2018

Year of Engineering: Injecting Relativity into Engineering Dec 17, 2018

Learn more about how engineering at Diamond and Einstein's theory of relativity come together in this unique environment.

How Diamond is supporting the skills agenda of the Industrial strategy and its scope for further growth Dec 14, 2018

How Diamond is supporting the skills agenda of the UK's Industrial Strategy and its scope for further growth

How Diamond delivers knowledge generation for the clean growth agenda Dec 10, 2018

Diamond Light Source has undertaken many activities which support the delivery of the Industrial Strategy, such as supporting the clean growth agenda.

How Diamond is underpinning the UK’s industrial strategy Dec 6, 2018

A year on from the formal launch of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, see how Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron, has supported the delivery of the Industrial Strategy, as an agent of change on 21st-century global challenges.

First users on VMXm Nov 20, 2018

VMXm will push synchrotron data measurement beyond previously explored limits of crystal size and enable scientists to answer key 21st century biological questions.

First ever Synchrotron School for Engineers Nov 13, 2018

This week Diamond Light Source, is holding the first ever synchrotron engineering school, aimed at those starting new careers in Light Sources, this course has over 50 engineers from all over the world.

Year of Engineering: Spotlight on Automating Crystal Orientation Nov 12, 2018

A significant stride towards a full lab-on-a-chip system for macromolecular crystallography

Andrew McCluskey wins IUCr Journals prize Oct 19, 2018

PhD Student Andrew McCluskey (based at beamlines I22 & I07), has won the IUCr Journals Prize at SAS2018.

Diamond welcomes news of new funding for the UK Catalysis Hub Oct 11, 2018

Diamond continues its long-running support of the UK Catalysis Hub to help scientists propel the delivery of new green technology, which has secured an additional £14 million in funding from EPSRC.

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