22 August 2011: Protein crystal samples prepared in home labs are stored and transported to Diamond in the unipuck enclosure (bottom) and transfer hardware (top). The samples can then be automatically mounted in place using robotic arms on the macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamlines. Photo by Jun Aishima.
Posted on Monday August 22nd
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Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth and environmental sciences.Please do not copy and use these images without our permission. Contact Sarah Boundy for image use permission and/or high-res versions. We are happy to help.
