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Picasso meets Einstein – the ESRF produces an art exhibition

by Claus Habfast — 08-02-2012

Three-dimensional X-ray images turned into an oil painting, molecules and phonons inspiring the shape of a sculpture, a time-lapse mosaic of what scientists see at work – the ESRF and the European Commission have joined forces to shed light on the common roots of creativit… Read More…

Nanochemical imaging of antimalarial drugs in Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells

by Gary Admans — 07-02-2012

Few strategies are available for label-free imaging in biological systems with high spatial resolution and high sensitivity. Researchers at the Université Lille 1 in collaboration with colleagues from INSERM and the ESRF report for the first time the in vitro localisation o… Read More…

Coupling of single molecule magnets to ferromagnetic metals

by Gary Admans — 25-01-2012

With dimensions close to a nanometre and the ability to store one bit of information, molecules that possess bistable magnetic states could represent the ultimate evolution of digital memory. Experiments at the ESRF have unravelled how such tiny metal-organic complexes inter… Read More…

ESRF and Saha Institute agree on cooperation

by Claus Habfast — 17-01-2012

The ESRF and the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) in Kolkata (India) have agreed to strengthen their scientific and technical collaboration in all fields of synchrotron radiation science. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 16 January 2012 by Francesco Sette,… Read More…

The compliant behaviour of germanium nanocluster arrays on free-standing silicon nanostructures

by Gary Admans — 09-01-2012

“Don’t change a winning team” is a widely known sport paradigm on short-term success. However, it is also evident that success on the long-term is no longer guaranteed when teams do not further develop. In this respect, a coach must sooner or later answer the question … Read More…

Aharonov-Bohm interferences from local deformations in graphene

by Gary Admans — 27-12-2011

Since graphene was first isolated in a controlled way, it has been an optimal playground to test the most exciting ideas in condensed matter. Its curvature and elastic deformations can be modelled by means of fictitious gauge fields as if the system were in the presence of a… Read More…

Landmark discovery has magnetic appeal for scientists

by Gary Admans — 21-12-2011

A fundamental problem that has puzzled generations of scientists has finally been solved after more than 70 years. An international team discovered how a subtle electronic effect in magnetite – the most magnetic of all naturally occurring minerals – causes a dramatic cha… Read More…

Seeing inside a working catalyst

by Gary Admans — 19-12-2011

Metal/metal oxides supported on porous catalyst bodies represent the cornerstone of the heterogeneous catalysis industry. However, little is known about the process by which an active phase forms from an impregnation precursor and how this influences the final properties of … Read More…

X-rays reveal an unfinished self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn

by Gary Admans — 02-12-2011

Studies at the ESRF and at Brookhaven National Laboratory have helped to reveal a hidden painting, thought to be a self-portrait by Rembrandt, below an unknown painting entitled Old Man with a Beard. … Read More…


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