Beamlines | I18 - Case Studies

  • Determining the fate of depleted uranium
    Battlefield use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons has generated considerable controversy because of the potential long-term effects on the environment and on the health of people exposed to it. DU projectiles More...
  • Examining the Santa Catharina meteorite
    Dr Paul Schofield is a researcher in mineral sciences in the Department of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum (NHM). Paul used I18 to study a range of earth and life science specimens from More...
  • Investigating the Failure of Metal on Metal Hips
    Metal-on-metal hip replacement is a treatment for “wear and tear” arthritis (osteoarthritis) – one of the commonest diseases in the world. These hip replacements use cobalt chrome alloy More...
  • Tackling Pit Corrosion
    In Brief Professor Trevor Rayment and Dr Alison Davenport from the University of Birmingham have used the Microfocus Spectroscopy beamline I18 to carry out X-ray studies of corrosion that may help corrosion More...
  • The mighty microbe behind coastal erosion? Synchrotron studies at the boundaries of our island nation.
    Great Britain is an island nation, with over 11,000 miles of coastline*. But the coastline is continually changing, due to the process of coastal erosion. A group of scientists have been using Diamond More...