Seeing Things in a Different Light: How X-ray crystallography revealed the structure of everything

Acquiring detailed 3D structures of huge complex proteins seemed to be mission impossible. Having conqued it at this level is truly a marvel of modern biological advancements! 👍👍👍

The discussion on X-ray crystallography is amazingly attractive. The discussion enables me in identifying the source of X-rays (electric & magnetic fields), x-ray diffractions, some of the peculiar properties of x-rays, and their applications. I am of course familiar with discussions on X-ray diffraction in Solid state Physics, particularly Bragg's law and Laue Equations. This extended discussion is quite useful and can be further extended to Molecular Biophysics for the analysis of the structure of polymers, Proteins, DNA, and other molecules. Hence, the idea can be a basis for Molecular dynamics simulations in addition to neutron diffraction. Thanks.

Fascinating!

That is one of the best lectures I’ve seen in my whole life, absolutely astounding work from everyone involved!

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the audience unless it has some college science education cannot fully appreciate Professor Curry's video that faithfully follows Einsteins advice :KEEP EVERYTHING AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE BUT NO SIMPLER!

man, that was mind blowing. reversing the fourier analysis must be some really intense work.

Amazing explanation about a so important tecnic and at the same time ignored for the vast majoriry of the people. Change the way I see the world.

It tends to make me wonder what happened to flesh and blood. We've left it behind a long time ago.

Finally figured out how the airport xray machines work.

The "g" in Röntgen is pronounced like the "g" in "gun" (not like a "j").

The title is a little misleading. At the very beginning it was clearly stated, "an electron in an electric field will oscillate. Therefore we are not seeing the natural structure, we are seeing the excited structure. And we are still only in the infancy of crystallography. The discipline has been deliberately retarded for the last 100years and R&D and the applied sciences of it are strictly confined within the constraints of the particle physics status quo. As are all disciplines that reveal the terminal flaws of particle physics. Cause inevitably, such knowledge will break the entire game. Time is required to develop magic hats like quantum quackery in step with progress so any revealing truths can be reinterpreted and explained away with magic. Or as a last resort, 'NEW U EXPECTED AND MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERIES'

I'm surprised this was allowed to be presented in its current form as it disqualifies the double slit experiment as a valid explanation for the wavacle insanity of particle physics.

Outstanding lecture. Well done Sir! I’m a retired physicist, having spent much of my career mucking about in an X-ray lab doing radiology research. How I wish that I had access to lectures of this quality in my undergraduate days! Hats off too to the Royal Institution for making these wonderful lectures available. I’m very grateful for this continued intellectual stimulation now that I’m away from campus.

Knew the importance of x-ray crystal lagraphy

I hear arbitrary far to often hear.

I can't imagine having one of those mikes that close to my mouth for an hour

“Beating like a sledgehammer”?
Running like a drum!?
Metaphoring like a kite in a shoebox?

Ladies?, did a biologist approve?

Thankyou

couldnt get past the rambling monotone beggining, i got out.

Wonderful lecture with fascinating historical details. But why no mention of Linus Pauling, Rosalind Franklin, and other prominent crystallographers?

I wish they explained the technique this elegantly when I was studying it! Excellent lecture. Thank you!

I love this stuff especially because it is about light, my favorite subject.
I saved this lecture to nearly all my playlists because it applies to all of them .

Superb!

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lots of stories

you gotta put the right amount of water then the culery spoons and forks gotta sit just so then bounce the radio off the spoon or whatever and listen to the water right

In 2022 this RI gem resonates like the bell in the London Tower at noon.

Love this presentation, you can also see these patterns in nature everywhere, from flowering petals to pineapple skin to a butterfly's wing.

It was a privilege to view this brilliant lecture. Thank you.

what happened with Schrödinger?

What a wonderful lecture! The besttt

An inspiring introduction to the field!
Thanks for sharing this resource.

That intro was dope

That was such a good lecture so informative and entertainingly delivered. Thank you.

Great Lecture, salute u sir

Wow , you blew me all nested , lovely.

The two robert understandably drip because reaction erroneously ruin a a extra-large extra-small exuberant trip. hungry, rustic surfboard

Why was he nervous for just a general public lecture?

Wonderful Lecture about Crystallography...

This is the best lecture I ever had in my life.

Thanks for the excellent presentation! Great job!

The man is as good an entertainer as he is a scientist.

what a great lecture !!!!!!!!!

Masterpiece!

"We know now, thanks to Quantum Mechanics, that Ladies can be fashionable and intelligent at the same time, as can men." That was really funny, hats off.

Goosebumps dude.

GR8

i learned so much :) this is very exciting. thank you!