• Diamond Home page
  • About
  • For Users
  • Public
  • Industry
  • Instruments
  • Careers
  • More Show more menu items
Search

About

  • About Diamond
  • About Synchrotrons
  • News and Features
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ

For Users

  • Apply for beamtime
  • User guide
  • Diamond Users Commitee
  • FAQ
  • User Administration System
  • iSpyB

Industry

  • Techniques Available
  • Industry Research
  • Industry Case Studies
  • News
  • Meet the Industry Team

Science

  • Research
  • Computing
  • The Machine
  • Publications
  • Research Expertise
  • Membrane Protein Laboratory
  • Additional Facilities
  • Publications Database

Instruments

  • Biological Cryo-Imaging
  • Crystallography
  • Imaging and Microscopy
  • Macromolecular Crystallography
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Soft Condensed Matter
  • Spectroscopy
  • Structures and Surfaces

Diamond-II

  • Science
  • Machine
  • Beamlines
  • Software, Control and Computing
  • Infrastructure

Public

  • Public open days
  • School visits
  • Partner with Diamond
  • Explore Diamond

Procurement

  • Non-OJEU Tender Notices
  • OJEU PINs
  • OJEU Tender Notices
  • Registration Form

Careers

  • Vacancies
  • Info for applicants
  • Company Benefits
  • Apprenticeships
  • PhD Studentships
  • Work Placement

Main Content

A brighter light for science
Sub-navigation
  • About
  • Governance
  • Legal and Compliance
  • News and Literature
  • Events
  • Contact

In This Section

Sub Navigation
  • News and Science Highlights
    • Latest News
    • Science Highlights
  • Annual Review
  • Literature Reviews
  • Impact Case Studies
  • Press and media

Opportunities at Diamond

Learn more about career and student opportunities at Diamond:

Vacancies

Students

  1. Diamond Light Source
  2. News and Literature
  3. News and Science Highlights
  4. Latest News

Latest News

Pagination

  • Previous
  • 1
  • ...
  • 9
  • 10
  • Current11
  • 12
  • 13
  • ...
  • 32
  • Next
  • news
    Diamond helps uncover how an untreatable cancer-causing virus affects immune cells

    Diamond helps uncover how an untreatable cancer-causing virus affects immune cells Oct 15, 2020

    Scientists have found that human T-cell lymphotropic virus, type 1 (HTLV-1) hijacks cellular machinery to establish an infection.

  • news
    An OBE for Prof Andrew Harrison

    An OBE for Prof Andrew Harrison Oct 12, 2020

    Prof Andrew Harrison will receive an OBE for services to science especially during COVID lockdown.

  • news
    Structural Biology identifies new information to accelerate structure-based drug design against Covid-19

    Structural Biology identifies new information to accelerate structure-based drug design against Covid-19 Oct 7, 2020

    A new research has identified potential ways forward to rapidly design improved and more potent compounds in the fight against COVID-19. 

  • news
    A new enzyme cocktail can digest plastic waste six times faster

    A new enzyme cocktail can digest plastic waste six times faster Sep 29, 2020

    Research undertaken at Diamond has allowed scientists to create a super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before.

  • news
    New discovery will have huge impact on the development of future battery cathodes

    New discovery will have huge impact on the development of future battery cathodes Sep 21, 2020

    A new paper reveals how a collaborative team of researchers have been able to fully identify the nature of oxidised oxygen in the important battery material.

  • news
    Ocean acidification risks deep-sea coral reef collapse

    Ocean acidification risks deep-sea coral reef collapse Sep 18, 2020

    Diamond X-rays were used in a recent study that suggests climate change is triggering changes to the chemistry of deep-sea coral reefs which may cause their foundations to become brittle.

  • news
    Researchers glimpse how virus particles assemble inside the cell - Giving us clues as to how to prevent the spread of viral infections

    Researchers glimpse how virus particles assemble inside the cell - Giving us clues as to how to prevent the spread of viral infections Sep 11, 2020

    An international team of researchers were able visualise how orthoreovirus assembles inside infected cells.

  • news
    Research reveals newly discovered sources for rare earth metals vital in modern technologies

    Research reveals newly discovered sources for rare earth metals vital in modern technologies Sep 2, 2020

    Samples from Madagascar and China were analysed at Diamond.

  • news
    Structural Biology reveals new target to neutralise COVID-19

    Structural Biology reveals new target to neutralise COVID-19 Aug 27, 2020

    An international team of researchers have discovered a new and highly conserved site on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that can be neutralised by a specific antibody.

  • news
    Bone breakages and hip fracture risk is linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility

    Bone breakages and hip fracture risk is linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility Aug 26, 2020

    Experiments carried out at Diamond using high energy intense beams of X-rays examined bone flexibility at the nanoscale.

  • news
    RIXS experiments at Diamond have led to the discovery of an exciton in a quantum entangled state

    RIXS experiments at Diamond have led to the discovery of an exciton in a quantum entangled state Aug 18, 2020

    RIXS experiments at Diamond have led to the discovery of an exciton in a quantum entangled state

  • news
    OCTOPUS (Optimised Components, Test and simulatiOn, toolkits for Powertrains which integrate Ultra high-speed motor Solutions

    OCTOPUS (Optimised Components, Test and simulatiOn, toolkits for Powertrains which integrate Ultra high-speed motor Solutions Aug 7, 2020

    Diamond are set to help develop the first fully electric Bentley and contribute to sustainable luxury mobility.

  • news
    Diamond, Director of Life Sciences, Professor David Stuart, has been awarded the prestigious Gabor Medal by the Royal Society.

    Diamond, Director of Life Sciences, Professor David Stuart, has been awarded the prestigious Gabor Medal by the Royal Society. Aug 6, 2020

    Diamond, Director of Life Sciences, Professor David Stuart, has been awarded the prestigious Gabor Medal by the Royal Society.

  • news
    Cryo-EM facilities at eBIC help researchers delve deeper into understanding neurological diseases

    Cryo-EM facilities at eBIC help researchers delve deeper into understanding neurological diseases Aug 4, 2020

    Researchers from the University of Cambridge have used the UK’s National Electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC) at Diamond Light Source to facilitate a study on the structure of mitochondrial complex I, which has resulted in key findings linked to various neurological diseases.

  • news
    World first for Synchrotron InfraRed Photo-Thermal in Life NanoSciences

    World first for Synchrotron InfraRed Photo-Thermal in Life NanoSciences Jul 20, 2020

    Synchrotron InfraRed Nanospectroscopy has been used for the first time to measure biomolecular changes induced by a drug (amiodarone) within human cells (macrophages) and localized at 100 nanometre scale, i.e. two orders of magnitude smaller than the IR wavelength used as probe. This was achieved at the Multimode InfraRed Imaging and Micro Spectroscopy (MIRIAM) beamline (B22) at Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility.

  • news
    Engineered llama antibodies neutralise COVID-19 virus

    Engineered llama antibodies neutralise COVID-19 virus Jul 14, 2020

    Antibodies derived from llamas have been shown to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus in lab tests, UK researchers announced yesterday.

  • news
    Diamond’s commitment to tackling racism

    Diamond’s commitment to tackling racism Jul 2, 2020

    Recent events have shone a spotlight on racial inequality worldwide, both on a personal and at a structural scale. In light of this, we would like to share our CEO's thoughts in direct response to the Black Lives Matter movement and outline our commitment to taking a stand against racism as an organisation.

  • news
    New Research provides crucial information on degradation processes which will be used to protect the Mary Rose

    New Research provides crucial information on degradation processes which will be used to protect the Mary Rose Jun 9, 2020

    A new paper provides crucial information on the degradation processes which will be used to develop remediation strategies to save the Mary Rose.

  • news
    Diamond secures Athena SWAN Bronze award for five years

    Diamond secures Athena SWAN Bronze award for five years May 26, 2020

    Award recognises efforts to achieve equality in the workplace

  • news
    Diamond opens its virtual doors

    Diamond opens its virtual doors May 19, 2020

    Diamond's public engagement team designs new resources.

Pagination

  • Previous
  • 1
  • ...
  • 9
  • 10
  • Current11
  • 12
  • 13
  • ...
  • 32
  • Next
  • Contact Us
  • About Diamond Light Source
  • Procurement
  • Supply Chain Transparency
  • Cookie Policy
  • Website Terms of Use
  • Privacy Notice

Diamond Light Source

Diamond Light Source is the UK's national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Linkedin Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky

Diamond Light Source Ltd
Diamond House
Harwell Science & Innovation Campus
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0DE

See on Google Maps

Copyright © Diamond Light Source. Diamond Light Source® and the Diamond logo are registered trademarks of Diamond Light Source Ltd

Registered in England and Wales at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom. Company number: 4375679. VAT number: 287 461 957. Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number: GB287461957003.

feedback