Description of the Nanostructure of Pharmaceuticals, Priceless Historical Artefacts and Materials for Sustainable Energy

Nanoparticles and nanostructures are at the heart of next-generation technological solutions in the areas of sustainable energy, effective new drugs and environmental remediation. A key to making progress is being able to understand their structure, the arrangement of atoms in the nanoparticles and structures at the nanoscale. The course aims to give a general overview to students on the application of methods for the study of the local structure through the use of X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction. The lecturer will present the methods of analysis and some recent success stories in the field of sustainable energy, pharmaceuticals and conservation of cultural heritage.