Biophysics Research update Spring and latch mechanism flings click beetles into the air High-speed synchrotron X-ray images reveal details of insects’ jumping ability Read article: Spring and latch mechanism flings click beetles into the air
Nuclear power Research update Fukushima may have scattered plutonium widely New study finds traces of the substance inside emitted caesium-rich particles Read article: Fukushima may have scattered plutonium widely
Biomaterials Research update X-rays unearth novel nanofeatures in bone New technique advances our understanding of bone nanostructure and how it relates to bone mechanics and bone disease Read article: X-rays unearth novel nanofeatures in bone
Synchrotron science Research update Diamond micro-lenses stand up to synchrotron sources Stacks of lenses make durable, compact systems for conditioning intense beams of X-rays Read article: Diamond micro-lenses stand up to synchrotron sources
Materials Research update Synchrotron study could help better preserve Old Masters X-ray diffraction computed tomography measurements at the UK’s Diamond Light Source characterize lead deposits in Rembrandt’s Homer Read article: Synchrotron study could help better preserve Old Masters
Materials Research update How does manganese produce Parkinsonian syndrome? New synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging reveals that the trace element accumulates in the Golgi apparatus and disturbs nerve cell function Read article: How does manganese produce Parkinsonian syndrome?
Synchrotron science Podcasts ESRF celebrates 30 years of synchrotron science Jon Cartwright explains how a major upgrade will keep the ESRF at the forefront of science Read article: ESRF celebrates 30 years of synchrotron science
Synchrotron science Blog ESRF marks 30 years at the forefront of X-ray science In 1988 the research ministers of 11 European countries signed the documents that formally created the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Read article: ESRF marks 30 years at the forefront of X-ray science
Synchrotron science Feature Beefing up X-rays at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility A major upgrade to make the light source even brighter will rest on four pillars of instrumentation, as Jon Cartwright reports Read article: Beefing up X-rays at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Synchrotron science News First light for SESAME synchrotron Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: First light for SESAME synchrotron
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