Diamond Synchrotron Sparkles And Shows Its Value To UK Economy
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Chemistry World, which is a monthly chemistry news magazine published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
This is the first paragraph.
Diamond Light Source, the UK’s synchrotron, has generated a ‘fantastic return on investment’ since it became operational in 2007. That’s according to a new study that values its socio-economic impacts at around £1.8 billion with each taxpayer contributing £2.45 a year towards it.
If you read the article about the Diamond Light Source, you will find example applications where the synchroton has been used.
- Non-destructive testing of materials and structures. Some have been over a metre in size and a tonne in weight.
- Drug discovery and development.
- A team from the University of Portsmouth has used Diamond to study the bacterial enzyme PETase, which digests plastic.
- Rolls-Royce has used Diamond to examine the stresses in fan-blades.
The article also states that it has hosted 14,000 users.
With an energy of only 3 GeV, Diamond is not the most powerful synchrotron, but it is certainly one of the most sophisticated.
Related Posts
I have written about the Diamond Light Source in these posts.
- Moonshot Is The Spanner In The Covid-19 Works The Country Needs
- The Diamond Light Source And COVID-19
- The Diamond Light Source And Ebola
- The Diamond Light Source And Malaria
- The Diamond Light Source And PETase
The Diamond Light Source is a serious scientific tool, that ranks with the best in the world.
The Anonymous Widower 
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It depends a bit on how you count “tax payers”, but by my calculation* it shows a ~£450M net loss.
* assuming every adult pays tax.
Comment by R. Mark Clayton | October 25, 2021 |
Seen on the C&EN website published by the American Chemical Society
“Run as a nonprofit organization, the synchrotron, named Diamond Light Source, is 86% owned and funded by the U.K. government and 24% owned by the Wellcome Trust, a large charitable foundation.”
New American maths, eh!
If it’s not the maths, then it has to be use of the English language.
Comment by fammorris | October 25, 2021 |
Probably written by a medical doctor. My hospital pharmacist friend, says she has found some absolute horrors from doctors.
Comment by AnonW | October 25, 2021 |