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The serum protein ApoE is known to bind to LNPs after administration and to be critical for cellular uptake and protein production in the liver. The acquisition of complementary SANS and SAXS data revealed the structural and compositional effects induced by this binding: a rearrangement of both t…

Polymers – macromolecules composed of repeating subunits called monomers – are everywhere. Proteins, DNA, starch and cellulose are all examples of naturally occurring polymers, while synthetic polymer materials – considered one of the most important inventions of modern times – are involved in mos…

Visualisation of the Ising-like spin liquid on the triangular spin lattice realised in NdTa7O19. The spins (arrows) show antiferromagnetic correlations between nearest neighbours (glowing bonds) but remain fluctuating down to the lowest experimental temperature A r…

Neutron spectroscopy provides a range of tools to study the structural dynamics of semiconducting organic materials for novel solar cells with improved power conversion efficiency.

Only by using neutron instruments from across the globe, have researchers been able to characterise the magnetism of a graphene-like material.

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Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions – and these can hang around over long periods of time.According to a new study, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, the fatty acids contained within cooking emissions are highly stable and not easily broken down in the atmosphere. …

​Prof. Roger Eccelston and Paul Langan​ signing the new Memorandum of Understanding. Credits: ISIS - S.Chapman On 27 July 2022, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formally extending their c…

Semipermeable polymeric membranes that selectively allow the passage of negative ions (anions) play a key role in several important technologies including fuel cells. Neutron studies untangle the complex dynamics in an anion exchange membrane when employed in a fuel cell setting. Fuel cells genera…

Do you like magnetic order but dislike having your spins near each other, cluttering up your crystals? Why not take a look at Cr[Bi(SCN)6] ?

Nanoparticles and large molecules are everywhere in advanced materials and pharmaceutical products. From touchscreens to protein drugs, the stabilisation of these particles is central to their ability to perform their required function. For instance, vaccine formulations, which use proteins or nuc…

Insulin is a hormone that is rapidly secreted into the blood, following a meal, in order to control blood glucose levels. These pulses of insulin secretion enable the body to take up and store sugar and quickly return blood glucose to normal levels. Diabetes, which affects 1 in 10 people in Europe, occurs when this process goes wrong.The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a protein-producing compartment…