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E.g., 06/27/2022
Publié le 05.17.2022
Immunity - X-ray diffraction reveals protein interactions at the heart of the defense...
The immune system is constantly identifying and destroying pathogenic bacteria, viruses and other factors of infection. The complement system is one of the immune system’s components, comprising numerous proteins. Two laboratories of the Center for Biological Research Margarita Salas (CSIC, Madrid) and the team of PROXIMA-2A beamline have succeeded for the first time in unraveling the 3D...
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Publié le 06/12/2021
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Study Redox and Structural Evolution in Na-ion Batteries
As sodium (Na) is more abundant and therefore less expensive than lithium, the Na-ion batteries are expected to be an alternative to the Li-ion batteries (LIBs) in energy storage systems.  ...
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Publié le 27/10/2021
Start-up of the new photon source for the ROCK beamline: the Superbend
On August 25, 2021, the synchrotron was restarted after the summer shutdown with a storage ring containing a new magnetic element made entirely of permanent magnets, the Superbend. Producing a...
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Publié le 27/07/2021
SOLEIL Highlights 2020
It is obviously impossible to summarize the year 2020 without mentioning the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced us all to change our way of interacting and working. However, the...
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Publié le 26/07/2021
Conceptual Design Report for SOLEIL Upgrade
This document, which you can download, presents the conceptual design of an upgrade of Synchrotron SOLEIL accelerators, beamlines and infrastructure. The project is planned in two phase of 5 years...
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Publié le 13/08/2020
SOLEIL Highlights 2019
As requested by its Board in December 2018, the year 2019 saw the beginning of work on a Conceptual Design report to prepare for the upgrade of SOLEIL’s installations. This work was...
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Publié le 29/07/2020
Dubbed videos in French Sign Language, a sign of accessibility
A third video with French subtitles and dubbed in French Sign Language (LSF), is now available.
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Publié le 09/06/2020
Photons are back on SOLEIL beamlines!
After the restart of the accelerators and the implementation of a specific organization, in particular around the Control Room, the beamlines restarted on Tuesday, May 26.
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Publié le 02/06/2020
June 2nd, 2020 : reopening of SOLEIL to users
In accordance with French government recommendations to limit the spread of the CoVD-19 epidemic, SOLEIL management is organizing a very gradual resumption of activity. Thus, the accelerators were...
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Publié le 19/05/2020
The origin of the colours in the photochromatic images finally understood
A palette of colours on a silver plate: that is what the world’s first colour photograph looks like. It was taken by French physicist Edmond Becquerel in 1848. His process was empirical, never...
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Publié le 24/03/2020
Covid-19 Research at Synchrotron SOLEIL and rapid access
Synchrotron SOLEIL, which welcomes up to 5000 visitors per year as facility users as well as the general public, has been temporarily closed in line with French government recommendations, in order...
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Publié le 06/03/2020
Coronavirus : closure of SOLEIL's site
Updated March 16th, 18:30
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