Calling all European Rigaku Oxford Diffraction users!!!! Please join us on 13th and 14th October in Neu-Isenburg for our annual user meeting. Register at the following link to secure your place https://rigaku.com/products/crystallography/scx-users-meeting-2026

In multicomponent systems, 3DED can rapidly screen the sample for unit cells or structures. This paper from Pharmaron and UK NCS shows resonant acoustic mixing can be paired with ED to provide efficient analysis of the mixture. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/ce/d5ce0118

Does your research ever feel a bit one dimensional? 3DED to the rescue! XtaLAB Synergy-ED enabled 1D COFs to be solved with non-hydrogen atoms unambiguously located. Among the most difficult samples, congratulations is due to the authors. Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44160-026-01021-8

Who doesn't like flowers? New paper studied phenolic glycosides from the pincushion plant, using minute quantities to outperform other techniques (e.g NMR) and avoids destructive steps like hydrolysis, works even for tricky isomers and tannins. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2026.145740

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Crystallographer Lee takes a single grain of sugar, mounts it on an X-ray diffractometer, and in less than a minute reveals its crystal structure. It’s an everyday ingredient, but the excitement of seeing its molecular structure appearing on the screen never gets old. #Crystallography #XRD

Our strategic partnership with SPERA PHARMA is producing nice research in pharmaceuticals. Interested in how 3DED/microED benefits pharma research check out these lovely new papers. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5c01477 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.oprd.5c00236

In situ crystallization in an electron diffractometer? Yep that's right, it's possible with the fantastic, easy-to-use Insight Chips liquid nano-channel sample holder. Read our new app note: https://rigaku.com/products/crystallography/electron-diffraction/application-notes/3ded042-insight-chips

The 19th meeting of AsCA, opened today with pre-meeting satellites held yesterday. Christian Göb led the Rigaku workshop giving attendees a primer on use of CrysAlisPro. The meeting is on until 6th Dec. We anticipate interesting talks and chats, if you're at the meeting, be sure to stop by to say hi

Pro-tip: When you are tired, hungry and running 3DED/micro ED experiments, stay away from these potato snacks just in case...

If any proof was needed that 3DED/microED is taking off, this one graph says it all. The exponential rise in publications from the XtaLAB Synergy-ED is undeniable. Find out more here: https://rigaku.com/products/crystallography/electron-diffraction

Exciting news! The Rigaku School for Practical Crystallography is back on 26th January, RSfPC aims to provide beginners with a comprehensive 10 lecture course in practical crystallography. Register here: https://rigaku.com/products/crystallography/x-ray-diffraction/crystallography-school-2026

"How can diffractometers possibly get better than this?" A question pondered by Fraser White over 2 decades on the Rigaku Single Crystal Diffraction channel on Linked In. www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ca...

There's never any noise at Rigaku user meetings, just high-quality, well-refined talks. Ba dum tish! We thank our amazing users and staff in advance for their upcoming contributions listed at the link rigaku.com/products/cry... #Rigaku #ROD #UserMeeting #Crystallography #SCX #3DED #microED

Congratulations our social media competition winner: lnkd.in/eqNhAwxb by Kinan Al-Namourah who got the most likes (107). Honorable mentions to Diane Dickie in 2nd (90 likes) lnkd.in/etQHucAr ...and @stecanossa.bsky.social in 3rd (69 aggregated likes) bsky.app/profile/stec... #ROD10atECM #ECM35

Exciting times at the 6th ISAC in Dresden! Rigaku is proud to sponsor & join 50+ global participants diving into the world of aperiodic structures. Shoutout to Emilia Buchsteiner for showcasing our latest tools for incommensurate & quasicrystal research! #crystallography #ISAC2025

Were you at the ECM? Picked up a T-shirt or Gnome? Is your Gnome helping in the lab or causing trouble? Funny pic with your T-shirt? Share with us for a chance to win. There's still time to enter our competition. Post photos with #ROD10atECM for a chance to win a tablet. Enter by Fri 12th. #ECM35

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Our birthday guests are starting their journey to Poznan. See you soon at the ECM! #ECM35 #Rigaku #ROD10atECM

Going to the ECM? If you are, look out for these guys. As part of our 10th Anniversary we made some miniature replicas of our Polish factory's new mascot krystalografek. There'll be 50 to grab, so if you want your piece of ROD history to keep, best get to our booth fast. #RODat10 #ECM35 #Rigaku

We were over in Glasgow last week to run some samples on their electron diffractometer. Bit of a learning curve on the electron microscopy elements, but some promising initial data from some of the samples. Now planning our next trip! @forganross.bsky.social @standrewschem.bsky.social

Simon Coles shares how researchers now get multiple structures, not just one lucky shot. Full interview in comments. #Crystallography #Rigaku

Just in: The Rosseinsky group made a Zr-MOF with ordered straight & bent linkers, via one-pot synthesis. The result: a tetragonally distorted fcu structure with as yet unreported cage & window shapes. Congratulations to the authors. Read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... #SynergyED #MOFs

Prof. Simon Coles leads the UK’s National Crystallography Service, tackling samples beyond standard lab tools. Link to the full interview in the comments. #Crystallography #StructuralChemistry #Rigaku

Want to know what it's like owning a Rigaku Oxford Diffraction instrument? Who said this: “The Synergy S has profoundly reshaped both our research capabilities and our approach to teaching.” Find out here: rigaku.com/resources/te...

Huge congrats to @forganross.bsky.social & the University of Glasgow team on their ChemRXIV preprint! Using 3DED/microED, they found 9 intermediate phases in MIL‑53(Cr & Ga) breathing in vacuum, uncovering structure PXRD doesn't see. Looking forward to full publication! chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

Why did Simon Coles adopt rotating anodes for the national crystallography service? The potential was clear. It was powerful and ready for more. Full interview in the comments. #Crystallography #XRayDiffraction #Rigaku

Rotating anodes are similar in cost to solution NMR, but crystallography often gives clearer answers and more detailed structures. Simon Coles shares why crystallography is a powerful tool in structural chemistry. The full interview link is in the comments. #Crystallography #StructuralChemistry

High-performance HPC detectors have transformed what’s possible in crystallography. With minimal noise and higher sensitivity, they’ve boosted throughput and opened doors to areas of chemistry that were once out of reach. Find the full conversation in the comments below. #HPCDetectors

This paper by researchers from UAE Uni studies a Zn-MOF designed as a biosensor for HER2, a critical biomarker for early detection of breast cancer. Always nice to see our kit used in life-saving research and proud Khai could contribute! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... #SynergyED #3DED #microED #MOF

Read how Michael James, Louis Delbaere, Wilson Quail, and others inspired Canadian crystallographers in Sharing our excitement for structural science through mentorship Open Access pubs.aip.org/aca/sdy...

Thanks to rotating anode advances, home labs now rival synchrotrons. As Simon Coles says, if diffraction fails in Southampton, it likely won't show at Diamond either. Full interview link in comments. #Crystallography #XRayDiffraction #StructuralChemistry #Rigaku

Structural chemistry shifted in the late '80s as hardware breakthroughs redefined what's possible. Hear Simon Coles share more—full interview linked in the comments. #StructuralChemistry #Crystallography #XRayDiffraction #Rigaku

As ROD is 10, we wondered what the highest cited paper (so far) using a XtaLAB Synergy is. We think its this one with 465 according to the publisher. Congrats to the authors from FSU! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Know of any higher cited papers? Let us know. #RODat10

Congrats to Mateusz Pączek of the Chemistry Dept, Jagiellonian University for winning the Crystallographic Olympiad at the 66th Polish Crystallography Meeting (konkryst.intibs.pl/en/). ROD are proud to support this award which encourages crystallography interest in young students and researchers.

3D Electron Diffraction (aka MicroED) continues to generate high-quality research. We are proud to share this new paper by Dr. Kana M. Sureshan and colleagues on which our own Christian Göb is a co-author. Check out the paper for more: doi.org/10.1002/anie... #3DED #microED #SynergyED

Just installed at Qujing Normal University: a new XtaLAB Synergy-R — 1,859m above sea level! ⛰️ Wishing Prof. Tu many crystal structures as high in quality as the altitude. Thanks to Dr. Wu Jin, Xu Guotong & Takaya Tsushio! #Crystallography #SCX #Rigaku #XtaLABSynergyR

Did you know Rigaku Oxford Diffraction is 10 years old? To celebrate, our colleagues based at Rigaku Polska in Wrocław held a celebration and now has 2, yes 2 "Wrocławskie krasnale" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroc%C5... We'd love to hear what you have to say about 10 years of ROD! #RODat10

Working with air-sensitive materials? Protect them from glovebox to XtaLAB Synergy-ED with the Hummingbird Scientific 1580 Series Air-Free Transfer Sample Holder. More here: hummingbirdscientific.com/products/air... rigaku.com/products/cry... #SynergyED #HummingBirdScientific #AirFree #3DED #MicroED

Want to increase your ED throughput? Get the Simple Origin Model 217 (simpleorigin.us/Products.htm...), a cryo-transfer holder now supported on Synergy-ED. Boost productivity by loading two 3 mm grids at once, held by a quick and easy-to-use mechanism. More at rigaku.com/products/cry... #SynergyED

This week we welcomed a new ROD team member, Dr Jin Wu has joined Rigaku Shanghai Corporation as Senior Application Engineer. Already experienced with ROD products and software he spent this week with colleagues in Japan learning about our latest developments in X-ray and Electron Diffraction.

Researchers at Yale University have developed a "dianthracene-first" strategy to synthesize macroscopic, mechanically exfoliatable crystals of a 2D zinc MOF. Structural analysis supported by Rigaku instruments #microED #MOF #Xray pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Job opportunity: The Materials Innovation Factory at the University of Liverpool is seeking a Research Technical Professional in Advanced Diffraction Methods my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...

Electron diffraction reveals what XRD can’t! The Synergy-ED was used to solve the nanocrystalline structure of Ru(III)-substituted Keggin-type phosphomolybdates. www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/13...

Congratulations to the authors! Great to see our PhotonJet-S Mo source paired with the HyPix-ARC 100 standing up impressively against a synchrotron beamline for high-energy experiments. A real testament to what modern HPC equipped lab-based systems can do. journals.iucr.org/a/issues/202...

Its the 10-year anniversary of Rigaku Oxford Diffraction! A huge thank you to all our past and present colleagues, customers, and partners. Your talent, passion, and support have shaped our journey and made the last decade truly fly by. It’s amazing what can happen when great people come together.

Check out Tristan's recent work in honor of the late great Frank Disalvo, out now in Chemistry of Materials! Including some cool microED data we collected with Rigaku to elucidate the structure of the mysterious metallocrown ether framework CORN-MOF-1! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

An oily guest analyte trapped in the pore of a #MOF ‘Nano-Crystalline Sponge’ (#ZnCl2-based MOF) collected via #3DED. Initial structure solved and more refinement needed👌— still 10 datasets left to play with 🪄. #MOFs #IUCr #Crystallography #CCDC

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