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  • Acoustic plasmons found in hole-doped cuprate superconductors

    Acoustic plasmons found in hole-doped cuprate superconductors Dec 14, 2020

    High-resolution RIXS uncovers long-sought collective charge excitations in high-temperature superconductors

  • A human protein is essential for spreading Flu

    A human protein is essential for spreading Flu Nov 27, 2020

    A team of researchers in the UK have uncovered how a human protein allows the influenza virus to replicate inside human cells.

  • When Iron behaves like a rare-earth element - and why

    When Iron behaves like a rare-earth element - and why Nov 23, 2020

    A combination of synchrotron techniques decodes the secrets of an unusual magnetic material

  • A novel microreactor for information-rich IR and X-ray studies

    A novel microreactor for information-rich IR and X-ray studies Nov 6, 2020

    A new small-scale reactor offers significant advantages for studying reaction mechanisms and kinetics

  • Marine bacteria can extract all phosphate from seawater using positive charge of their cell membrane

    Marine bacteria can extract all phosphate from seawater using positive charge of their cell membrane Oct 27, 2020

    Scientists have discovered how the most abundant marine bacteria – fundamental to life on Earth – can extract all phosphate from seawater using ...

  • It's a trap! Uncovering defects in next-generation solar panel materials

    It's a trap! Uncovering defects in next-generation solar panel materials Oct 21, 2020

    Using multiple imaging techniques sheds light on the cause of power losses in halide perovskites

  • MX at Diamond aids drug development for motor neurone disease

    MX at Diamond aids drug development for motor neurone disease Oct 13, 2020

    Macromolecular crystallography helps researchers tweak the structures of drug molecules to develop new treatments for ALS

  • Nanocrystals can cause unexpectedly violent volcanic eruptions

    Nanocrystals can cause unexpectedly violent volcanic eruptions Oct 8, 2020

    Synchrotron techniques help uncover the missing link that causes sedate volcanoes to blow their top

  • High-speed devices – What happens beneath the surface?

    High-speed devices – What happens beneath the surface? Sep 25, 2020

    Revealing the dynamic behaviour of hidden layers in advanced magnetic materials.

  • A doped graphene catalyst improves lithium-sulfur battery performance

    A doped graphene catalyst improves lithium-sulfur battery performance Sep 8, 2020

    Ultra-high-resolution transmission electron microscopy at ePSIC points to a solution to poor battery performance.

  • The dynamic duo

    The dynamic duo Aug 3, 2020

    A new imaging platform combining the power of X-ray tomography with structured illumination microscopy

  • Exploring the science of superconductors

    Exploring the science of superconductors Jul 21, 2020

    RIXS offers a clearer picture of high-temperature superconductivity

  • Coherent Transfer of Spin Angular Momentum by Evanescent Spin Waves within Antiferromagnetic NiO

    Coherent Transfer of Spin Angular Momentum by Evanescent Spin Waves within Antiferromagnetic NiO Jul 2, 2020

    First demonstration of transfer of spin angular momentum via coherent evanescent spin waves within an electrically insulating material.

  • A polymer coating makes Metal Organic Frameworks better at delivering drugs

    A polymer coating makes Metal Organic Frameworks better at delivering drugs Jun 26, 2020

    Researchers use Synchrotron InfraRed microspectroscopy to study the dynamics of drug release from MOFs

  • Clay haloes preserve ancient fossils: An Infrared view

    Clay haloes preserve ancient fossils: An Infrared view Jun 12, 2020

    Pinpointing protective kaolinite surrounding 800 million-year-old fossils by Synchrotron InfraRed spectromicroscopy

  • Molecular probes challenge prevalent view of zinc oxide surfaces

    Molecular probes challenge prevalent view of zinc oxide surfaces May 28, 2020

    Synchrotron studies show that new models are needed to explain the structure of OH groups on a ZnO surface

  • Using state-of-the-art nanocarriers to beat bacterial resistance

    Using state-of-the-art nanocarriers to beat bacterial resistance May 21, 2020

    Novel stabiliser-free cubosomes can transport antimicrobial peptides and promote wound healing

  • Diamond’s 9000th publication: green materials for thermal energy storage

    Diamond’s 9000th publication: green materials for thermal energy storage May 6, 2020

    Hybrid nanocapsules from renewable material could help cut carbon emissions

  • Discovery of a novel magnetic skyrmion surface state

    Discovery of a novel magnetic skyrmion surface state Apr 21, 2020

    Skyrmions get perpendicular - and push the door open for high density data storage

  • Isn’t it exciting? RIXS has a new trick up its sleeve

    Isn’t it exciting? RIXS has a new trick up its sleeve Apr 16, 2020

    Diamond researchers have demonstrated a new technique capable of distinguishing between different types of spin-flip excitations.

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