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How did the earliest life forms manage to endure the extreme conditions of their environment, such as chemically toxic surroundings? When did they begin to develop survival strategies? An (...)

Metal borides have emerged as promising sulfur electrocatalysts for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, optimizing their electrocatalytic activity and understanding the underlying mechanism (...)

A brief recap of the online lecture series on synchrotron radiation techniques that took place in April 2025

UPSaclay STAR φ – Become a STAR φ Fellow! Atomic and Molecular Physics; Quantum & Soft Matter Physics; Nanophysics; Nuclear Particle & Astroparticle Physics; Astrophysics; Cosmology; Advanced (...)

Scientists have used 3D printing to shape nanomaterials that mimic the twisted structure of DNA, revealing new ways to control magnetism through geometry. An international team —including researchers (...)

Optoelectronic devices, such as LEDs, lasers, and cameras, play a central role in our daily lives. These devices rely on controlling light and its interaction with matter, typically modulated by a (...)

On the program: cross-presentations by scientists from Montpellier and from the synchrotron SOLEIL's beamlines, organized around two main themes: imaging and structural biology.

Dr. Lea A. Tölken from the Department of Molecular Genetics and Infection Biology (University of Greifswald) has been awarded the 2024 Science Prize in Basic Research by the AE – German Society for (...)

Warning: this event will be held in French Since 2018, UNESCO has declared that May 16 is the International Day of Light. For the fifth edition of this Day and a little ahead of schedule, SOLEIL opens (...)

High pressure is emerging as a powerful tool in structural biology, offering unprecedented access to intermediate folding states of proteins. At the Léon-Brillouin Laboratory (Saclay), in (...)

Copper oxide materials, also known as cuprates, feature the fascinating ability to become superconducting below a critical temperature Tc. Understanding the collective electron properties in cuprates (...)

Complementing sight, hearing, taste and smell, the sense of touch is discreet but essential. It enables us, for example, to perceive the world around us, manipulate objects with dexterity and even (...)