Argonne National Laboratory scientists have developed accurate techniques for making movies of actual biological and chemical molecules for the first time.

Biological and organic molecules in solution are far more complex than the standard crystalline structures of salt or metals since they are constantly moving and changing over time.

Using the high-intensity X-rays at the Advanced Photon Source, the scientists have measured images that are blurred by these motions and used computer processing algorithms to create more accurate movies of the molecular motions.

Source: Argonne scientists develop techniques for creating molecular movies