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    A new window into the brain: laser powered electron microscopy accelerates connectome mapping

    A new window into the brain: laser powered electron microscopy accelerates connectome mapping Dec 9, 2025

    A new PEEM-based method promises to speed up whole-brain mapping, deepening our understanding of brain function and disease

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    Frozen iron: how Antarctic glaciers feed the Southern Ocean’s hidden fertiliser

    Frozen iron: how Antarctic glaciers feed the Southern Ocean’s hidden fertiliser Nov 26, 2025

    Antarctic glaciers supply Fe(II)-rich, carbon-coated particles that resist oxidation, making more bioavailable iron available to phytoplankton

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    Ancient lichens paved the way for life on Earth

    Ancient lichens paved the way for life on Earth Nov 11, 2025

    A lichen fossil reveals that life on land began with a living partnership between fungi and algae. Photo: J. Lacerda

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    Fast fragment discovery with protein crystals

    Fast fragment discovery with protein crystals Nov 7, 2025

    Protein crystals “pick out” which new molecules bind enabling faster, cheaper fragment-based drug discovery.

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    Hybrid frameworks join forces to clean polluted water

    Hybrid frameworks join forces to clean polluted water Oct 30, 2025

    Bridging frameworks: uncovering the interface that powers MOF-COF hybrids for water purification

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    Chiral magnons leave a measurable X-ray fingerprint in altermagnet

    Chiral magnons leave a measurable X-ray fingerprint in altermagnet Oct 23, 2025

    Researchers show that circularly polarised resonant inelastic X-ray scattering can read the handedness of magnons in an altermagnet

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    Decoding how enzymes process healing fats

    Decoding how enzymes process healing fats Oct 17, 2025

    How human GST enzymes catalyse reactions with anti-inflammatory fatty acids

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    Under pressure: revealing the chemistry of Titan’s atmosphere

    Under pressure: revealing the chemistry of Titan’s atmosphere Oct 7, 2025

    World Space Week: Diamond’s I15 extreme conditions beamline sheds light on planetary chemical reactions and the origin of the life.

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    Diamond’s 15,000th publication explores rice nutrition

    Diamond’s 15,000th publication explores rice nutrition Oct 2, 2025

    Milestone paper reveals brown rice really is best, holding more minerals and nutrients

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    Peeking inside vortex worlds: 3d imaging of tiny ferroelectric domains

    Peeking inside vortex worlds: 3d imaging of tiny ferroelectric domains Sep 17, 2025

    Researchers and the I16 beamline succeeded in 3D imaging the structures with multi-peak Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging (BCDI)

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    Advancing light detecting next-generation optoelectronic devices with quantum dots

    Advancing light detecting next-generation optoelectronic devices with quantum dots Aug 29, 2025

    Highly ordered sulfide quantum dot superlattices will advance night vision cameras and car 3D sensors

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    The hidden superpower of roots

    The hidden superpower of roots Aug 13, 2025

    Unearthing the mechanics of root power with the DIAD beamline.

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    Understanding Parkinson's Disease through gene silencing

    Understanding Parkinson's Disease through gene silencing Jul 28, 2025

    Diamond's I18 beamline investigates the presence of heavy metals in brains with Parkinson's.

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    From beamline to breakthroughs: a review of I03 research

    From beamline to breakthroughs: a review of I03 research Jul 9, 2025

    From antibiotic resistance to vaccine design, I03 research reveals the atomic details that drive biological innovation.

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    Visualising soil aggregates: shedding light on soil structure

    Visualising soil aggregates: shedding light on soil structure Jul 1, 2025

    Experiments at I14 beamline reveals how organic matter binds soil

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    Unraveling iron uptake and magnetosome formation in magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense

    Unraveling iron uptake and magnetosome formation in magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense May 8, 2025

    Iron plays several essential roles in bacteria, making it a crucial element for their survival and function.

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    Unlocking the secrets of 3D printed polymers

    Unlocking the secrets of 3D printed polymers Apr 9, 2025

    Enhancing the promise of additive manufacturing of polymers through controlled crystallisation

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    A Greener Route to Gold Nanoparticles

    A Greener Route to Gold Nanoparticles Mar 31, 2025

    High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy confirms a new, mild approach to metal nanoparticle synthesis

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    Unlocking the secrets of hafnia: a new era in ferroelectric materials

    Unlocking the secrets of hafnia: a new era in ferroelectric materials Mar 27, 2025

    Ferroelectric materials exhibit a unique property called spontaneous polarisation. Their built-in electric dipole moment can be switched between different directions

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    Targeted Destruction of Disease-Related Proteins

    Targeted Destruction of Disease-Related Proteins Mar 17, 2025

    A new protein construct helps scientists study drugs that break down protein targets.

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