The latest Business updates from the science industry
by Heather Hobbs
Joint Synchrotron Development Set to Advance Agricultural Research
in Brazil. Their world-leading expertise in the development of next- generation light sources will contribute enormously to our long- term planning. Together we will advance agricultural innovation in both our countries by expanding the applications of synchrotron technology in agricultural research– from soil and plants to foods and animals.”
The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory is part of the CNPEM, a private non-profi t organization under the supervision of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations. The centre operates four national laboratories and is the home of the most complex project in Brazilian science – Sirius – one of the most advanced synchrotron light sources in the world.
Signing the MOU at the CLS. Left to Right: Mark Boland, Machine Director; Bill Matiko, Chief Operating Offi cer (seated); Lucia Zuin, Senior Scientist; Chithra Karunakaran, Science Manager; and Gianluigi Botton, Science Director. (Credit: CLS)
In efforts to enhance agricultural research The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and The Canadian Light Source (CLS) located at the University Saskatchewan are pooling their technical resources and knowledge capabilities to advance accelerator and machine development.
At an MOU signing Bill Matiko, Chief Operating Offi cer of the CLS said: “We look forward to this new collaboration with our colleagues
The MOU, effective for fi ve years, will focus on a new program - the Maple Project – that will create a rapid-access mail-in agriculture program for Sirius users to access CLS’s VLS-PGM beamline. Scientists from both institutions will work together to grow the applications of synchrotron science in the fi eld of agriculture through workshops, presentations on proposal development and collaborative research projects.
The organisations will also share best practices in maintenance, design and testing state-of-the-art technologies and equipment as well as design and build for next-generation facilities.
“Studies in agriculture are essential to respond to the challenges that the future holds and the use of synchrotron light as a research tool offers great potential in the search for scientifi c answers in this
José Roque, Director-General of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), signing the MOU (Credit: CLS)
area,” highlighted José Roque, Director-General of CNPEM. “The partnership between CNPEM and CLS will be able to foster research in agriculture, as both institutions have extensive experience in cutting-edge research with synchrotron light and may benefi t from joint research and information exchange.”
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Diamond Celebrates Transformational Upgrade and Picture History
Diamond’s fi rst ever 3D printed vacuum vessel and sample environment
With 2022 marking 15 years of Diamond Light Source delivering innovative science to the worldwide science community and also 20 years since being set-up, the Harwell-based facility is celebrating its double anniversary by revealing plans for Diamond-II, which has recently been granted preliminary funding. This transformational upgrade will enable a huge expansion of UK science capabilities as it involves a coordinated programme of development combining a new machine, fi ve new beamlines and a comprehensive series of upgrades that will transform Diamond’s ability to generate scientifi c knowledge and impact on 21st century global challenges. Additionally, it is also curating a special outdoor photographic exhibition made up of over 70 stunning scientifi c images selected from Diamond’s science archive taken over the past two decades.
“We are entering a new era of opportunity with the advent of fourth generation synchrotrons. Progress in accelerator technology means Diamond-II will offer the scientifi c community in academia
Diamond’s iconic building, built in the shape it is to house the circular synchrotron
and industry the opportunity to exploit much brighter photon beams and an increased coherence over a large energy range on all our beamlines and additional beamlines,” said Professor Andrew Harrison, CEO of Diamond.
He added that Diamond’s success owes a great debt of gratitude to the trust and commitment of its funding agencies the UK Research and Innovation’s STFC (Science Technology and Facilities Council) and the Wellcome Trust who have provided ongoing support and are fully behind Diamond.
The Anniversary Science Images exhibition will be open to the public as part of Oxfordshire’s annual ArtWeeks Festival from 14th- 22nd May. Visitors will be able to view the images on sections of Diamond’s exterior perimeter fence surrounding its huge iconic ‘silver doughnut’ shaped building.
The images chosen to make up the exhibition were selected from Diamond’s rich science archive to give an insight into what goes on
inside this leading science facility whilst also capturing the beauty of it. Taken by professional photographers, plus some of the scientists themselves they range from artistic images of the building and its technology to microscopic pictures of scientifi c samples being examined. These latter pictures are taken using the special technology and super bright light from Diamond’s beamlines which help scientists to make the invisible visible and advance science.
“We are delighted to share these stunning images of science in action at Diamond. Our specialised technology is set up to take great images of our instrumentation and these can be astoundingly beautiful. This anniversary exhibition will show people just how wonderful and inspirational science and engineering can be,” Professor Harrison added.
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