Tuesday 14th May 2024: Sisk has been selected to build a brand new £25M building as part of the Diamond-II upgrade for Diamond Light Source (Diamond), the UK’s national synchrotron. Sisk began working on site in January.
Located on the Harwell Science campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a ground-breaking science facility that will be upgraded and expanded thanks to a £519m investment from the UK Government and the Wellcome Trust – each respectively contributing 86% and 14%.
Diamond harnesses the power of electrons to produce bright light that scientists can use to study anything from fossils to jet engines to viruses and vaccines.
The machine accelerates electrons to near light speeds so that they give off light 10 billion times brighter than the sun. These bright beams are then directed off into laboratories known as ‘beamlines’. Here, scientists use the light to study a vast range of subject matter, from new medicines and treatments for disease to innovative engineering and cutting-edge technology.
The transformative Diamond-II upgrade will deliver a new technically advanced machine and additional beamlines with a comprehensive series of upgrades to optics, detectors, labs and more. It is expected to offer real-time insights for advanced manufacturing, help improve next-generation batteries and accelerate drug development.
