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    Flexible metal-organic frameworks

    Flexible metal-organic frameworks Aug 9, 2017

    Characterising the structure of breathing MOFs

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    Uncovering the structure of biological molecules

    Uncovering the structure of biological molecules Aug 3, 2017

    Tracking hydrogen electron charges in amino acids

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    Non-destructive X-ray diffraction

    Non-destructive X-ray diffraction Jul 28, 2017

    Novel method for analysing valuable crystalline samples

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    Checking the checkpoint

    Checking the checkpoint Jul 24, 2017

    Revealing the structure of an elusive quality control enzyme

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    Beating the sugar rush

    Beating the sugar rush Jul 20, 2017

    The structure and agonism of an insulin stimulator


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    Depth-profiling spintronic materials

    Depth-profiling spintronic materials Jul 17, 2017

    Quantifying the crossover from surface to bulk properties in spintronics

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    Racetrack memory – the future?

    Racetrack memory – the future? Jul 10, 2017

    Synthetic ferrimagnet nanowires make more efficient memory devices

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    Getting zinc where it’s needed

    Getting zinc where it’s needed Jun 29, 2017

    Researchers concentrate zinc into the edible part of barley grains

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    Thermally stable vaccines

    Thermally stable vaccines Jun 22, 2017

    The encasing of proteins in silica to improve their thermal stability

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    Investigating battery failure

    Investigating battery failure Jun 11, 2017

    How short circuits can lead to thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries

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    Looking at cloud formation

    Looking at cloud formation May 29, 2017

    Investigating the reactivity of organic aerosol films

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    Chemical potential is key!

    Chemical potential is key! May 23, 2017

    Understanding FeSe with ARPES spectroscopy at I05

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    The whys of WipA

    The whys of WipA May 16, 2017

    The structure of a pathogenic effector protein from Legionella pneumophila

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    Measuring warped microchips

    Measuring warped microchips May 4, 2017

    Novel technique measures warpage in next-gen integrated circuits

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    Insights into charge compensation through Oxygen redox

    Insights into charge compensation through Oxygen redox May 1, 2017

    Conventional lithium ion batteries work by storing charge through redox changes involving cations. However the storage capacity is limited by the redox capacity of tradition metal ions in the cathode. Newer lithium-rich cathodes on the other hand are able to exceed this limit, leading researchers to believe that the anion must be playing a role. However, the mechanism of behavio had yet to be experimentally verified.

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    Identifying radioactive species in a decommissioned spent nuclear fuel pond

    Identifying radioactive species in a decommissioned spent nuclear fuel pond May 1, 2017

    It is estimated it will cost £117 bn and take more than 100 years to deal with the UK’s legacy of radioactively contaminated waste materials from our nuclear past. This waste includes 2.5 million tons of cementitious materials from power stations: decontamination of this waste greatly reduces its volume and reduces disposal costs enormously and understanding the chemical speciation of radionuclides in the waste is key to optimising decontamination now, and planning for new facilities in the ...

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    SuRVoS: Speeding up Segmentation of Biological Imaging Volumes

    SuRVoS: Speeding up Segmentation of Biological Imaging Volumes Apr 28, 2017

    A new suite of software tools and machine learning for 3D volume analysis

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    Malarial breakout

    Malarial breakout Apr 25, 2017

    How malaria parasites escape from red blood cells

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    Solving the separase–securin complex

    Solving the separase–securin complex Apr 21, 2017

    The cryo-EM structure of a crucial cell cycle protease bound to its inhibitory chaperone

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    Unique Nafion hydrogels

    Unique Nafion hydrogels Apr 11, 2017

    Novel biocompatible hybrid hydrogels with impressive mechanical properties

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