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Published on 09.14.2018

Water, air… clean fuels

Over 40 billion tons of CO₂are emitted every year due to human activities. What can we do with this waste? In Nature, plants capture CO₂and transform it into plant material (biomass) thanks to solar energy. It’s photosynthesis. At the Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux (Orsay), the scientific team called « artificial photosynthesis » is inspired by...

Published on 07.04.2018

The nanoworld at SOLEIL

Video in French - The nanosciences and nanotechnologies are among the numerous scientific fields studied at the ? SOLEIL synchrotron. The beamlines concerned by the study of nanosciences and...

Published on 01.31.2018

Legacy phosphorus

From the 1950s, the Seine, like all rivers in France, suffered the consequences of the growth of cities and agriculture intensification. Massive quantities of chemical fertilizer and wastewater...

Published on 11.10.2017

Shedding light on tumor cells

How can a neurosurgeon be sure that he removed the totality of the tumour from his patient's brain, while preserving healthy neighbouring tissues ? To help the practitioner, researchers and...

Published on 10.09.2017

Hair in the spotlight

Enhance the understanding of the chemical composition and the structure of tissues such as hair, skin, nails, better characterize the products themselves (shampooes, creams, their long-term stability...

Published on 10.06.2017

VR 360° visit of SOLEIL

Visit SOLEIL ... without moving! We invite you to discover the new immersive video shot at SOLEIL. Follow our guide and enter the tunnels of the accelerators, the control room, the hall of the...

Published on 08.01.2016

Drought means stress

Trees are suffering from global warming. Due to droughts that are too intense and too frequent, entire forest massifs are dying. Many coniferous trees could be under the spotlight. To identify the...

Published on 06.01.2016

Bronze beauty is only skin deep

An international team of French, Italian and Slovenian scientists have deciced to develop and new, more resistant king of coating for the bronze statues of our urban property. They came at SOLEIL, on...

Des bactéries dangereuses

Published on 02.18.2016

Dangerous bacteria

To fight against leptospirosa, scientists study the 3D shape of one these bacteria’s proteins. Molecular crystals and X-rays on PROXIMA1 beamline.

Histoire de la Lumière : le spectre lumineux

Published on 02.18.2016

The history of light: the spectrum

Learn about the history of the discovery of different electromagnetic spectra, which have become tools for the exploration of matter and the universe as a whole.

Published on 02.18.2016

The story of light : The light wave and the photon

From Ancient Greece to the present day, scientists have been studying light to try to penetrate the mysteries of its composition and how to measure it...

Published on 02.18.2016

2009 Heritage Days

SOLEIL opened its doors to the public. The programme included: a tour of the synchrotron and workshops on the study of ancient materials in honour of the launch of the IPANEMA platform.

Published on 12.14.2015

The lights of SOLEIL

What lights are used at SOLEIL? Why such a diversity? Find some answers in this illustrated video, very accessible and didactic.

Published on 10.01.2015

When lightning gets into a ball

Great balls of lightning by SynchrotronSOLEIL A study led at the synchrotron facility SOLEIL unravelled (part) of the mystery of ball lighting.

Published on 12.01.2014

SOLEIL, a light source for research

How does a synchrotron work? Who comes here to perform experiments? Find some answers in this illustrated video.