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Byline: Susan Newman

Historical photo of two people working on a large machine
The 300 MeV synchrotron was Cornell's first, fabricated and operated in the basement of Newman Lab. The 300 MeV synchrotron was completed in 1949 and was in use until 1951. Parts of it were then used in later synchrotrons.
Science history

CHESS celebrates 75 years of synchrotron light

Cornell Chronicle

Sixty feet below the Cornell University campus, at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), researchers utilize X-rays that are 100 million times more intense than Röntgen's first beams of light.

two people on top of a mountain
Provided Mike Niemack, left, associate professor of physics and astronomy, and Nick Cothard on top of Cerro Chajnantor where the FYST will be built and the instrumentation that they received funding for will be installed.
Astronomy

NSF awards $1.3M to CCAT-prime telescope project

Cornell Chronicle

The award will help researchers develop instrumentation that will measure galactic dust polarization and the oldest light in the universe.

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Physics

Freeze! Researchers develop new protein crystallography tool

Cornell Chronicle

Combining state-of-the-art X-ray technology and cryogenics, Cornell physics researchers have developed a new method for analyzing proteins in action, a breakthrough that will enable the study of far more proteins than is possible with current methods.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

CHESS to restart in June for COVID-19 research

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) will partially restart operations in June to conduct research related to treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.