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Published on 29/05/2026Press release: UK and France launch landmark biomedical and AI health alliance to (...)
A new partnership will unite expertise, infrastructure and data across borders to accelerate diagnosis, treatment and ultimately prevention of major diseases – starting with women’s health, infectious (...)Read more -
Published on 07/10/2026Deciphering DNA and RNA 3D structures using circular dichroism
NA-CDQuant is a novel deconvolution algorithm which transforms Circular Dichroism CD spectroscopy from a qualitative to a quantitative method for nucleic acid analysis. Building on the NACDDB nucleic (...)Read more -
Published on 07/10/2026Malaria: a new target identified for blocking liver infection using antibodies
Malaria parasites must first infect the liver before they can cause disease. Scientists from the Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry (University of Antwerp) and the Centre d’immunologie et des maladies (...)Read more -
Published on 02/10/2026A new method for probing chirality with X-rays
Chirality is one of the most studied physical properties in science with two otherwise chemically identical molecules significantly impacting its behaviour in many chemical and biological systems (...)Read more -
Published on 24/09/2026SOLEIL will be present at the Village des Sciences at the ENS Paris-Saclay, October 3-4 (...)
On Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4, SOLEIL will once again be taking part in the annual Fête de la Science (Science Festival), offering the public the chance to discover SOLEIL and science (...)Read more -
Published on 09/09/2026Nanoparticle self-assembly in levitated drying droplets
How do nanoparticles organize as a liquid droplet dries? A new study uncovers the key role of surfactants in directing the formation of ordered plasmonic materials. Scientists from LPS (CNRS/Paris (...)Read more -
Published on 03/09/2026A rapid route to building Carbon nanoparticles in space
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are widespread in space, yet their observed abundance cannot be explained by known chemical growth mechanisms. Using the DESIRS beamline at Synchrotron SOLEIL (...)Read more -
Published on 15/07/2026
Observing skyrmionic cocoons in three dimensions
Recently, it became possible to image in three dimensions magnetic textures having dimension of 100 nm or even less. The joint teams of the Laboratoire Albert Fert in Palaiseau and the SEXTANTS (...)Read more -
Published on 02/07/2026
Understanding the chemical behaviour of spent nuclear fuel by probing actinide electronic (...)
Advanced spent nuclear fuel recycling, nuclear waste separation and long-term prediction of radionuclide behaviour in geological disposal facilities are all challenges that, to be met, require an (...)Read more -
Published on 01/07/2026
The LEAPS ULTRAFAST Project - First call for applications – Apply until 30 September 2026
The LEAPS ULTRAFAST network announces the launch of the first call for applications for its prestigious ULTRAFAST postdoctoral program.Read more -
Published on 08/06/2026
SOLEIL Highlights 2025
The new edition of our Highlights brings together 41 standout achievements selected from the approximately 700 articles published in 2025, resulting from the research undertaken both on SOLEIL's (...)Read more -
Published on 04/06/2026
Paleontology: How microscopic plankton played a major role in the formation of limestone (...)
A collaborative team of micropaleontologists, geochemists, and physicists from ISTerre (CNRS/Université Grenoble Alpes), CEREGE, Institut Néel, SOLEIL, and Rutgers University provides new insights (...)Read more