Diamond Home Page
  • Diamond Home Page
  • About Us
  • For Users
  • Industry
  • Public
  • Science
  • Instruments
  • Careers
  • More
Search

On this website

About Diamond

  • About Diamond
  • About Synchrotron
  • News and Features
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ

For Users

  • Apply for beamtime
  • User guide
  • Diamond Users Commitee
  • FAQ

Industry

  • Techniques Available
  • Industry Research
  • Industry Case Studies
  • News
  • Meet the Industry Team

Science

  • Research
  • Computing
  • The Machine
  • Publications
  • Research Expertise
  • Membrane Protein Laboratory
  • Additional Facilities

Instruments

  • All the Instruments
  • Macromolecular Crystallography
  • Soft Condensed Matter
  • Imaging and Microscopy
  • Biological Cryo-Imaging
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Structures and Surfaces
  • Crystallography
  • Spectroscopy

Press Office

  • Media Enquiries
  • Media Resources
  • Scientists for Media Interview
  • Press Releases
  • Filming at Diamond

Careers

  • Vacancies
  • Info for applicants
  • Company Benefits
  • Apprenticeships
  • PhD Studentships
  • Work Placement

Public

  • News
  • How Diamond Works
  • Multimedia
  • Features
  • Visits Us
  • For School

Procurement

  • Non-OJEU Tender Notices
  • OJEU PINs
  • OJEU Tender Notices
  • Registration Form

Software & Tools

  • Publications Database
  • iSpyB
  • User Administration System

Social Diamond

  • Diamond Light Source on Twitter Follow us on Twitter
  • Diamond Light Source on Vimeo Watch us on Vimeo

 

  • Diamond Light Source on Facebook Follow us on Facebook
  • Diamond Light Source on LinkedIn Follow us on LinkedIn

Main Content

A brighter light for science
Sub-navigation
  • About Us
  • Governance
  • Legal & Compliance
  • News & Literature
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • Location

In This Section

Sub Navigation
  • News & Science Highlights
  • Annual Review
    • Diamond Annual Review 2019
    • Diamond Annual Review 2018
      • Foreword
      • CEO Welcome
      • Beamline Development and Technical Summary
      • Science Group Updates
        • Macromolecular Crystallography Group
        • Surfaces and Interfaces Group
        • Magnetic Materials Group
        • Imaging and Microscopy Group
        • Crystallography Group
        • Biological Cryo-Imaging Group
        • Spectroscopy Group
        • Soft Condensed Matter Group
          • Update
          • Complex Self-assembly Inside Atmospheric Aerosol Droplets?
          • Building 3D nanomaterials with sticky DNA bricks
          • Shocking protein crystals into action: combining electrochemistry and infrared microscopy provides insight into [NiFe] hydrogenase mechanism
          • Unravelling the mechanisms of immune escape by acute myeloid leukaemia
      • Phase III Overview
      • Machine Operation and Development
      • Optics and Metrology Group
      • Detector Group
      • Data Analysis and Scientific Software Group
      • Data Acquisition Group
      • Key Facts and Figures
      • Collaborations
      • Industrial Liaison at Diamond
      • Engaging with Diamond Light Source
      • Governance and Management
      • Committee Membership
    • Diamond Annual Review 2017
    • Diamond Annual Review 2016
    • Diamond Annual Review 2015
    • Submission Guidelines
  • Literature Reviews
  • Print Publications

Subscribe to our Corporate and Science Update mailing list

Keep up to date with the latest research and developments from Diamond. Sign up for news on our scientific output, facility updates and plans for the future.

Subscribe here

  1. Diamond Light Source
  2. News & Literature
  3. Annual Review
  4. Diamond Annual Review 2018
  5. Science Group Updates
  6. Soft Condensed Matter Group

Soft Condensed Matter Group

  • Sweet Success: Crystal structure of the full-length GLP-1 receptor bound to a peptide agonist

    Sweet Success: Crystal structure of the full-length GLP-1 receptor bound to a peptide agonist Jun 1, 2018

    To design such small molecules, a detailed map of the interactions between GLP-1 and its receptor was needed.

  • Structural insights into the mechanism of bacterial ABC transporters

    Structural insights into the mechanism of bacterial ABC transporters Jun 1, 2018

    Bacteria utilise ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to import nutrients and detoxify themselves. These transporters have been shown to exist ...

  • Structure of the surface layer surrounding Caulobacter crescentus bacteria

    Structure of the surface layer surrounding Caulobacter crescentus bacteria Jun 1, 2018

    Many types of single-celled microorganisms such as bacteria are covered with a protective outer layer of proteins known as the S-layer.

  • How does an inspector call: structures of UGGT, the eukaryotic glycoprotein quality control checkpoint.

    How does an inspector call: structures of UGGT, the eukaryotic glycoprotein quality control checkpoint. Jun 1, 2018

    In all cells derived from animals, plants, fungi and protozoa a single protein called UGGT acts as a quality control checkpoint that inspects ...

  • Insights into the mechanism of colistin resistance from crystal structures of MCR-1

    Insights into the mechanism of colistin resistance from crystal structures of MCR-1 Jun 1, 2018

    Gram-negative bacteria that are extensively resistant to multiple antibiotics are an ever-increasing global threat. Colistin is an antibiotic used ...

  • How human endoglin captures its ligand BMP9

    How human endoglin captures its ligand BMP9 Jun 1, 2018

    Endoglin (ENG)/CD105 is a mammalian glycoprotein that is found in the membranes of cells that line blood vessels. It is essential for healthy ...

Update

The Soft Condensed Matter Group provides the infrared (IR) and Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and, both Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS and WAXS) imaging capabilities of Diamond. The Soft Condensed Matter Group comprises of four beamlines B21, B22, I22 and B23. This unique portfolio of beamlines can analyse a range of samples that include two-dimensional thin films (photovoltaics), living mammalian cells, three-dimensional matrices (metal-organic frameworks) and nano-particles in non-crystalline states. Read more ...
  • Unravelling the mechanisms of immune escape by acute myeloid leukaemia

    Unravelling the mechanisms of immune escape by acute myeloid leukaemia Jun 1, 2018

    Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer that originates from white blood cells in the bone marrow. It is often fatal and is ...

  • Shocking protein crystals into action: combining electrochemistry and infrared microscopy provides insight into [NiFe] hydrogenase mechanism

    Shocking protein crystals into action: combining electrochemistry and infrared microscopy provides insight into [NiFe] hydrogenase mechanism Jun 1, 2018

    Proteins are the nanoscale ‘machines’ that control almost all processes in cells, and revealing their structures is paramount to understanding how ...

  • Building 3D nanomaterials with sticky DNA bricks

    Building 3D nanomaterials with sticky DNA bricks Jun 1, 2018

    Several technological applications, spanning from energy storage to biomedicine, require the preparation of new materials with a finely organised ...

  • Complex Self-assembly Inside Atmospheric Aerosol Droplets?

    Complex Self-assembly Inside Atmospheric Aerosol Droplets? Jun 1, 2018

    Aerosols are significant to the Earth’s climate, with nearly all atmospheric aerosols containing organic compounds that often contain amphiphilic ...

  • Contact Us
  • About Diamond Light Source
  • Careers
  • Procurement
  • Legal notices & Cookie policy
  • Supply Chain Transparency

Diamond Light Source

Diamond Light Source is the UK's national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.

Copyright © 2022 Diamond Light Source

 

Diamond Light Source Ltd
Diamond House
Harwell Science & Innovation Campus
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0DE

See on Google Maps

Diamond Light Source® and the Diamond logo are registered trademarks of Diamond Light Source Ltd

Registered in England and Wales at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom. Company number: 4375679. VAT number: 287 461 957. Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number: GB287461957003.

feedback