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'Super-microscope' opens at Isis
A new £200m neutron source at Isis, Oxfordshire, will allow scientists to probe matter at the atomic level.

Diatom nanostructures bend light
Marine algae's clever light-scattering systems could be replicated in medical devices

Building the 'Big Bang machine'
A guide to the engineering miracle behind the biggest experiment in the world.

The science of the LHC
BBC News takes a look at the principal areas of science that will be explored by the Large Hadron Collider.

Phoenix diary: Mission to Mars
Dr Tom Pike, from Imperial College London, shares his experiences of being part of the Phoenix Mars probe team.

Light goes out on pioneer machine
The Daresbury Synchrotron Radiation Source is switched off after 28 years of pioneering X-ray science.

Secret 'dino bugs' revealed
Scientists use X-rays to find a host of animals trapped in 100-million-year-old opaque amber.

Silicon chips stretch into shape
Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips are made to bend and fold by scientists in the US.

'Darkest ever' material created
Superblack material made from microscopic carbon nanotubes is produced in a US laboratory.

'World's smallest radio' unveiled
Scientists develop a device thousands of times smaller than a human hair that can turn radio waves into sound.

Miniature golden artwork unveiled
Scientists create a tiny image of the Sun using a technique which could be used to make future silicon chips.

Sensitive giant probes atomic world
The UK's most powerful microscope, based at Imperial College London, moves towards full operation.

'Super-scope' opens for business
The biggest science facility to be built in the UK for 30 years - the Diamond synchrotron - welcomes its first users.

White beetle dazzles scientists
An unusual insect could help the development of brilliant white, ultra-thin materials, a study suggests.

Venezuela-US trade under the microscope
Behind the vitriol and the diplomatic rhetoric which mark the relationship between Venezuela and the US is a thriving trading relationship.

Physics promises wireless power
Researchers in the US outline a system to transfer energy to electronic devices without the need for wires.

University invents cutting-edge technology
A university in Northern Ireland comes up with a world first in electron microscopy.

Japan launches Sun 'microscope'
Japan launches a spacecraft to study solar flares, huge explosions in the Sun's atmosphere.

Charcoal reveals wildfire history
UK scientists trace the history of wildfires by studying lumps of ancient charcoal from around the world.

'Super-scope' will unlock secrets
Diamond Light Source, the biggest science facility to be built in the UK for 30 years, marks a major milestone.