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    Solving the structure of HIV's Gag protein

    Solving the structure of HIV's Gag protein Jun 2, 2021

    New high-resolution images of the Gag protein will pave the way for new HIV treatments.

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    Cracking up: new insights into dendrite formation could make solid-state lithium batteries commercially viable

    Cracking up: new insights into dendrite formation could make solid-state lithium batteries commercially viable May 27, 2021

    X-ray computed tomography shows how lithium infiltration into a ceramic electrolyte leads to battery degradation and failure

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    X-rays get a grip on why erucamide slips

    X-rays get a grip on why erucamide slips May 19, 2021

    X-Ray Reflectivity measurements offer insights into a slippery industrial additive.

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    Giving rice new weapons to fight rice blast disease

    Giving rice new weapons to fight rice blast disease Apr 28, 2021

    Understanding how fungal pathogen interacts with rice cells could help engineer new defences.

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    A novel approach offers hope for an HCV vaccine

    A novel approach offers hope for an HCV vaccine Apr 20, 2021

    A structural mimic of the HCV vaccine may be the key to enhancing our immune response.

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    How does the space environment affect the surface of asteroids? 

    How does the space environment affect the surface of asteroids?  Apr 1, 2021

    Synchrotron X-rays show that the iron-rich surfaces of asteroids are altered by space weathering.

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    Improving metal alloys under strain

    Improving metal alloys under strain Mar 23, 2021

    Researchers used Diamond to study aluminium alloy under strain & in conditions similar to those in alloy manufacture.

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    Plants form molecular reaction vessels during photosynthesis

    Plants form molecular reaction vessels during photosynthesis Mar 16, 2021

    Researchers discover that plants can make molecular reaction vessels from proteins.

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    Antiferromagnets used to produce neuron-like electronics

    Antiferromagnets used to produce neuron-like electronics Mar 10, 2021

    Antiferromagnetic domains can be controlled using electrical or ultra-short optical pulses.

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    A new dimension to electronic devices

    A new dimension to electronic devices Mar 4, 2021

    Electrons possess many different properties, but the one that is most commonly used is charge.

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    Protein Nanocage under pressure

    Protein Nanocage under pressure Feb 24, 2021

    There are many drugs that are not in clinical use because they are either too toxic or too sensitive to use. 

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    Pressing pause on fast moving processes that cause disease

    Pressing pause on fast moving processes that cause disease Feb 18, 2021

    The fast paced, self-assembly of proteins in living organisms is essential for many biological processes.

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    Black rain: how Icelandic dust affects the global climate

    Black rain: how Icelandic dust affects the global climate Feb 16, 2021

    Researchers show Icelandic dust is significantly different to dust from arid regions with potentially significant climate effects

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    Reducing the cost of the next generation of batteries

    Reducing the cost of the next generation of batteries Feb 10, 2021

    Metal-air batteries represent a leap forward in battery technology.

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    Better diagnosis for brain cancer

    Better diagnosis for brain cancer Feb 4, 2021

    Gliomas constitute the vast majority of primary brain tumours and unfortunately, patients diagnosed with gliomas have poor clinical prognoses

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    A decade of Sleeping Sickness research at Diamond

    A decade of Sleeping Sickness research at Diamond Jan 30, 2021

    African Trypanosomiasis more commonly known as “sleeping sickness” is caused by the microscopic parasite Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei).

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    Understanding antibiotic resistance on a molecular level

    Understanding antibiotic resistance on a molecular level Jan 27, 2021

    Antibiotic resistance is a global problem. Today, routine surgeries can be complicated by infections that are seemingly impossible to treat with the available drugs.

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    High-resolution structural studies highlight why CBD helps some people with epilepsy

    High-resolution structural studies highlight why CBD helps some people with epilepsy Jan 25, 2021

    Combining high-resolution macromolecular crystallography with functional studies shows why CBD helps some epilepsy patients and suggests why THC doesn't

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    Next generation of quantum computing materials take cues from nature

    Next generation of quantum computing materials take cues from nature Jan 20, 2021

    Looking at chirality in thin polymer films that are important for electronics.

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    Molecular view of a key protein could help make cancer cells more vulnerable to treatments

    Molecular view of a key protein could help make cancer cells more vulnerable to treatments Jan 15, 2021

    High-resolution cryo-EM protein structures offer new insights into a major target for cancer therapies

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