In this episode of Physics World Weekly, we’re celebrating the birthday of a European project that has shone a bright light over science for the past three decades. The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), launched 30 years ago, has provided researchers with the equivalent of a giant microscope to study a range of materials and processes in physics, biology, chemistry and many other disciplines. Jon Cartwright, editor of ESRF News, joins Physics World journalists to discuss the facility’s highlights and how a major new upgrade will keep the ESRF at the forefront of science.
To begin the podcast, Physics World’s general physics editor Hamish Johnston discusses some of the top stories making the headlines on this website this week. If you enjoy what you hear, then you can subscribe via the Apple podcast app or your chosen podcast host.
As promised in the podcast, here are a couple of films that Physics World produced at the ESRF back in 2013.
