Highlights: X-ray Nanoprobe Group

Real-time detection of molecules secreted from single cells stimulated by an X-ray nanobeam
Radiation damage in serial protein X-ray crystallography
Synchrotron XRD study of calcium carbonate precipitation using a microfluidic device
Spinodal decomposition governs the formation of the multi-scale structure of the skeletal elements of the brittle star
Inflammation increases gadolinium retention in the brain after administration of a linear gadolinium-based contrast agent
Degradation of silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries followed by in situ X-ray tomography
3D imaging of ordered domains in an Fe-Al alloy by Bragg ptychography
Tracing titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the environment
Three-dimensional nano-imaging of the brain
Revealing Old Masters pigment grades by synchrotron X-ray diffraction
3D imaging of a dislocation loop at the onset of plasticity in an indented nanocrystal
Antarctic subglacial volcanism and the global carbon cycle
Fast in situ nanoimaging of particle sintering
The complex crystalline structure of an oyster shell
Bioaccumulation of nanoparticle CuO within a terrestrial food chain increases by weathering in soil
Smallest ever nanobeam for high-energy X-ray imaging
Polarity domains in GaN wires mapped at the nanoscale
#weekendusers Following the pathway of minerals in trees
From "alien" rivers to materials for technology
#weekendusers The quest to preserve “The Scream”
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Perovksite solar cells under the nXRD microscope
Caroline Bissardon wins the L’Oréal UNESCO Women in Science award
#weekendusers How does nature make a colour whiter than white?
#weekendusers Getting to the bottom of bones with new instrument
Fate of silver nanoparticles in agricultural soils amended with sewage sludge
X-rays enable a direct view inside biological cells
Where science never sleeps
Metallic ink revealed in Herculaneum papyri
Sub-30 nm focusing with figured multilayer Kirkpatrick-Baez mirrors
X-ray wavefront metrology of pulsed beams using speckle tracking
Diffraction topography as an industrial tool for the characterisation of the crystalline quality of diamond
Innovation-led long-term project to identify critical defects in integrated circuits
Speciation of phosphorus bearing inorganic phases in surface sludge deposit of a vertical flow constructed wetland
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: evidence of degradation of the chrome yellows
Probing nanowires in the spatial and time domains
Nanoscopic X-ray fluorescence imaging of meteoritic particles and diamond inclusions
Analysis of solid oxide cell performance and degradation by X-ray phase nanotomography
Residual strain in the mineral nanoparticles of human tooth dentine makes teeth stronger
Intrinsic inhomogeneity of charge density wave order in cuprates and superconductivity at 95 K
Individual GaAs nanowires: a correlation of electrical and structural properties
Coherent diffraction imaging of inversion domain boundaries
Degradation of magnesium implants in bone: mechanisms of Mg storage and impact on bone structure
Rodin’s modelling techniques brought to light
Intrinsic inhomogeneity of charge density wave order in cuprates and superconductivity at 95 K
Beauty of science: microstructure of blue decor of Qinghua porcelain
Crystallographic architecture of a single zeolite ZSM-5 crystal
Artificial graphene made of semiconductor quantum dots
Micro-FTIR study of the polymer degradation in design objects
How can local environmental conditions influence the secondary structure of an amyloid beta peptide?
Direct three-dimensional imaging of polymer–water interfaces by nanoscale hard X-ray phase tomography
Tuning the oxygen doping level in the Bi-2212 superconductor by X-ray nano-beam irradiation
Revealing phase separation in single InGaN nanowires
Robust lensless imaging with a high-flux instrument
Chemistry and structure of contemporary interstellar dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft
Impact of manganese on primary hippocampal neurons in rodents
Formation of curved micrometre-sized single crystals
Investigating the local structure of a π-π conjugated network by X-ray nanodiffraction and cross correlation
Effect of visible light on chrome yellow pigments: towards safer illumination of paintings
Imaging the micro-vascular network and the neuronal system in a spinal cord
Compressed mineral nanoparticles make teeth tougher
Beauty of science: inside a turtle egg
Coarsening and break-up revealed by X-ray microtomography of phase-separated glasses
Bone tissue mass density is determined by the canalicular network morphology
Crossed Ga2O3/SnO2 multiwire architecture: a study of local structure with nanometre resolution
Ultra-fast processes imaged with picosecond hard X-ray flashes
Molecular form of copper in root cells of a non-hyperaccumulating plant grown in an urban setting
Oxygen doping level tuning in the Bi-2212 superconductor by X-ray nano-beam irradiation
Phase separation in single InGaN nanowires revealed by a hard X-ray synchrotron nanoprobe
Hidden anatomical features of an early tetrapod revealed by PPC-SRµCT
Oldest known primate skeleton casting a new light on the origin of anthropoids
Development of new treatments for epilepsy using synchrotron radiation
Iron phase distribution analysis reveals the firing protocol of ancient ceramics
Unexpected tolerance of the spinal cord to X-ray microbeams
Particle and liquid motion in semi-solid aluminium alloys
X-rays reveal uptake of nanoparticles by soya bean crops
Uptake of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by cucumber plants probed by submicrometre X-ray microspectroscopy
X-ray excited optical imaging of nanosized light emitting diodes
Bone ultrastructure resolved in 3D by phase nanotomography
Hydrated minerals from the early solar system probed by Fe-XANES spectroscopy
X-rays unravel mysterious degradation of a Van Gogh painting
Two cultures mix at the Met
Brain tumour localisation and destruction facilitated by gadolinium-based nanoparticles in microbeam radiation therapy
X-ray speckle tracking: a new phase-sensitive imaging technique
High contrast, high resolution CT scan with reduced dose
Phase contrast imaging of lipid membranes in solution
New focusing record with dynamically-figured multilayer mirrors
Imaging of heterogeneous rocks and materials by full-field X-ray microspectroscopy
Two-dimensional grating interferometer
The darkening of chrome yellow pigments in paintings by Vincent van Gogh
The almost unattainable radula of ammonites
Visualising and interpreting the brain of Australopithecus sediba
Local structure of single Co-implanted ZnO nanowires investigated by nano-X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Insights into structured catalysts for hydrogen production by microscopic synchrotron techniques
3D multiphase networks providing high temperature strength to aluminium-silicon piston alloys
Investigating the continuous dental replacement of mammals through a new rodent model
The stage of vascular maturation is crucial for tissue damage after microbeam radiation
Imaging of antimalarial drugs in Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells
Nanochemical imaging of antimalarial drugs in Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells
X-rays reveal an unfinished self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn