What we set out to achieve

• This project aimed to create the world’s largest diffraction pattern, which will be completed in 2010.

• The aim of the process was to provide a platform for scientists to explain their research to the public in an engaging and imaginative way.

• The resulting textile art piece measures 2.2 metres square.

• The textile project ran alongside thought-provoking dialogue sessions where members of the public were tasked with taking on the role of a peer-review panel to prioritise and discuss the socio-ethics of scientific research.

• We aimed to receive stitches from around 5,000 people in total and we reached our target!

The final pattern was unveiled at Diamond Light Source by Nobel Prize Winner Prof. Venki Ramakrishnan on Friday 9 July 2010, pictured left with Anne Griffiths, lead artist on the project, Dr Myron Smith, a scientist from Evotec who collected the diffraction results that inspired the pattern, and Prof. Gerd Materlik, CEO of Diamond.

You can find out out more about the unveiling here.

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