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Often used as a synonym for X-ray crystallography, or to refer more specifically to the diffraction part of the experiment (exluding therefore sample preparation and data processing).
cyclotrons produce the better images, but they are expensive/you have to move to them and order a timeslot.
Lab-based just use some X-ray source from the lab, so it is much move convenient e.g. for a pharmaceutical company doing a bunch of images. The Wikipedia image shows such a self-contained lab system: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Freezed_XRD.jpg
- 1958: myoglobin structure resolution (1958). The first protein to be resolved.
- 1965: lysozyme structure resolution (1965). The second protein to be resolved.
Crystallography determination with a transmission electron microscopy instead of the more classical X-ray crystallography.
How to blackout your window without drilling One year update by
Ciro Santilli 40 Updated 2025-07-16
One problem popped up about one year after having bought the blinds in 2019: the blind won't stay still except at the most closed position. Anywhere above it started to slowly go up by itself.
How to blackout your window without drilling Removal wall damage review by
Ciro Santilli 40 Updated 2026-08-21
After removing it:
Of course, we already knew that minimal plaster work would be needed from the start, since we have to hammer two small nails into the wall. But that level of damage might have been easily dealt with by a non-professional tenant himself. But the level I had was a bit more than I felt I should handle myself.
How to use a single source multiple times in a Wikipedia article? by
Ciro Santilli 40 Updated 2025-07-16
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes#Footnotes:_using_a_source_more_than_once gives the following method:
Definition, anywhere on article, likely ideally as the first usage:
<ref name="myname">{{cite web ...}}</ref>And then you can use it later on as:which automatically expands the exact same thing, or using the shortcut:
<ref name="myname" />{{r|myname}}To cite multiple pages of a book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Citing_multiple_pages_of_the_same_source, the best method is to define and use the reference without adding the Do not set the page in or for multiple pages:
p or location in cite as:<ref name="googleStory">{{cite book |title=The Google Story}}</ref>{{rp|p=123}}cite, otherwise it shows up on the references. Instead we use the {{rp}} template. And then use the reference with the {{r}} template as:{{r|googleStory|p=456}}{{r|googleStory|pp=123, 156-158}}OMG they have that. Slightly slightly overlap with OurBigBook.com.
Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project
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This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
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