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    Curious quasiparticles

    Curious quasiparticles Dec 22, 2014

    ARPES measurements reveal coherent quasiparticle states in search for superconductivity in iridates

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    Could volcanoes have caused extinction of the dinosaurs?

    Could volcanoes have caused extinction of the dinosaurs? Dec 18, 2014

    Sulfur content of volcanic gases linked to Mesozoic mass extinctions

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    Scientists gain first glimpse of one of nature's measuring 'rulers'

    Scientists gain first glimpse of one of nature's measuring 'rulers' Dec 16, 2014

    New findings offer potential to outsmart bacterial infections

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    Solving the structural difficulties of C. difficile

    Solving the structural difficulties of C. difficile Dec 3, 2014

    The first crystal structure of Cysteine protease from Clostridium difficile

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    Putting proteins under pressure

    Putting proteins under pressure Dec 3, 2014

    Investigating protein-protein interactions at high pressure with small angle X-ray scattering

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    Untangling the mysteries of curli fibres

    Untangling the mysteries of curli fibres Nov 26, 2014

    New insights into bacterial protection mechanisms published in Nature.

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    Imaging of lithium deposits gives clue to battery life

    Imaging of lithium deposits gives clue to battery life Nov 20, 2014

    Metallic deposits at sub-micron resolution improves understanding of lithium battery failure

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    Spintronics potential for electronic materials

    Spintronics potential for electronic materials Nov 13, 2014

    Research published in Nature Physics opens up the potential for a new class of materials in which spins can be controlled for possible logic applications.

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    Liquid dynamics under the microscope

    Liquid dynamics under the microscope Nov 6, 2014

    A collaboration including scientists from Diamond Light Source have helped to develop a new tool to investigate the liquid to glass transition – one of the lesser understood areas of condensed matter physics.

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    Live cells in action: Visualising cellular metabolism via infrared imaging

    Live cells in action: Visualising cellular metabolism via infrared imaging Oct 29, 2014

    Results published in Biophysical Chemistry have shown that FTIR in imaging mode can investigate biochemical processes in living cells that are related to their metabolic activity.

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    Defect control at the nanoscale

    Defect control at the nanoscale Oct 22, 2014

    Analysing defect correlations in a metal–organic framework

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    Hotspot revealed in casting defect processes

    Hotspot revealed in casting defect processes Oct 8, 2014

    Scientists on I12 reveal key insights into how casting defects form in semi-solid alloys.

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    Diamond clue to origins of life on Earth

    Diamond clue to origins of life on Earth Sep 24, 2014

    Small angle scattering patterns lead to plausible protocell model

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    Diamond finds reflections in Neolithic paintings

    Diamond finds reflections in Neolithic paintings Aug 12, 2014

    Scientists working at Diamond Light Source have revealed new information about 10,000 years old pigments used in Neolithic wall paintings and designs from two sites. The work, which took place on the Multimode InfraRed Imaging And Microspectroscopy (MIRIAM) beamline B22, helped to identify an unexpected component thought to have been included to improve the visual aesthetic of the displays. The research also showed that a naturally occurring pigment was used, providing researchers with ...

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    Novel experiment expands Diamond’s imaging potential

    Novel experiment expands Diamond’s imaging potential Jul 16, 2014

    New imaging technique uses X-rays to uncover the spatial distribution and orientation of molecules and their bonds.

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    Electric charge against antimicrobial resistance

    Electric charge against antimicrobial resistance Jul 3, 2014

    A group of scientists working on antimicrobial resistance, a global problem that has recently been announced as the challenge set for the Longitude Prize, have used Diamond’s Circular Dichroism beamline to further understand the mechanisms involved.

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    Raising the heat on superconductors

    Raising the heat on superconductors May 12, 2014

    High-energy X-ray powder diffraction used to investigate the transition of materials into high-temperature superconductors.

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    Niche bacteria with a profound effect on your diet

    Niche bacteria with a profound effect on your diet Apr 17, 2014

    Digestion of abundant fibre sources may be mediated by niche species of bacteria within the distal gut.

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    Novel crystallography beamline takes delivery of in vacuum X-ray detector

    Novel crystallography beamline takes delivery of in vacuum X-ray detector Apr 4, 2014

    Diamond is celebrating an important milestone this month as a 2 year project to design and build a highly specialised in vacuum X-ray detector for its new long wavelength life science beamline enters the commissioning phase. The beamline, one of the most ambitious macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamlines to be built anywhere in the world, will facilitate challenging research on DNA, RNA, native proteins and other building blocks of life.

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    “New instrument in scientists’ toolbox”

    “New instrument in scientists’ toolbox” Mar 28, 2014

    THz Coherent Synchrotron Radiation for probing water-protein interaction. The latest published paper using data from the Multimode InfraRed Imaging and Microspectroscopy (MIRIAM) beamline (B22) at Diamond Light Source has shown how far InfraRed (IR) radiation can be used to understand water interaction with protein systems at the molecular level.

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