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"The International Year of Crystallography 2014 represents a unique chance to highlight crystallography to a wide audience of researchers, students, school children and members of the public. It also offers a platform for boosting the capabilities of research laboratories in less well developed parts of the world, with instruments and expertise helping a new generation of scientists to learn theory and techniques, to generate data and to form collaborations with experts in various crystallographic fields. Agilent is proud to support IYCr2014, to assist the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) and its partners in achieving some of the key goals of the project. To this end, Agilent has teamed up with the IUCr in the IYCr2014 ""Crystallography in Everyday Life"" photo contest. A highlight of the IUCr Congress, this contest has been open throughout 2014, inviting all amateur and professional photographers to submit stunning images that capture the spirit of crystallography in the places, objects and experiences of everyday life. Entries have been submitted from across the world from both scientists and non-scientists alike. Two winning entries will each receive bursaries to attend the IUCr Congress, and their entries will be on display in the main exhibition area. These and 14 further notable entries will make up the Agilent-IUCr IYCr2014 academic calendar (2014-15), and copies will be available from the Agilent booth in Montreal. Agilent is also proudly supporting the IUCr-UNESCO OpenLab initiative; aiming to provide facilities and teaching to young scientists without access to their own instrumentation. Agilent and the IUCr have been working with a number of Agilent system users, specifically in Argentina, Hong Kong and Turkey, to develop OpenLab workshops organized by local researchers and supported by Agilent sponsorship and Application Scientists. This poster will highlight Agilent's IYCr participation, focusing on these initiatives."
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Agilent Technologies develop and supply X-ray systems for single-crystal diffraction research, including the SuperNova; a compact, highly reliable and very low maintenance instrument providing X-ray data of the highest quality; and the PX Scanner for testing and characterization of protein crystals in their original crystallization drops (in-situ). The SuperNova and PX Scanner are constantly improving, with recent enhancements including a new range of detectors using an Intelligent Measurement System. The Eos S2, Atlas S2 and Titan S2 detector range employs a smart sensitivity control of the electronic gain and is capable of instantaneously switching its binning modes thus providing unprecedented flexibility in tuning every exposure to provide the highest data quality for a wide range of experiments. We have also developed a completely new micro-focus X-ray source based on Gradient Vacuum technology, with novel filament and target designs. This novel source is an integral part of the new Agilent GV1000 X-ray diffractometer, which has been designed for applications that require even higher brightness of the X-ray beam.
