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Beyond Diffraction: Exploring Nanostructure with SAXS, WAXS, and X-ray Reflectivity https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/practical-xrd-series/saxs-waxs-explained Jun 17, 2026, 6:00:00 PM This session introduces small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering as complementary techniques to conventional diffraction.
XRD for Thin Films: Choosing the Right Measurement for Structure, Strain, and Thickness https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/practical-xrd-series/xrd-for-thin-films Jun 3, 2026, 6:00:00 PM This session explains how thin film XRD differs from bulk powder diffraction and how to select the right measurement setup for your material and objective.
Quantitative XRD in Practice: From Phase Estimates to Defensible Results https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/practical-xrd-series/practical-quantitative-xrd May 20, 2026, 6:00:00 PM This session will help you understand what affects accuracy and how to improve confidence in your results.
Powder XRD Fundamentals: How to Identify Phases and Trust Your Data https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/practical-xrd-series/powder-fundamentals May 6, 2026, 6:00:00 PM This session introduces the fundamentals of powder X-ray diffraction, focusing on how diffraction patterns relate to crystal structure and composition.
Accelerate Your WAXS Experiments: High-Speed, High-Resolution Analysis for Polymer Materials https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/webinars/introduction-dicifferx Apr 23, 2026, 8:00:00 AM
Advancing Battery Research with In-situ and Operando XRD Solutions https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/battery-webinars/in-situ-and-operando-xrd-solutions Dec 2, 2025, 9:00:00 AM
Best Practice of Capillary Transmission XRD https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/webinars/xrd-capillary-transmission Sep 4, 2025, 8:00:00 AM
Preclinical Development and Preformulation https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/enhanced-pharma-processes/02-preclinical-development-formulation Apr 16, 2025, 6:00:00 PM
High Quality XRD Measurements Using Capillaries https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/webinars/xrd-measurements-using-capillaries Nov 26, 2024, 9:00:00 AM
X-ray Diffraction Measurements for Battery Research https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/webinars/xrd-measurements-battery-research Mar 21, 2024, 12:00:00 AM
Pair Distribution Function (PDF) Analysis for Everyday Battery Analysis https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/webinars/webinar-series-2023-beneath-the-surface/pdf-analysis-for-battery Feb 21, 2024, 6:00:00 PM In the webinar, we will investigate how best to collect in operando PDF data and discuss the optimum data processing approaches to give meaningful results. In particular, the use of Reverse Monte Carlo techniques to give physical representations of the locally disordered structure will be presented.
How to Run in Operando XRD Experiments https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/webinars/webinar-series-2023-beneath-the-surface/how-to-run-in-operando-xrd-experiments Nov 15, 2023, 6:00:00 PM In the webinar, you will learn the best practices, how to prepare samples, and the best ways to configure your in operando XRD experiments. You will see both application examples of liquid and solid-state electrolyte batteries.
Total Diffraction and Amorphous Material Characterization https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/xrd-application-pharmaceuticals/total-diffraction-amorphous-material-characterization Oct 31, 2023, 12:00:00 AM The traditional Bragg peak crystalline methods become less relevant with the general trends of the increasing complexity of active molecules and the prevalence of non-crystalline forms.
When to Use XRD and How to Set Up Experiments for Li-ion Battery Research https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/webinars/webinar-series-2023-beneath-the-surface/xrd-lithium-battery-research-setup Sep 20, 2023, 6:00:00 PM In the webinar, you will learn the best practices and how to configure your XRD for each application and analysis need.
Simultaneous XRD-DSC – The sum Is Much Greater than the Parts https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/xrd-application-pharmaceuticals/simultaneous-xrd-dsc-sum-much-greater-parts Aug 22, 2023, 12:00:00 AM What is the benefit of combining simultaneous DSC and XRD measurements into a single attachment?
Component Analysis and Standardless Quantitative Analysis for Pharmaceutical Applications https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/xrd-application-pharmaceuticals/component-analysis-standardless-quantitative-analysis-pharmaceutical Jun 27, 2023, 12:00:00 AM Traditional quantitative analysis of solid-form content in a solid sample is challenging. Most notably in the production of representative standard calibration samples covering the concentration range of interest.
In-Depth Overview of the Use of X-ray Diffraction (XRD) in the Investigation of Asbestos and Respirable Silica https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/webinars/asbestos-silica Apr 25, 2023, 2:00:00 AM Our Rigaku benchtop or floor-standing X-ray diffractometers, controlled by SmartLab Studio II (SLSII) software, offer state-of-the-art solutions for ultra-low limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) analysis.
Micromeritics/Rigaku Joint Advanced Battery Webinar: Analytical methods to ensure battery raw material and electrode https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/webinars/raw-material-electrode Feb 2, 2023, 12:00:00 AM Rigaku and Micromeritics will together show how X-ray and physical textural analysis technologies can provide reliable determinations of density, elemental purity, surface area, porosity, and crystal structure that are essential to a high-quality anode or cathode.  
Preparation and Characterization of Battery Materials https://rigaku.com/industries/environment-and-energy/batteries/webinars/battery-material-characterization Nov 24, 2022, 12:00:00 AM In this joint webinar, Retsch and Rigaku present how to optimally prepare the sample for analysis and how to analyze the physical and chemical composition of battery materials and the complete battery.
TOPIQ | Smartlab XRD Solution for Semiconductor Materials https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/webinars/smartlab-semiconductor-materials Jul 21, 2021, 3:00:00 AM This webinar will cover different high-resolution optics available for the SmartLab diffractometer for the basic and sophisticated characterization of epitaxial layers.
TOPIQ | Analytical Tools for the Cement Industry: Backup with Powerful Benchtop X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer and X-ray Diffractometer https://rigaku.com/industries/construction/cement/webinars/xrf-xrd-analysis Jun 16, 2021, 3:00:00 AM This TOPIQ webinar presents the analytical power of Supermini200 and Miniflex600 on certified cement samples. 
Curved Image Plate for Rapid Laboratory-based X-ray Total Scattering Measurements: Applications to PDF Analysis https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-drug-discovery/rapid-laboratory-based-x-ray-total-scattering-pdf-analysis May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
The Use of Atomic Pair Distribution Function Analysis to Verify Molecular Structure for Amorphous and Non-Crystalline Systems https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-drug-discovery/pair-distribution-function-verify-molecular-structure-amorphous May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM Learn about recent breakthroughs in molecular structure determination utilizing atomic pair distribution function analysis for non-crystalline materials.
Small Angle X-ray Scattering Approaches for Pharmaceutical Studies https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-drug-discovery/small-angle-x-ray-scattering-approaches-pharmaceutical-studies May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM This presentation will describe the basics of SAXS as well as some applications applied to pharmaceutically relevant samples.
Powder X-ray Diffraction (XRD) for Pharmaceuticals https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-drug-preformulation/powder-x-ray-diffraction-xrd-pharmaceuticals May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM This presentation summarizes significant achievements of the benchtop XRD instrument MiniFlex, multipurpose floor type XRD instrument SmartLab system for the solid forms phase analysis, crystallinity determination, cluster analysis, indexing and structure determination.
Dissolution Rate Enhancement of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs - Role in XRPD in the Pharmaceutical Formaulation Development https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-drug-formulation/dissolution-rate-enchancement-role-xrpd-pharmaceutical May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
Material Analysis: Combined XRD-DSC for Pharmaceuticals https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-drug-formulation/material-analysis-combined-xrd-dsc-pharmaceuticals May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM In this presentation, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) combined with XRPD and Ka1 Johansson configuration for indexing application will be discussed.
The Application of Chemometric and Statistical Analysis Techniques for X-ray Diffraction Data: Quantitative Analysis and Lot Release https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-manufacturing-qc/chemometric-statistical-analysis-xrd-data-quantitative-analysis May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM In this presentation, a novel Chemometric and total diffraction approach to standardless quantitative analysis and robust lot release methods will be discussed.
Introduction of Part 11 Compliant Features in SmartLab Studio II https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-technical/introduction-part-11-compliant-features-smartlab-studio-ii May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
On the Diffraction Line Profiles in the Rietveld Method https://rigaku.com/industries/biotech-and-life-science/pharmaceuticals/webinars/pharmalytical-summit-2021-technical/diffraction-line-profiles-rietveld-method May 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
TOPIQ | Processing a Protein SAXS Data Set with SAXSLAB https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/saxs/webinars/data-processing-saxslab Apr 29, 2020, 9:00:00 AM The steps for processing a dilution series from a single protein sample by using SAXSLab will be covered
TOPIQ | Micro XRD with a Single Crystal Diffractometer https://rigaku.com/products/crystallography/x-ray-diffraction/webinars/micro-xrd-single-crystal Apr 21, 2020, 10:00:00 AM This Webinar focuses on the sample preparation and the data collection of powders, using the Powder Diffraction Tool in CrysAlisᴾʳᵒ.
TOPIQ | Quantitative Phase Analysis Based on Rietveld Method for Data Collected on Miniflex600 https://rigaku.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-scattering/xrd/webinars/reitveld-quantitative-phase-analysis Apr 7, 2020, 3:00:00 AM This webinar looks at features of the MiniFlex600 benchtop system and the functionality of SmartLab Studio II software including the XRD measurement and Powder XRD plugins for qualitative and quantitative phase analyses.