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ESRF @esrf.fr · 14/09/2026

SAVE THE DATE #webinat Friday 18 September 2pm CET Probing Methane Clathrate Hydrates at Its Extremes: Implications for early Titan and ocean-exoplanet interiors

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 11/09/2026

A new form of superionic ice has been observed under extreme planetary conditions! The team used high-brilliance X-rays and advanced laser-heated diamond anvil cell techniques at the ESRF’s ID27 beamline www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 10/09/2026

Many centuries before modern nanotechnology, 9th-century Abbasid potters created metallic, iridescent ceramics. Scientists at the @upc.edu joined forces with the ESRF to crack the chemistry behind it. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 08/09/2026

Researchers from PSI joined forces with the ESRF to demonstrate that an applied electric field can control the handedness of chiral phonons. They used RIXS at @esrf.fr The results are out in Nature Materials www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 01/09/2026

#InMemory The ESRF joins the global scientific community in mourning the loss of Professor Ada Yonath, one of the most visionary and inspiring scientists of our time, and a long-standing user, advisor and friend of our facility. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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Nextstep Doctoral Programme @nextstep-programme.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Back from the summer break and ready for your next challenge? The #NEXTSTEP project is recruiting 3 #PhD candidates! Discover the opportunities below and apply: 🎓 NS26-ESRF02 🔗https://lnkd.in/e2vns9xB 🎓 NS26-FZJ05 🔗https://lnkd.in/eMb_QGeU 🎓 NS26-ESRF09 🔗https://lnkd.in/eVGd9Ar9 @esrf.fr

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27/08/2026

Great team! Have a good beam time

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Dr Alice Clement @draliceclement.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It’s beam time, baby! #Synchrotron scanning at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) with Sophie Sanchez, Paul Tafforeau, Sifra Bijl, and Bobbi Vakruchev 🩻 🦴 ☢️ @esrf.fr

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 20/08/2026

A tusk with a twist: a team of scientists led by Aarhus University crack the code of the twisted tusk of the narwhal. They used advanced 3D X-ray techniques at @esrf.fr @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @psi.ch to determine how the tusk obtains its characteristic structure. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 06/07/2026

The Summer issue of the ESRFnews Magazine is out! Inside, we take an in-depth look at the Human Organ Atlas. Go to the digital version of the ESRFnews: www.esrf.fr/files/live/s...

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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Using high-resolution micro-CT scanning at Diamond and @esrf.fr, the Vesuvius Challenge has achieved a historic discovery in the Herculaneum scrolls, revealing new text, titles and authors unknown to history - bringing about a new era for the study of ancient history. 🔗 bit.ly/3QCbdu6

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 17/06/2026

Sounds fascinating!

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 16/06/2026

A new catalytic reactor for in situ and operando high-energy X-ray scattering studies has been designed at the ID31 beamline. More info: www.esrf.fr/home/news/te...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🫀 Researchers from 🇬🇧 UCL and 🇫🇷 @esrf.fr have produced the first 3D map of the heart’s electrical wiring in #TetralogyOfFallot, revealing features that may explain why many patients develop #heart conduction disorders.

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New 3D map of the heart’s electrical wiring to help patients with congenital heart disease

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 10/06/2026

X-rays reveal hidden step in glass relaxation Nuclear resonance experiments performed at the ESRF have clarified the relationship between two types of molecular motion in liquids approaching the glass transition. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 04/06/2026

Inspired by Nature. Designed for coeliac disease. A team of scientists scientists have designed a newly-designed enzyme, dubbed celiacase, that could potentially alleviate celiac disease. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF Jobs @esrfjobs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🔬 Join the @esrf.fr as a Mechanical Engineer and develop ultra-precise instrumentation for world-leading synchrotron science in Grenoble 🇫🇷 Ready for the challenge? Apply now! esrf.gestmax.eu/1983/1/mecha...

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EIROforum @eiroforum.org · 21/05/2026

EIROforum’s Directors-General Assembly took place in Brussels last week 🇧🇪 The event was hosted by EMBL. Discussions addressed how Europe’s major research infrastructures can continue to support international collaboration and strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity and competitiveness.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 18/05/2026

By pressurising enzyme crystals with gas and collecting X-ray data, researchers have mapped the routes CO₂ takes as it travels through the protein, revealing a 'waiting room' where substrate molecules queue up just outside the catalytic centre before being processed. www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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Science in School @scienceinschool.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Student writing contest: Have a look at our AI guides! The student guide helps students reflect on how to use AI responsibly during the writing process. The teacher guide includes key discussion points and helpful resource links for supporting students. 🖥️ scienceinschool.org/article/2026... #EduSky

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 12/05/2026

Researchers from @cnrs.fr and @univbordeaux.bsky.social used high-resolution synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging at the ESRF to map manganese inside neurons with nanoscale precision, revealing key sites where the metal accumulates that are linked to neurotoxicity. www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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SBFI SEFRI SERI @sbfi.admin.ch · 06/05/2026

Le SEFRI accueille les 5 et 6 mai en Suisse une délégation de l' @esrf.fr Au programme: échanges avec le @psi.ch et la communauté des utilisateurs de synchrotrons. La Secrétaire d’État Martina Hirayama a salué les succès de l’ESRF et l’excellente collaboration avec la Suisse.

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SBFI SEFRI SERI @sbfi.admin.ch · 06/05/2026

SERI welcomes a delegation from the @esrf.fr in Switzerland on 5 and 6 May. The programme includes exchanges with @psi.ch and the community of synchrotron users. State Secretary Martina Hirayama praised the ESRF’s achievements and the excellent collaboration with Switzerland.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 06/05/2026

Un grand merci à nos partenaires suisses 🇨🇭 pour ces rencontres : l’occasion d’étudier comment renforcer toujours plus une collaboration historique et fructueuse.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 06/05/2026

Thank you to our Swiss 🇨🇭partners for these fruitful exchanges and for this unique opportunity to discuss how to further strengthen our longstanding and successful collaboration.

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ESRF Jobs @esrfjobs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Passionate about precision engineering & metrology? Join ISDD Mechanical Engineering @esrf.fr (Grenoble, France) and work on high-precision positioning systems: metrology, acceptance tests, data analysis, mechatronics. If accuracy drives you—this is for you. 👉 esrf.gestmax.eu/1977/1/measu...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 28/04/2026

Well done for the hiking to La Bastille: the best place to get a great view over the ESRF!

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27/04/2026

Compensated ferrimagnet persists over broad temperature range ESRF X-rays have helped to characterise a material with internally cancelling magnetism that persists over a broad temperature range. The results are published in Nature Chemistry. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 24/04/2026

A new 4D view of battery failure Researchers have used high-speed 4D (3D + time) X-ray imaging at ESRF’s ID19 to investigate how internal damage develops and propagates in real time when lithium-ion batteries fail during thermal runaway www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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Science in School @scienceinschool.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

In our current issue, the ESRF (@esrf.fr), home to extremely powerful X-ray machines, explains how X-rays help us understand why paint in historic paintings starts to fade & crack over time. A great read for showing how physics helps preserve cultural heritage.🎨 scienceinschool.org/article/2026...

Bring current science into the classroom! How X-rays uncover why historic paints fade and crack. You will read about: Research at the ESRF. How physics helps uncover the causes of deterioration in historic artworks. How Xörays help make the invisible visible.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 09/04/2026

First-ever egg of a mammal ancestor discovered Scientists from the University of Witwatersrand (South Africa) and the ESRF discover the first-ever egg of a mammal ancestor, a 250-million year-old proto-mammal embryo, with the help of the ESRF. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 09/04/2026

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 05/04/2026

When you are more tempted to eat the sample than to scan it… Happy Easter! Peer review (taste test) pending! #easteregg #happyeastereveryone

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 26/03/2026

Smarter fungicides: Fighting infection while protecting soil health 🌱🔬 www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 19/03/2026

Scientists have uncovered entirely new carbon-nitrogen compounds at ultra-high pressures using single-crystal X-ray diffraction at ESRF beamlines ID15B and ID27. The findings unlock hidden chemistry and offer clues into processes that take place deep inside planets. 🌍🔬 www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 18/03/2026

The Human Organ Atlas, a new resource for researchers, clinicians, and educators, is an open-access database of 3D imaging of intact human organs. The portal includes donor samples with conditions from congenital disorders to COVID-19. Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/4btmhQI

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The Human Organ Atlas provides open access to 3D images of human anatomy spanning whole organs to cellular scale resolution.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 19/03/2026

A great example of collaboration between @crick.ac.uk and @esrf.fr that should be strengthened with our new bioimaging beamline

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 11/03/2026

An international team of scientists & clinicians announced, in Science Advances, the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail — from the whole organ down to individual cells @uclengineering.bsky.social www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27/02/2026

Bringing cryo-correlative hard X-ray microscopy to life science. Thanks to a new method, scientists have tracked therapeutic nanoparticles as they moved through cancer cells, showing both where the particles went and what happened to them. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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Nextstep Doctoral Programme @nextstep-programme.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Passionate about #imaging & #neuroscience? The Cryo-ASTRALXEM PhD project is recruiting! Explore the nanoscale organization of astrocyte–synapse interfaces using multimodal #cryogenic imaging. 📅 Apply by 31/03 👉 bit.ly/4sVkCLn @esrf.fr @esrfjobs.bsky.social @ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social @inserm.fr

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 24/02/2026

New anticancer compounds redistribute intracellular copper pools. X-ray fluorescence imaging of hepatic cancer cells at beamline ID21 revealed the intracellular distribution of copper, elucidating the mechanism of action of these compounds. www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 16/02/2026

X-rays capture vitamin B12 sensing light: a great example of collaboration

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 16/02/2026

The ESRF's annual report is now out! The highlights 2025 showcases the most exciting scientific breakthroughs achieved at the ESRF over the past year, alongside key developments from across the facility. Read read the full report online www.esrf.fr/files/live/s...

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Hennie Valkenier @hennievalkenier.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Studying the copper distribution in cancer cells with Giulia Veronesi at beam line ID21 @esrf.fr in Grenoble: a really exciting place for science and very cool to see the impact of our synthetic copper ionophores! @lucescostaction.bsky.social #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 03/02/2026

Congratulations 🙌🙌 Outi Supponen, assistant professor in mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich, is the recipient of this year’s ESRF Young Scientist Award. #UM2026 www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 02/02/2026

Yes it’s the day! It’s the first day of our user Meeting! Welcome to our users on site.

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The Foundation for Science and Technology @foundscitech.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Our 2025 Foundation Future Leaders are making their final field trip this week to the @esrf.fr and @cern.bsky.social. Here are a few snaps from their adventures so far!

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Cy Marchant @slvrhwk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Using high-resolution synchrotron μCT scans from the @esrf.fr, we were able to digitally segment each bone of the skulls (shown here in different colors), allowing their full anatomy to be studied in detail. (3/6)

Digitally segmented skull of SAM-PK-K7710a (holotype) as preserved, with skull bones shown in distinct colors. Figured in mirrored right lateral (A), occipital (B), dorsal (C), and ventral (D) views. Scale bar = 5 mm.

Digitally segmented skull of SAM-PK-K7710c (referred) as preserved, with skull bones shown in distinct colors. Figured in mirrored right lateral (A), occipital (B), dorsal (C), and ventral (D) views. Scale bar = 5 mm.

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