From the Director – Good news |
 The news is out. The Australian and Victorian governments have announced funding totalling $100 million for the next four years of Australian Synchrotron operations.
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 This month our short interview features Glyn Devlin, who divides his time between the synchrotron user office and the XAS beamline.
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Building better battery electrodes |
 Australian researchers are using synchrotron x-rays and neutron beam techniques to help develop better electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries, currently worth US$13 billion and rising.
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Beamtime submissions for round 2012/3 (September-December 2012) open on 8 May 2012.
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 Make a note in your diary: 29-30 November 2012 is the date of the next AS user meeting.
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Clot busters
Artful analysis
Cancer collaboration
AS achievements and funding
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Photo competition winners |
 The winner of the December 2011 – March 2012 photo competition is Kerryn Elliott from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.
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Green star rating for new building |
 The new National Centre for Synchrotron Science (NCSS) building has been awarded a five-star Green Star rating.
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First guest keen to come back |
 The first user to stay in the new AS guesthouse says it’s “a great facility”.
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 Expert users will be invited to apply to use the synchrotron’s extended imaging and medical beamline capabilities later this year in preparation for general usage in 2013.
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Shared expertise in IMBL installation |
 Synchrotron technical staff involved in constructing and installing new equipment for the extended and upgraded imaging and medical beamline have received a helping hand from the Australian National University’s Nuclear Physics Department.
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Quality management accreditation audit |
The Australian Synchrotron recently passed its first triennial re-certification audit, which is part of the ongoing requirements for its ISO9001:2008 accreditation for quality management.
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 Maintenance officer Gordon Spratt retired in February 2012 after three years and six months service at the AS.
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Geosciences at the Australian Synchrotron |
In April 2012, the Australian Synchrotron hosted a Geosciences Industry Workshop to explore the potential of synchrotron science for the mining and minerals sector.
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Synchrotron-related events in Australia and overseas.
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