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Transition metal oxides (TMO’s) containing a 5d element are increasingly attracting attention in the quest to discover and exploit novel ...
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The 2001 Foot and Mouth disease virus (FMDV) outbreak in the UK caused the deaths of over 7 million livestock and cost the economy in the region ...
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Chalk and other sediments found at the bottom of the ocean are largely made up of microscopic shells. These shells contain important chemical ...
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Since the middle of the 20th century, infrared (IR) spectroscopy coupled to microscopy has been used as a non destructive, label free, highly ...
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Accurate detection and classification of materials, such as diseased tissues or illicit substances, is critical and misclassification can ...
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The high energy and short wavelength of X-rays make them ideal for imaging inner features of samples at the sub-micrometer scale. Over the past ...
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Micro-beam Laue diffraction is a versatile probe for orientation and elastic strain in individual grains of metallic polycrystals. It can help ...
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Aluminium hydroxide, Al(OH)3, is a lamellar material with octahedral vacancies in its layers. It has long been known that it can ‘imbibe’ LiX ...
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To date, the development of inert anode materials has relied on the characterisation of samples which have been removed from their operational ...
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Orthopaedic implants improve the quality of life of thousands of people every year, reducing pain and increasing mobility and function. In the ...
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Nanoparticles (NP) are used in different applications such as cosmetics and medicine. To assess potential toxic effects and to design NP-based ...
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DNA is, besides displaying its central biological role as bearer of the genetic material, an extremely versatile construction material. DNA has ...
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The three dimensional structure (i.e. conformation) of natural proteins and peptides plays an important role in their biological activity and has ...
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The coupled magnetic and electronic properties of rare-earth doped GaN semiconductors have attracted a lot of interest by researchers from ...
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The coupled magnetic and electronic properties of rare-earth doped GaN semiconductors have attracted a lot of interest by researchers from ...
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The properties of nanocrystalline materials, where crystallinity is limited to particles of a few nanometres in dimension, are heavily researched ...
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The impressive appearance of the second largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, York Minster, has dominated the townscape since medieval ...
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Recently published work from the Infrared beamline at the Diamond Light Source has the potential to speed up and simplify investigations in cell ...
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A European collaboration of scientists from the UK, Spain, Italy, France and the Ukraine has used interfacial strain to drive large temperature ...
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In contrast to mammals, plants do not have mobile defender cells and an adaptive immune system; they defend themselves against attack from ...