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Diamond shines its light on Moon Rocks from Apollo Missions Oct 8, 2018

This spotlight on Diamond's Beamline I23 looks at the special cryogenically-cooled sample gripper, an engineering innovation that makes this beamline successful.

Diamond shines its light on Moon Rocks from Apollo Missions Oct 2, 2018

Nearly 50 years after our first steps on the Moon, rock samples from the Apollo missions still have a lot to tell us about lunar formation, and Earth’s volcanoes.

Something old, something new: Diamond’s light illuminates our Anglo-Saxon heritage Sep 14, 2018

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New cryo-EM Collaboration Sep 12, 2018

UK set to be global leader in providing large-scale industrial access to Cryo-EM for drug discovery thanks to new collaboration.

Marie-Christine Zdora Wins Werner Meyer-Ilse prize Sep 11, 2018

Diamond PhD student Marie-Christine Zdora has just won the Werner Meyer-Ilse prize at XRM 2018.

Strain Research on Rotating Bearings wins Fylde Prize for Best Paper Aug 30, 2018

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Creating the perfect magnetic field Aug 10, 2018

As part of the YoE, we’re focusing on a different engineering aspect each month, read more...

Demonstrating a new approach to lithium-ion batteries Aug 3, 2018

- that are both high-powered and fast-charging.

Angular measurement goes nano Jul 11, 2018

As part of the YoE, we’re focusing on a different engineering aspect each month, read more...

Why Engineering? A work experience view Jul 6, 2018

Work experience students Kiishi and Hannah give their take on engineering and outreach at Diamond.

Diamond celebrates publication of its 7000th paper Jul 3, 2018

Supporting World Cancer Day 2018 Jun 29, 2018

Lignin is a tough polymer found in plant cell walls, and is the largest reservoir of renewable, aromatic carbon found in nature.

Glaciers transport desert dust to polar plankton Jun 25, 2018

The power of radio! Jun 15, 2018

New forensic DNA profiling technique on the horizon Jun 8, 2018

The power supplies giving Diamond a boost May 24, 2018

Understanding how alkaline treatment affects bamboo May 14, 2018

Project M wins Royal Society of Chemistry Award May 8, 2018

I16’s new Polarisation Analyser, and the benefits of 3D printing Apr 28, 2018

Garnet gemstones contain secrets of our seismic past Apr 23, 2018