▁scientific ▁research . ▁In ▁particular ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁properties ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁materials ▁from ▁prote ins ▁( to ▁provide ▁information ▁for ▁design ing ▁new ▁and ▁better ▁dru gs ), ▁and ▁engineering ▁components ▁( such ▁as ▁a ▁fan ▁bla de ▁from ▁an ▁a ero - engine ) ▁to ▁conservation ▁of ▁ar che ological ▁artifact s ▁( for ▁example ▁Henry ▁VIII ' s ▁flags hip ▁the ▁Mary ▁Rose ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁light ▁sources ▁across ▁the ▁world . ▁With ▁an ▁energy ▁of ▁ 3   Ge V , ▁Diam ond ▁is ▁a ▁medium ▁energy ▁syn ch ro tr on ▁currently ▁operating ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁be aml ines . ▁ ▁Design , ▁construction ▁and ▁fin ance ▁▁ ▁The ▁Diam ond ▁syn ch ro tr on ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁UK - fund ed ▁scientific ▁facility ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁since ▁the ▁N im rod ▁pro ton ▁syn ch ro tr on ▁which ▁was ▁s ited ▁at ▁the ▁R uther ford ▁App leton ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Near by ▁facilities ▁include ▁the ▁IS IS ▁Ne ut ron ▁and ▁Mu on ▁Source , ▁the ▁Central ▁Las er ▁Fac ility , ▁and ▁the ▁labor ator ies ▁at ▁Har well ▁and ▁C ul ham ▁( including ▁the ▁J oint ▁European ▁Tor us ▁( J ET ) ▁project ). ▁It ▁replaced ▁the ▁second - gener ation ▁syn ch ro tr on ▁at ▁D ares bury ▁in ▁Ch esh ire . ▁