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Picasso meets Einstein – the ESRF produces an art exhibition
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…
Nanochemical imaging of antimalarial drugs in Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells
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…
Coupling of single molecule magnets to ferromagnetic metals
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…
ESRF and Saha Institute agree on cooperation
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,…
The compliant behaviour of germanium nanocluster arrays on free-standing silicon nanostructures
“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 …
Aharonov-Bohm interferences from local deformations in graphene
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…
Landmark discovery has magnetic appeal for scientists
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…
Seeing inside a working catalyst
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 …
X-rays reveal an unfinished self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn
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. …
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