Welcome to Elements’ special report on Diamond Light Source.
Diamond is the UK’s national synchrotron facility, where scientists and engineers accelerate electrons to near light-speed to generate brilliant beams of light, which outside researchers then use on their own experiments.
The Elements team was recently given a tour of the synchrotron and the chance to quiz its scientists. So this section brings together all of our articles, videos, images and audio packages from the trip.
Over the course of this week, you’ll find out how the synchrotron is used to develop drugs for HIV and to learn more about the Mary Rose, among many other fascinating facts.
So take a trip to Diamond with our extensive synchrotron special, and do contact us with your feedback. It’s beam time!
Editor’s comment: why the synchrotron is like New Yorkby Adam Smith |
VIDEO: Diamond in doughnutsby Alice Lighton and Harriet Bailey |
Acid damage is latest battle for the warship Mary Roseby Lisa Raffensperger |
Diamond Light Source - just call it The Eureka Doughnutby Daryl Ilbury |
The role of synchrotron light in cancer researchby Attilia Burke |
Using Diamond light in drug developmentby Funmi Olateju |
An audio tour of the synchrotron (for dummies)by Kate Adams |
NEW: How do you get young people interested in engineering?by Jinan Harb |
NEW: Diamond Light Source: Q&A with Stewart Scottby Danny Copley |
… And more to come later this week!
Original artwork for the Beam Time special by Harriet Bailey.