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    Chirality is key: The discovery of chiral topological materials opens the door to exotic phenomena

    Chirality is key: The discovery of chiral topological materials opens the door to exotic phenomena Apr 3, 2020

    Synchrotron measurements show a novel crystal is not just a chiral material, but also a topological one

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    Engineering antibodies to treat cystic fibrosis

    Engineering antibodies to treat cystic fibrosis Mar 5, 2020

    Synchrotron studies uncover structural details about a mutation that causes cystic fibrosis, and a potential treatment using nanobodies

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    Learning how breast cancer cells evade the immune system

    Learning how breast cancer cells evade the immune system Feb 4, 2020

    Cancer cells have ways to evade the human immune system, but research at Diamond could leave them with nowhere to hide

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    Making simulated cosmic dust - in the microwave!

    Making simulated cosmic dust - in the microwave! Jan 31, 2020

    Researchers find a simple way to make analogue dust samples could shed light on early solar system history

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    Picosecond magnetization dynamics of spin modes revealed by diffractive ferromagnetic resonance

    Picosecond magnetization dynamics of spin modes revealed by diffractive ferromagnetic resonance Jan 22, 2020

    A new synchrotron-based technique reveals the dynamics of individual spin modes at GHz frequencies with nanoscale sensitivity.

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    'Russian doll' molecules could really clean up

    'Russian doll' molecules could really clean up Jan 15, 2020

    Hierarchically-nested host molecules tuned to encapsulate specific guest molecules have huge potential in purification systems

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    Sizing up red phosphorus for use in future battery technologies

    Sizing up red phosphorus for use in future battery technologies Jan 8, 2020

    A step forward in the search for better anodes for sodium-ion batteries.

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