ISIS Impact
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A large proportion of the science carried out on ISIS maps directly onto the UK’s key scientific priorities including energy, environment, health, information technology and security.
Neutrons and muons have impact in fields as varied as energy, nanotechnology, materials processing, drug design and delivery, biotechnology, green technology, waste management and information technology - in addition to contributing to fundamental scientific knowledge. Examples given here demonstrate the significance of ISIS research across a diverse range of science areas.
- Case study: Bioactive glass for bone growth
- Case study: Clear as muddy water
- Case study: Extending the life of hip implants
- Case study: Fundamental science helps protein business
- Case study: ISIS contributes to zero-emission vehicles
- Case study: ISIS helps mobile phone component manufacturers
- Case study: ISIS helps unclog the cholesterol of crude oil
- Case study: ISIS shoots down pistol theory
- Case study: Made in Oxfordshire
- Case study: Neutron science for next-generation computing
- Case study: Scattered neutrons land close to home
- Case study: Spinning yarns
- Case study: Understanding infant lung structure
- Case study: When the chips are down
- Case study: Wing quality soars at ISIS
- Giving industry a clearer understanding of catalysts
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