> > This one just came out: > > http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/05/electron-microscopes-close-imaging-individual-atoms >
Very interesting Jon. As you know, I have had a long collaboration with some-one working in just that area eg. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276502006032 X-ray crystallography is still needed to fill in the details, but according to your reference that may no longer be necessary. Doubtless others will respond with what is new and exciting with neutrons > and PDF's, etc. (yes, that is a challenge). > With the greatest respect, It is not always the new and exciting techniques that produce the best science. Certainly using imaging methods for powder diffraction is promising, but it would be brave to propose already that it will have an impact comparable to that of the Rietveld method. I hear what you say, and what has been achieved so far is quite good, but I would suggest that we wait a little before drawing conclusions. > Choosing to single out individual publications for public abuse on a > mailing list is a bit of a shame. > I almost agree, but perhaps we should consider other options. A publication by definition is open to public examination - I would not go so far as to call that "abuse". If the author is confident of his results he will feel no shame in defending them. Others may advance alternative interpretations, and hopefully the best ideas will survive. I am not sure that without such debate we can even know what is worth reading. > Highlighting things which _are_ worth reading is something I always > appreciated from Armel's contributions > You are completely wright, and the fact that Armel himself writes most of those, is particularly remarkable. Kind regards, Alan. PS I learned British English as a foreign language, but welcome your reference for further reading: http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/what-british-people-say-versus-what-they-mean ______________________________________________ * Dr Alan Hewat, NeutronOptics, Grenoble, FRANCE * <[email protected]> +33.476.98.41.68 http://www.NeutronOptics.com/hewat ______________________________________________
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