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Spotlight on Science

13-12-2016

Ancient fish illuminates evolution of tooth replacement

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29-11-2016

The structure of an activated G protein coupled receptor bound to an engineered G protein

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17-11-2016

Stable subnanometric platinum catalyst characterised by XAS

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01-11-2016

Crystal structure of PolD provides a novel paradigm for the classification of DNA polymerases

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17-10-2016

Perovksite solar cells under the nXRD microscope

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11-10-2016

Magnetic refrigeration: unusual interplay between magnetism and chemical bonding revealed

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27-09-2016

X-ray ghost imaging using individual synchrotron pulses

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13-09-2016

Combining operando X-ray techniques to study lithium ion batteries

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05-09-2016

Watching the birth of a nanocrystal superlattice

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25-08-2016

X-ray colour provides direct 3D information in crystallographic texture measurements

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16-08-2016

Structural basis of an unusual carbocyclisation in nogalamycin biosynthesis

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03-08-2016

Localised deformation in nickel-titanium shape memory alloy wires

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26-07-2016

Manganese incorporation into mussel shells elucidated using X-ray emission spectroscopy

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12-07-2016

New phenomenon in old material: giant spin-phonon interaction unveiled in EuO

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28-06-2016

High-pressure cryocooling of protein crystals reveals gas transport channels in a hydrogen-converting enzyme

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13-06-2016

Phonon-mediated passive transport in lipid membranes

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03-06-2016

Iridescent flexible films see the light of day

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30-05-2016

3D structure sheds light on the mechanism of uromodulin self-polymerisation

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23-05-2016

Fate of silver nanoparticles in agricultural soils amended with sewage sludge

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10-05-2016

Experimental realisation of single-atom magnets

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28-04-2016

New type of charge-ordering transition in the novel iron oxide Fe4O5

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14-04-2016

X-rays enable a direct view inside biological cells

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01-04-2016

Real-time X-ray imaging of silicon wafer fracture

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18-03-2016

Observation of superconductivity in H2S by nuclear resonant scattering

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09-03-2016

Element-selective measure of atomic polarisation by XANES in external electric fields

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01-03-2016

Degradation of magnesium implants in bone: mechanisms of Mg storage and impact on bone structure

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12-02-2016

Exposing the ‘Achilles heel’ of dengue virus serotypes

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11-02-2016

Discovery of new high pressure iron oxides points to a large oxygen source in Earth's mantle

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05-02-2016

Creating reactivity using unstable endmembers

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29-01-2016

Nuclear resonance scattering clarifies the structure of a pharmacologically relevant iron sulfur protein and its interaction with inhibitors

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20-01-2016

Correlation between structural changes and atomic motion during physical ageing in metallic glasses

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11-01-2016

Rpf2-Rrs1 complex in the biogenesis of the ribosome

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