NEWS

On Wednesday August 21, SOLEIL met the management team of Saint-Gobain Research Compiègne.

Scientists from the Pasteur Institute have pinpointed the precise binding sites for the coronavirus HKU1 in respiratory cells, providing a detailed picture of the infection mechanism used by the virus (...)

During the development of a wheat grain, the grain’s cells synthesize storage proteins, which assemble into dense, spherical structures called protein bodies. These protein bodies act as stable (...)

Defender of the SOLEIL project since its beginnings and author of articles tracing its history [1], prof. Alain Michalowicz trained in X-ray absorption spectroscopy, collaborated with and helped by (...)

The new edition of our Highlights brings together 42 standout achievements selected from the approximately 700 articles published in 2023, resulting from the research undertaken both on SOLEIL's (...)

At SOLEIL, research on the little mysterious talisman (see the video "A Talisman with plenty of character(s)") continues. After being virtually unrolled by the X-ray tomography experiments conducted (...)

Can semiconductive materials store and deliver a large quantity of hydrogen on demand, like other systems studied for hydrogen storage? Could they be used in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles? To date, large (...)

Through a series of portraits, SOLEIL meets the people who make the synchrotron work. For this second episode, Danielle Njinwoua, a senior safety technician, has agreed to take part. She tells us all (...)

SOLEIL organized the 38 th Tango Collaboration Meeting from May 28 to 30, 2024, bringing together 64 remote participants and 50 on site at SOLEIL. The event highlighted the dynamism of the Tango (...)

Imagine being able to explore what's hidden inside different types of wood, on a micrometer scale, all without destroying the trees or using a microscope! This is precisely the aim of Eric Badel and (...)

Photocatalysis 1 is considered one of the cheapest and most efficient technology for solving the problem of global energy shortage. One of the challenges is to find the right photoactive material for (...)

Despite numerous geophysical and geochemical studies, the properties of the Moon's core, and in particular its density, remain poorly understood. The core density is closely linked to its composition (...)