In this episode of Physics World Weekly, we’re celebrating the birthday of a European project that has shone a bright light over science for the past three decades. The European Synchrotron Radiation ...

Nanorods of many materials are proving very successful, and their properties often exceed that of nanotubes, making them excellent candidates for industrial applications. Theoretical calculations ...

Researchers have deciphered the crystal structure of a human membrane protein which has a major influence on the development of asthma. They used the ESRF macromolecular crystallography experimental ...

Grenoble, 10 December. "No beam for a while. Restart in about 20 months". Early this morning, operators of the ESRF Control room turned off the beam, ending 26 years of very successful operation of ...

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility’s first online User Meeting will allow attendees from all over the world to explore the technical and scientific capabilities of the new Extremely Brilliant ...

Scientists led by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Italy, in collaboration with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron in Grenoble, France, have discovered how X-ray micro- and nano- tomography can ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

One of the "crown jewels" in Europe's science programme is to get a 177m-euro (£150m) polish. The European Light Source (ESRF) reveals the precise positions of atoms and molecules in different ...

An international team of researchers just published the widest study on what happens during battery failure, focusing on the different parts of a battery at the same time. An international team of ...