In materials science an X-ray source that is hard and bright can open the door to a wealth of detail. At Diamond Light Source X-ray beams with wavelengths of 0.1–0.2 nm outshine the Sun by a factor of ...

Gianluigi Botton, head of the Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire, talks to Joe McEntee about the £519m Diamond-II upgrade and what it means for the UK’s national synchrotron science facility Forward ...

February 7, 2007 This week marks the dawn of a new era of scientific endeavour as Diamond Light Source, the UK’s brand new synchrotron facility, opens its doors for business and welcomes its very ...

Dr Adrian Mancuso, a well-known figure and leading scientist in the light sources’ community has been appointed as the new Physical Science Director for the UK’s national synchrotron, Diamond Light ...

New collaboration agreement will continue to strengthen links between the UK's national synchrotrons and industry, building technical capability to support sustainable technology development. Diamond ...

Editor’s note: This submission came to symmetry breaking from John Gilbey, a science and science-fiction writer featured in the April 2010 issue of symmetry magazine. Here he describes his experience ...

Scientists working on one of the world's leading science facilities have made a major breakthrough. For the first time the team at the Diamond synchrotron in Didcot have sent electrons whizzing ...