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    Hematite can lock the door on uranium contamination

    Hematite can lock the door on uranium contamination Mar 17, 2014

    X-ray spectroscopy techniques at Diamond have given scientists a new insight into the behaviour of uranium during deep disposal of radioactive waste. Many countries will use geological disposal facilities as the final way to dispose of radioactive wastes and so it is important to be able to predict the behaviour and potential impacts of uranium under alkaline conditions relevant to deep disposal. The effectiveness of iron (oxyhydr)oxides to reduce the mobility of uranium is well known due to ...

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    The weak effect that can determine magnetic twisting

    The weak effect that can determine magnetic twisting Feb 20, 2014

    Researchers working at Diamond Light Source and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have combined a novel experimental technique with a sophisticated modelling method to investigate the interactions between atoms that can result in the twisting of atomic-scale magnetism within a crystal.

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    Finding the key to combating bacterial resistance to a common antiseptic

    Finding the key to combating bacterial resistance to a common antiseptic Jan 27, 2014

    Research performed at Diamond Light Source has helped to understand how a bacterium responsible for many hospital-acquired infections is able to resist one of the most widely used antiseptic agents. By using ultraviolet light to perform circular dichroism measurements of the proteins within the cells, the scientists were able to characterise a previously unknown method by which the antiseptic could be actively transported out of the cell.

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