This village includes the non-crystalline diffraction (NCD) beamline I22 and circular dichroism (CD), B23 and B22 for infra-red microscopy. This village brings together life scientists with interests outside of the macromolecular crystallography community, investigating novel materials and complex organic structures and advancing the industrial development of biomaterials.
| I22 Non-crystalline diffraction - a non-crystalline diffraction beamline using SAXS and WAXS for the physical and life sciences. Small-angle, non-crystalline diffraction provides essential information on the structure and dynamics of large molecular assemblies in low ordered environments. These are characteristic of living organisms and many complex materials such as polymers and colloids. |
| B22 Infrared Microspectroscopy - this beamline will provide a powerful and versatile method of determining molecular structure, physical and chemical properties, bringing new levels of sensitivity and spatial resolution, with subsequent impact across a wide range of life and physical sciences. |
| B23 Circular dichroism - life sciences and chemistry beamline for investigating and observing structural, functional and dynamic interactions in elements such as proteins, nucleic acids and chiral molecules. |