Diamond Podcast - Episode 9: Royal Society Summer Exhibition
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Episode 9: Royal Society Summer Exhibition
This month we have a special edition dedicated to the Royal Society Summer Exhibition at London's Southbank Centre. We’ll also be finding out about the science Diamond has been exhibiting there, including how bacteria in our stomachs could help design personalised diets as well as hydrogen cars, stressed out bacteria and science in extreme conditions.
Duration: 29 mins 21 sec
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Episode 8 - Medical Applications
Diamond is seeing more and more clinicians coming through its doors to carry out research on samples donated by patients. Dr Anna David, an obstetrician from University College London, explains how she is using Diamond to investigate premature births; Dr Josep Sulé-Suso, an oncologist based at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, talks about how synchrotron infrared light is helping him to detect cancer in single cells; and Alister Hart, a hip and knee surgeon at the Charing Cross Hospital explains how Diamond's X-rays are helping him to find out why a new type of hip replacement is failing in some cases.
Duration: 32 mins 18 sec
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Episode 7 - Diamond and Industrial Users
Up to 10% of Diamond's users come not from universities but from industry. Diamond's physical science director Trevor Rayment explains what this means and what industrial users need, Chris Frampton explains why left-handedness of molecules is so important to the pharmaceutical industry and Peter Ash describes how the synchrotron research is used to improve catalysis.
Duration: 29 mins 27 sec
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Episode 6 - The Diamond Machine
How do you ensure that a 560m circumference machine is flat? How is a machine with tens of thousands of components controlled? And what is the technology behind the incredibly bright light that is the hallmark of third generation synchrotrons? We meet the scientists and engineers behind the machine.
Duration: 30 mins 55 sec
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Episode 5 - Engineering Applications
Synchrotrons are usually used to examine very small samples, but the development of a new beamline opens the door for larger objects such as engineering components. We look at how Diamond will help engineer our future in areas as diverse as aeronautics to dentistry.
Duration: 33 mins 56 sec
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Episode 4 - Cultural Heritage
How can synchrotrons help conserve the Mary Rose warship, and what makes the pigment Cinnabar Red change colour? Meera Senthilingam looks at the role Diamond is playing in helping preserve our cultural heritage.
Duration: 27 min 50 sec
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Episode 3 - Nanoscience
How can a machine the size of Diamond be used to study things just a few atoms across? Nanoscientist Sarnjeet Dhesi describes what his beamline can do in the exciting field of spintronic, Dr Chris Marrows explains how nanowires could revolutionise hard disks, and Vicky Coker talks about how bacteria could provide a way for industry to become greener.
Duration: 30 min 0 sec
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Episode 2 - Life Science
In this episode Diamond's Life Science Coordinator Martin Walsh explains what Diamond is doing in the life sciences, Professor Stephen Curry describes his research into foot and mouth disease, and Dr Joanna Collingwood talks about how her beamtime at Diamond has furthered our knowledge of Parkinson's disease.
Duration: 26 min 35 sec
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Episode 1 - Introduction to Diamond
In this pilot episode Diamond's Physical Science Director explains a bit of the science behind Diamond, Dr John Bridges describes how Diamond has helped him determine the real chemical composition of a comet and Dr Mark Hodson explains how super metal munching earthworms may help improve contaminated soil, making the eco system healthier.
Duration: 19 min 43sec
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