Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather and take to the streets. In April 2023, Cornell University announced that the next academic year would feature the theme of “free expression,” calling on ...

From last Wednesday to Dec. 8, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), also known affectionately as the “world’s coolest microscope” by CHESS Director Prof. Joel Brock ...

Abstract: Sensors providing high quantum efficiencies for hard X-rays are key to extend effective photon science beyond the reach of existing silicon sensors. To overcome this limitation, ...

This was the birth of the synchrotron. A “Livingston plot” showing the evolution of accelerator energy over the years. Credit: R. Ruth The final advancement was made by moving from fixed ...