This year marks 15 years of Diamond Light Source delivering science and innovation to the worldwide science community and 20 years since it was set up in 2002. To commemorate this double anniversary, ...

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 ...

Diamond stands up to a squeeze. Surprisingly, the material’s structure persists even when compressed to 2 trillion pascals, more than five times the pressure in Earth’s core, scientists report January ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

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 ...

At prestigious International Science Conference, a socio-economic impact of over £2.6 billion on UK science and economy revealed from UK Synchrotron Presenting at the prestigious International ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Miners digging for diamonds in the 1980s in Botswana’s Orapa mine ...

Geologists have studied tiny pockets of fluids trapped inside diamonds to get a better understanding of how old humanity’s favorite rocks might be. In doing so, they identified three distinct periods ...

Settling a half century of debate, researchers have discovered that tiny linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do. These linear defects, or dislocations, are what ...

The Earth needs to chill and showering it in bling could be the way to do it. Scientists are interested in depositing diamond dust into the atmosphere in order to reflect sunlight and cool down the ...

A diamond forged deep within Earth's interior held an unexpected discovery locked inside: a mineral never before seen in nature and one that cannot normally exist on the planet's surface. The mineral, ...