Diamond Light Source

☀ Recently installed solar panels that cover the roof of Diamond Light Source are now fully operational! ⚡ The energy generated by the solar panels is an annual supply of 2.3GWh/y. This output amounts to around 5% of the facility’s total annual energy consumption. 🗨 Gianluigi Botton, CEO of Diamond Light Source, said: "The completed solar panel installation demonstrates our commitment to lowering the carbon footprint of our world-changing science. This is significant in the high-tech, specialised research and development sector that Diamond operates in.” Read more here. ⬇ https://lnkd.in/e2hZBXtv

💊 Most conventional drugs, such as ibuprofen, work by inhibiting proteins. However, some proteins have been considered "undruggable" due to them lacking active sites for inhibitors to bind to. This has led to researchers exploring other avenues to target these proteins. Scientists have turned to investigating drugs which mark proteins for destruction by protein shredders called proteasomes. 🔎 A protein called Cereblon is essential in this process, but a lack of understanding of its structure has held back research into these drugs, until now. In our most recent science highlight, find out how researchers from the University of Dundee synthesised a highly stable, easily purified Cereblon variant and used a range of techniques across Diamond's I24, I04 and B21 beamlines to resolve the proteins structure. ⬇ Read the entire science highlight here: https://lnkd.in/e47v3CxB

Want to shape the future of battery technology? ⚡️ Join Gabriel Pérez and I this summer for an 8-week paid internship at the UK's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL, home to Diamond Light Source, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the Central Laser Facility). You'll learn about different characterisation techniques available across the laboratory, work with a wide-group of researchers, & perform hands-on experiments using a beamline (a powerful tool for scientific analysis). Please share to any undergrad students you think would be interested. Based at RAL, Oxfordshire. https://lnkd.in/eJV9Xrt2 #STEMCareers #BatteryScience #ResearchOpportunity

A gorgeous welcome to Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, where all the magic happens! - an inspiring place we're lucky to call home!

👩🔬📆 British Science Week 2025 is all about "Change and Adapt", and the Diamond-II upgrade is a perfect example of this theme in action. 🚢 Smart logistical adaptations cut transport costs by 75% and reduced CO2 emissions by 96%, ensuring the efficient delivery of a critical component for the UK’s next-generation synchrotron. The Diamond-II upgrade is one of the largest and most ambitious science infrastructure projects in the UK, set to enhance our scientific capabilities across multiple disciplines. With a multimillion-pound budget, this project will cement Diamond’s position as a world-leading synchrotron facility. Read our latest article to learn more about the innovative solutions and strategic planning that made this milestone possible. https://lnkd.in/eM-yj3Sk #BritishScienceWeek #ChangeAndAdapt #STEM #ScienceForAll #DiamondII #Sustainability

🧲 Altermagnets are a new class of magnetic materials that possess the best traits of ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. With their unique spin arrangements, altermagnets are potentially very useful for future electronic devices based on technology that uses the spin state of electrons to carry information. 🔍 Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University and University of Nottingham have used X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) on Diamond's I06 beamline to detect altermagnetism in manganese telluride (α-MnTe), paving the way for next-generation electronic devices. Find out more in our most recent science highlight. ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eWTN3eKx

Celebrating the inspirational journey of Sofia Diaz-Moreno, Science Group Leader at Diamond Light Source, who has been made a Professor at the University of Kent for her outstanding contributions to the #spectroscopy community. Let's honour her achievements and continue to support #WomenInScience around #InternationalWomensDay. https://loom.ly/tPnuiZc #AccelerateAction

With a mix of cultures, ages, and specialist skills, we come together to support leading-edge science for industrial users at Diamond Light Source. Here’s what it means to each of our female members to be part of this inspirational team. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #WomenInScience #AccelerateAction

🔬Event: Celebrating John Rodenburg We are pleased to invite you for an afternoon of reflections on the impact of the scientific contributions of Professor John Rodenburg FRS throughout his career. John is internationally recognized for his work revolutionising imaging with visible light, electrons and especially X-rays. The Ptychography method permits imaging beyond the limitations of detectors and optics and is now employed today at synchrotrons around the globe for X-ray imaging with ultimate resolution. This event will explore various episodes of John’s scientific career and the scientific developments resulting from his pioneering work. 🗓️ When: 24/03/2025, 12:30 - 17:00 📌 Where: Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eD6sYSTH

🧪 The UK Catalysis Hub is launching its third phase with a £12.5m investment from EPSRC and £7m from partners to accelerate research into net zero and sustainable chemistry. ♻ Hub III will unite scientists and engineers from 46 universities and national facilities like Diamond Light Source across the UK to tackle urgent challenges in manufacturing, recycling, and pollution reduction.