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As part of this week’s BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) Festival of Science in Liverpool, Diamond Light Source will be showcasing its science in imaginative ways in a series of events across Liverpool.
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Six young prospective engineers are embarking on a renowned apprenticeship scheme which will see them training at two of Oxfordshire's most prestigious science facilities: Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron facility, and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL).
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Today, Monday 1st September 2008, the official opening of the Membrane Protein Laboratory (MPL) takes place at Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire, UK.
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The eleventh experimental station to come online at the UK’s synchrotron facility has received its first users, a research group from the MRC-National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), based in London, focusing on the structure and function of protein complexes that are involved in medically important disease processes.
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Diamond scientists are planning new types of experiment that will enable them to study magnetic structures on the nanometer scale.
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One month ahead of schedule, Principal Beamline Scientist Chiu Tang and his team on the powder diffraction beamline welcomed their first users, a research group from the chemistry department of University College London (UCL) interested in analysing heat-treated nano-ceramics for better automotive catalyst support materials.
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Research into the understanding of how X-rays interact with matter could lead to the production of more powerful exotic magnets, such as those that will make electric vehicles more efficient and cost effective or those required to develop a new generation of CT scanners
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The new Diamond Light Source synchrotron was the star of the show at the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Soirée in Didcot last night (26 June). More than 150 distinguished guests including His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, the Academy’s Royal Fellow, attended the dinner at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
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Diamond has announced that USA-based global biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is the first industrial user at the UK's world class new research facility, Diamond Light Source.
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Diamond Light Source the UK's new synchrotron, this month announces the appointments of Professor David Stuart and Professor Trevor Rayment as Directors of Life Sciences and Physical Sciences respectively.
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What does the future look like for UK Light Sources? Diamond may only just have gone into operation, but experts are already looking at the next generation of light sources. Following an independent review, a consultation project is now underway to develop a clear strategic vision for light sources that defines the needs of the scientific community in the decades to come.
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In alignment with the themes set by the national body Science Learning Centres, and in response to the Public Attitudes to Science 2008 government report (PAS report) published on 11th March, Diamond plans to engage with the public by building a programme around three areas.
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Construction has begun on the latest addition to the UK’s world class new research facility, Diamond Light Source. The Joint Engineering, Environmental and Processing (JEEP) beamline will be the first experimental station to extend outside of the main building to enable large engineering components to be placed under Diamond’s powerful X-ray beam.
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On 30th January 2008, Beamline B16 was pleased to welcome its first users: Professor Moreton Moore, Professor Victor Petrashov and Dr Rais Shaikhaidarov from Royal Holloway, University of London. B16 is a flexible and versatile beamline for testing new developments in X-ray optics and detector technology and for trialling new experimental techniques. It is the ninth Diamond beamline to welcome users.
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Thin films produced by depositing pre-formed size-selected gas-phase nanoparticles are an important class of materials, particularly because of their application in magnetic memory.
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In the UK, a parliamentary House of Lords Select Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the effectiveness of action by intergovernmental organisations to control the spread of infectious diseases.
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Scientists from the Mary Rose Trust are using cutting edge synchrotron technology at Diamond Light Source to provide 21st century solutions to enhance the conservation of Henry VIII’s Tudor warship.
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Tuberculosis is a major cause of death worldwide, killing over 1.5 million people each year. Understanding how the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes disease in humans and how it survives in the body could provide the key to combating this killer disease. Scientists from the Universities of Oxford and British Columbia have used Diamond to determine the structure of a protein called HsaD, which enables the tuberculosis bacteria to survive in the human body.
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Following recent factually inaccurate media reports, we would like to provide clarification regarding expenditure relating to Diamond’s construction and operational budgets.
Diamond’s Phase I construction concluded at the end of December 2006 and was delivered within the approved budget of £263.2m including contingency.
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The The Rt. Hon, John Denham (Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills) and Mr Ian Pearson (Minister for Science and Innovation) visited the UK's new synchrotron facility as part of a visit to the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, where Diamond Light Source is part of the growing research community.
