Electron diffractometers are making a grand entrance in the crystallography scene, helping with a very important mission: elucidation of tiny crystals, impurities and phase mixtures in the nano-scale. Eldico ED-1, the dedicated electron diffractometer proves, with readily available experimental data, that even under ambient conditions, challenging samples such as organics can be structurally solved, leading to equally good or even surpassing results from previous research, among which paracetamol (C8H9NO2) and metaxalone (C12H15NO3).
Paracetamol, not to forget, was the beginning of ELDICO’s story. With SCIENCE’s “Scientific Breakthrough of the Year 2018” nomination and
Tim Gruene’s paper (to which our founders contributed) describing the first of its kind experiment on precisely paracetamol, the journey started.
With the ELDICO ED-1 put into operation recently, crystallography has undeniably moved its boundaries. Read more on the experimental results and specs of the device on our blog.
