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Profile: Maggie’s Cancer Support Centres

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19 March 2012

Maggie’s Cancer Support Centres are helping patients by swapping traditional clinical environments for more domestic surroundings.

Welcome to Elements’ special report on Diamond Light Source

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15 March 2012

Elements explores the Oxfordshire synchrotron, which produces light 10 billion times brighter than the sun.

Diamond Light Source: Q&A with Stewart Scott

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14 March 2012

Elements talked to Diamond’s senior mechanical project engineer about Britain’s role in the field of engineering.

How do you get young people interested in engineering?

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Thousands of students each year visit Diamond Light. By exploring the beamlines, accelerator and talking to researchers, the synchrotron aims to inspire youngsters.

Using Diamond light in drug development

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13 March 2012

We take little or no notice of how the drug we take come about. Nowadays, drugs are designed to target specific chemical processes which make us ill.

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