From the Director: Reliability, excellence and productivity |
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Australia’s growing ability to develop and trial new drugs here rather than seeing them realised overseas is both a clear indicator and a consequence of excellence, productivity and reliability at all stages from synchrotron research experiments to industrial manufacturing processes.
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Synchrotron assists quality control |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) An international printing technology and components company is using the Australian Synchrotron to support its quality control, product design and fabrication activities.
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Getting the facts on milk fat |
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Fresh insights into milk digestion could lead to new milk products for dieters and premature babies.
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New therapy targets leukaemia |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) A newly developed therapeutic antibody recruits the body’s own immune system to kill cancer cells, offering a new approach to treating acute myeloid leukaemia.
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The Australian Synchrotron is helping to accelerate research into a protein with a split personality that is linked to type 1 diabetes.
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Early drawings reveal their secrets |
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Some of Australia’s earliest scientific drawings are finally giving up their secrets under x-ray examination.
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Roundworm shows its metals |
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A tiny roundworm that lives in the soil is helping scientists to investigate the essential role that metals play in biological systems.
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Clean water with crystals |
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A young scientist who is using the Australian Synchrotron to help her pursue a vision for a new manufacturing industry has been awarded a $25,000 L’Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship.
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New images to accelerate cystic fibrosis research |
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Australian researchers have devised a new x-ray imaging method that will speed up the development of effective new treatments for cystic fibrosis.
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Submit your User Meeting 2014 abstract now! |
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User Meeting 2014 and New User Symposium 2014
Join us on 20-21 November at User Meeting 2014, and on 19 November for New User Symposium 2014. User Meeting registration and abstract submission are now open.
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Synchrotron Thesis Medal 2014 - apply now |
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Applications are sought for the most outstanding synchrotron-related PhD thesis of the past two years completed by a student at an Australian or New Zealand University.
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Beamtime applications (August 2014) |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) Submissions for January-May 2015 (round 2015/1) close 16 September 2014. Users who submitted applications for September-December 2014 (round 2014/3) will be notified from mid-August 2014.
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User Advisory Committee August 2014 |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) Members of the User Advisory Committee welcome enquiries from users, whose views they represent to Synchrotron management.
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What you said about our lab sessions and tours |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) Ninety-five percent of students and teachers who visited the Australian Synchrotron recently said their visit was a valuable use of time and they would recommend the visit to others.
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Photo competition closes 26 September 2014 |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) The deadline for the next round of the photo competition is Friday 26 September 2014. Photos must have been taken at the Australian Synchrotron.
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Discover Connect Grow VPTN showcase |
![](http://www.synchrotron.org.au/images/LightspeedNewsletter/2014/08/images/smallspacer.gif) Register now to meet the technical experts from Victoria’s core technologies facilities at the Discover Connect Grow showcase on 11 September 2014.
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