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    Understanding chromatin regulators

    Understanding chromatin regulators Jul 8, 2016

    Studies reveal mechanism and structure of potential drug targets

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    Annual Review: Materials

    Annual Review: Materials Jul 4, 2016

    Faster, higher resolution phase-based 3D X-ray images with a beam-tracking approach

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    Characterising an elusive catalyst

    Characterising an elusive catalyst Jun 10, 2016

    Highly active mineral made in bulk for the first time and studied at Diamond

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    Getting a grip on skyrmions

    Getting a grip on skyrmions May 13, 2016

    A new material promises huge leaps in computer data storage

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    Watching spintronics in action

    Watching spintronics in action May 5, 2016

    A new material promises huge leaps in computer data storage

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     Transcriptional triumphs

    Transcriptional triumphs May 4, 2016

    Identification of a unique controller of bacterial RNA production

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     Harnessing honeycombs

    Harnessing honeycombs Apr 25, 2016

    Novel liquid crystal structures with amazing properties

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    Framework formation in action

    Framework formation in action Apr 18, 2016

    Watching crystallisation as it happens in metal-organic frameworks

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    Unpicking nanoparticle-protein structures

    Unpicking nanoparticle-protein structures Apr 13, 2016

    New study enables characterisation of nanomedicine drug-delivery

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    Discovering the secrets of oxide electronics

    Discovering the secrets of oxide electronics Apr 11, 2016

    The fate of Fröhlich polarons in strontium titanate

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     Hitting the ground running at I05

    Hitting the ground running at I05 Mar 29, 2016

    2015 saw the Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES) beamline, known as I05, publish 22 articles in 13 different journals (including Nature Nanotechnology, Science, and Nature Physics). Here we get a taste of what I05 can do, and with summaries of the big hitters from last year.

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    World’s first dual topology channel

    World’s first dual topology channel Mar 15, 2016

    The unique structure of a double-barrelled fluoride ion channel

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    Protein punch a blow for bacteria

    Protein punch a blow for bacteria Mar 7, 2016

    The incredible structure of a human pore that punches holes in bacteria

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    World first photothermal nanospectroscopy at Diamond

    World first photothermal nanospectroscopy at Diamond Mar 1, 2016

    Coupling an AFM to an IR bemaline breaks the diffraction limit

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    Novel X-ray imaging technique with sandpaper

    Novel X-ray imaging technique with sandpaper Feb 23, 2016

    Quick and simple setup gives rich info with a reduced dose

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    Anisotropy imprinting with pure spin currents

    Anisotropy imprinting with pure spin currents Jan 28, 2016

    Ground-breaking study in Phy Rev Lett shows how two ferromagnetic layers talk to each other.

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    Spring-like bacterial hairs initiate infection

    Spring-like bacterial hairs initiate infection Jan 12, 2016

    First cryo-EM paper shows how bacteria cling to host tissue

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