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Organic molecules can be intercalated by magnetic atoms on a surface producing two-dimensional metal-organic networks. Whether such systems can display magnetism was the subject of a study performed (...)

Vernalis is a pharmaceutical company with a strong focus on Structure Based Drug Design (SBDD). Protein Crystallography plays an important role in our research.

An international team from Italy and France studied a new Single Molecule Magnet with the x-ray beam of DEIMOS beamline, revealing that this molecule is remarkably comfortable on a surface, with its (...)

Biomolecules (proteins, DNA, sugars, etc.) are often studied in purified solutions, where they have as much space to stretch out in as they might want. But in an organism, where thousands of molecules (...)

In the manufacturing processes for many surfactant-based products, mechanical mixing is an important control parameter because it homogenizes multi-component systems and enhances their crystallization (...)

The aggregation of amphiphilic molecules and their organization on various surfaces are common phenomena in many applications such as surface treatments, cleaners and nano-composite materials. For (...)

The conversion of methanol-to-hydrocarbons is an attractive catalytic technology to obtain gasoline or olefins from alternative feedstocks, such as natural gas and biomass. This process is catalyzed (...)

It is crucial to be able to study corrosion and predict the behavior of metals over long periods, especially in the specific context of managing the conservation of cultural heritage materials. The (...)

In the very cold regions of the interstellar medium (10-30 K), desorption induced by low-energy (7-14 eV) UV photons can explain the abundances of molecules in the gas phase, at temperatures well (...)

Voltage-gated sodium channels are complex proteins present in the membranes of all higher organisms that are responsible for the transport of sodium ions into and out of cells. In humans, sodium (...)

Unlike soft condensed matter, crystalline solids are not particularly subject to phase change effects under illumination. With the emergence of nanometric size solids, this resistance to radiation has (...)

“MAX phases” are materials that combine the properties of metals and ceramics: refractoriness, damage tolerance, resistance to thermal shock, oxidation and corrosion, and conservation of mechanical (...)