title: Hip, hip, hooray!
abstract: X-rays are best known for showing where bones have fractured, but researchers can also use X-rays to investigate why bones break, which could lead to treatments that reduce the number of elderly people who suffer broken hips.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pewsey
keywords: Science writing competition; open access; outreach