throughput X-ray crystallography (structural genomics)

Structural analysis of multi-component macromolecular machines

Micro- and 2D-crystallography (small crystals and membranes)

New phasing strategies (MAD)

Ultrafast time-resolved crystallography (ns resolution)

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS, EXAFS)

Non-crystalline diffraction and small angle scattering

X-ray microscopy of whole hydrated single cells

Material sciences