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    Coated quantum spin Hall insulator bodes well for spintronics

    Coated quantum spin Hall insulator bodes well for spintronics Dec 18, 2024

    Photoemission spectroscopy shows that a protective layer keeps the electronic structure intact

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    Toxic behaviour: why do tuberculosis bacteria poison themselves?

    Toxic behaviour: why do tuberculosis bacteria poison themselves? Nov 25, 2024

    Studies on I04 show tuberculosis bacteria halt their growth with self-toxins that could inspire novel therapeutics

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    Powering the future: the quest for high-performance solid-state batteries

    Powering the future: the quest for high-performance solid-state batteries Nov 13, 2024

    How advanced X-ray techniques reveal the mechanical factors that shape dendrite growth

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    Unveiling the subcellular impact of metallo-drugs by infrared nanospectroscopy

    Unveiling the subcellular impact of metallo-drugs by infrared nanospectroscopy Nov 7, 2024

    High resolution synchrotron IR studies improve our insight on how a chemotherapy drug works

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    Hierarchical Self-Assembly: Unlocking New Functional Materials

    Hierarchical Self-Assembly: Unlocking New Functional Materials Oct 30, 2024

    Predictive modelling and synchrotron studies aid the development of novel porous molecule

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    Chiral magnets in the slow lane

    Chiral magnets in the slow lane Oct 24, 2024

    Diamond study uncovers slow relaxation processes in chiral magnets, a discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of magnetic dynamics.

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    Advances in seawater electrolyte-assisted photocatalysis – a breakthrough for sustainable hydrogen production

    Advances in seawater electrolyte-assisted photocatalysis – a breakthrough for sustainable hydrogen production Oct 11, 2024

    A focus on B07C research that could lead to harnessing the power of water to produce clean, renewable hydrogen energy

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    Ending the cold chain: novel hydrogel set to improve access to vital medicines

    Ending the cold chain: novel hydrogel set to improve access to vital medicines Oct 2, 2024

    The world’s first hydrogel technology for the storage and distribution of crucial medicines and other biopharmaceuticals without the need for refrigeration or chemical additives.

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    Discovering a New Dimension in Skyrmion Dynamics

    Discovering a New Dimension in Skyrmion Dynamics Sep 20, 2024

    Unraveling the rolling dynamics of skyrmion crystallites

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    RIXS Shows Why Li-rich Batteries Fade

    RIXS Shows Why Li-rich Batteries Fade Sep 17, 2024

    High-resolution resonant inelastic X-ray scattering uncovers the role that oxygen plays in voltage fade in next-gen battery materials

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    Unlocking potential: 3D Strain Mapping for High-Performance Halide Perovskite Devices

    Unlocking potential: 3D Strain Mapping for High-Performance Halide Perovskite Devices Sep 5, 2024

    Shining a light on the impact of structural deformation in next generation halide perovskite devices

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    Warming up to room-temperature crystallography

    Warming up to room-temperature crystallography Aug 23, 2024

    An old crystallography technique gains renewed appreciation

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    Bridging the Thickness Gap: Advanced Soft X-ray Imaging Unlocks Magnetic Textures

    Bridging the Thickness Gap: Advanced Soft X-ray Imaging Unlocks Magnetic Textures Aug 19, 2024

    Soft X-ray phase XMCD offers a new way to explore nanoscale magnetic textures

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    Double the Fun: Diamond’s Versatile Soft X-ray (VERSOX) Beamline Adds a Second Branch and Operando Cells

    Double the Fun: Diamond’s Versatile Soft X-ray (VERSOX) Beamline Adds a Second Branch and Operando Cells Aug 16, 2024

    With two endstations and a range of sample environments, B07-B is a versatile beamline offering XPS and NEXAFS over an extended pressure range.

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    A New Dimension in Viral Studies: 3D Insights into HSV-1 Assembly with Correlative Light X-ray Tomography

    A New Dimension in Viral Studies: 3D Insights into HSV-1 Assembly with Correlative Light X-ray Tomography Jul 30, 2024

    A combination of cryoSIM and cryoSXT offers a new perspective on viral assembly

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    Pushing Boundaries in Piezoceramics: The Impact of Strontium Acceptor Dopants

    Pushing Boundaries in Piezoceramics: The Impact of Strontium Acceptor Dopants Jul 22, 2024

    A focus on developing lead-free, high temperature piezoelectric materials

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    A first peek at a “crass” virus

    A first peek at a “crass” virus Jul 4, 2024

    Observing the gut’s most abundant viruses for the first time using eBIC

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    Carbon Nanotubes Allow Next-Gen Semiconductor Synthesis

    Carbon Nanotubes Allow Next-Gen Semiconductor Synthesis Jun 20, 2024

    Transmission electron microscopy studies demonstrate successful indium selenide nanoribbon synthesis and polymorphism control

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    Investigating the charge-ordered phase in layered nickelates

    Investigating the charge-ordered phase in layered nickelates Jun 11, 2024

    The I21 beamline has contributed significantly to the understanding of high-temperature superconductors.

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    Revolutionising research: DIAD delves into dentistry

    Revolutionising research: DIAD delves into dentistry Jun 7, 2024

    The innovative design of Diamond’s Dual Imaging and Diffraction (DIAD) beamline provides valuable opportunities for biomedical materials science

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