The Synchrotron View
Science enthusiast Dave Dodd visits the UK's biggest and brightest new experimental facility, the Diamond Light Source
The Synchrotron View - Episode 1
Fragments of the comet Wild-2 returned to Earth by Nasa's Stardust mission are examined under the dazzling light.
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The Synchrotron View - Episode 2
Conservation scientists bring samples of pigment from Turner's studio and the walls of Pompeii. Something is turning the brilliant red colour to a grimy black, but what is it?
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The Synchrotron View - Episode 3
Unusual iron deposits are implicated in both Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
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The Synchrotron View - Episode 4
Exploring the mysteries of earthworms. How are they able to survive in the copper and arsenic-laced soil of an abandoned Devon mine?
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The Synchrotron View - Episode 5
A sample cell is loaded with hydrogen under terrifying pressure and then moved to Diamond, where it is squashed with unimaginable force.
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