Australasian Science July 2008, page 48 The synchrotron environment Provides information on environmental applications of synchrotrons.
April 2008, page 48 Soft X-rays: The Swiss Army knife of synchrotron light Discusses the new soft X-ray beamline at the Australian synchrotron.
September 2007, pages 16-18 Synchrotron scientists unpack their suitcases (by Stephen Luntz) Provides information on the new synchrotron facilities in Melbourne.
May 2007, page 26-28 Brightest Aussie light set to probe matter (by Peter Pockley) Explains the remarkable capacity of the synchrotron to unravel the innermost structure of stuff.
August 2006, page 13 Sychrotron spins for the first time Reports that a full circle of synchrotron light has been achieved for the first time.
July 2002, pages 25-28 What is a synchrotron and why does Australia need one? (by Keith Nugent) Explains how a synchrotron produces X-rays and how researchers can use them.
The Helix August-September 2005, pages 14-17 Synchronicity – Australia's first synchrotron (by Philippa Rowlands) Describes the features of a synchrotron, the types of light produced and the uses of synchrotron light.
New Scientist A collection of New Scientist articles on the Large Hadron Collider is available.
27 July 2002, page 18 Extreme laser sheds light on nanoworld (by Jeff Hecht) Explains that features of nanostructures are now measured by light from synchrotrons, and that new laser technology may be able to do the same thing.
4 May 2002, page 8 Going straight (by Eugenie Samuel) Particle physicists are proposing a new linear accelerator, in which beams of electrons and positrons would collide at extremely high energies.
RTD Info February 2007 Life through the eye of the synchrotron Looks at the use of synchrotron radiation as a tool by biologists.
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