2021

Understanding the mechanisms behind COVID and how to combat it Dec 20, 2021

Focusing on the infection mechanism and vaccine development
Tackling the root causes of Alzheimer’s disease Dec 6, 2021

Two recent studies have increased our understanding of the complex disease.
Microfocus spectroscopy shows how Irish kelp adsorbs metal contaminants from wastewater Dec 3, 2021

Helping to clean up polluted water.
Human enzyme identified as potential key to treating lung and bladder cancer – increasing survival times Dec 1, 2021

Offering new leads for cancer drug development.
Using toxins to study HIV Nov 19, 2021

Cryo-ET shows how the viral HIV capsid looks with and without human proteins attached.
Discovery of monopolonium in magnetic thin films Nov 17, 2021

The emergent monopole/antimonopole pair is a novel topological structure.
A novel chemical treatment is a step towards efficient and stable blue perovskite LEDs Nov 15, 2021

Great potential for next-generation LEDs.
Metallic nanoparticles can cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) Nov 11, 2021

Synchrotron techniques shed light on which nanomaterials cross the BBB.
Atomically thin clays and micas offer super speedy ion exchange Oct 20, 2021

Studies show ions diffuse 10,000 times faster in atomically thin clays.
Using sound waves to trap aerosol droplets Oct 12, 2021

A clever way to study air pollution caused by fatty acids.
Super-resolution 3D cryo imaging techniques for vaccine candidate assessment Sep 29, 2021

Researchers worked with Diamond's B24 beamline.
Nano-precision metrology of X-ray mirrors Sep 23, 2021

New advanced speckle technique enables high precision metrology for X-ray mirrors.
Diamond’s X-rays measure the mass of the human chromosome Sep 17, 2021

Researchers used X-ray ptychography at Diamond.
Investigating X-ray damage to small molecular crystals Sep 10, 2021

A systematic study is helping to quantify the effect of X-rays on small molecular systems.
Making molecular movies drop by drop Sep 9, 2021

A holy grail technique in the biochemistry field.
Molecular IgG3 structure paves the way for new applications of antibodies Sep 3, 2021

Scattering and analytical techniques provides the first atomic-level model.
New details about a key COVID-19 protein could help us stop the virus Jul 21, 2021

Experiments show the structure and kinetics of a crucial COVID protein.
RIXS demonstrates magnetic behaviour in nickelate superconductors Jul 9, 2021

New findings in a new material bring us closer to understanding superconductivity
A new strategy to block HIV's chemokine receptor CCR5 Jul 2, 2021

Recent synchrotron studies could hold the key to an effective HIV vaccine
Stop the rot: Drilling deeper into the nature of tooth decay Jun 16, 2021

Combining synchrotron studies with other imaging techniques offers unprecedented insights.

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