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All newsPublished on 13/03/2026
European School HERCULES 2026 at SOLEIL
From March 16 to 20, 2026, 24 young scientists from around the world are being welcomed at Synchrotron SOLEIL for an intensive training week as part of the HERCULES European School (Higher European (...)
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Published on 10/02/2026
The study of Gallo-Roman curse tablets discovered in Orléans continues at the PSICHÉ (...)
After conducting a first series of highly conclusive test measurements in October 2024 on the PSICHE beamline , two archaeologists from the Archaeology Department of the City of Orléans returned in (...)
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Published on 28/01/2026
World-first at SOLEIL: 3D X-ray imaging of pressurized hydrogen-induced damage in steel (...)
Researchers from the Centre des Matériaux – Mines Paris (PSL) have achieved a world-first at the SOLEIL synchrotron: real-time 3D X-ray imaging of steel deformation and fracture under pressurized (...)
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