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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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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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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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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 @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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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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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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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 · 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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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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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

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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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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ESRF @esrf.fr · 28/01/2026

Scientists from the University of Groningen and the ESRF have demonstrated how a protective polymer coating can overcome obstacles that make high-energy-density #batteries not available commercially yet. Their results are out now. ➡️ www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 08/01/2026

First snowfall of 2026 at the European Synchrotron

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 01/01/2026

Happy new year from all of us at the European Synchrotron #ESRF

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 15/12/2025

High-pressure science reaches new heights at the ESRF Two ERC Consolidator Grants awarded this week rely on high-pressure experiments at the ESRF, highlighting its role as a key enabler of frontier research. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 09/12/2025

Scientists have demonstrated - for the first time - a molecular magnet that remains magnetic well above room temperature. They used cutting-edge X-ray dichroism at ESRF beamline ID12. www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 01/12/2025

The December issue of the ESRFnews is out! This edition, we’re back with a fossil-fuelled look at the isle of Skye’s ancient mammals and reptiles. We also explore the next five years of ESRF-EBS possibilities. 👉 www.esrf.fr/files/live/s...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27/11/2025

New for the ESRF User Meeting 2026: early-career travel grants will be available to selected PhD students and post-docs. Apply now until 7 December! www.esrf.fr/home/events/...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 25/11/2025

Iridium keeps its crystal structure intact under extreme conditions found in planetary interiors, scientists have discovered using synchrotron x-ray diffraction at the ESRF. The results are out now in Communications materials. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 21/11/2025

First snow at the European Synchrotron ❄️🤩

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 20/11/2025

Using a multi-method approach, including the use of synchrotron techniques, researchers found that light and humidity trigger distinct degradation pathways for emerald green, a popular pigment used by renowned 19th and 20th century painters. Www.esrf.fr

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 19/11/2025

Do you want to know more about high-energy X-rays at ESRF’s ID31? See you tomorrow for a #webinar with Jakub Drnec, ESRF scientist www.esrf.fr/home/events/...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 18/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE The ESRF Geosciences team is launching a new series of webinars Join us on Friday 21 November at 4.15 pm CET for the first webinar. Check out our website for more info www.esrf.fr/sites/www/ho...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 14/11/2025

Hey users! The ESRF User Meeting 2026 is back! And registration is now open⬇️ www.esrf.fr/UM2026

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 06/11/2025

Scientists from ID15A at the ESRF have described how platinum nanoparticles ‘breathe’ and detach reversibly from their support when they are covered with hydrogen. The results are out in Nature Communications www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27/10/2025

ESRF scientist Alexandra Pacureanu is the recipient of the Wellcome Discovery Award, together with a team at the Francis Crick Institute, to develop X-ray nanoimaging technology to study the mechanisms of information processing in the neural circuits of olfaction. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27/10/2025

Deadline: 4 November! The ESRF User Organisation invites nominations for the 2026 Young Scientist Award. If you know an outstanding young scientist who deserves recognition for her/his work at the ESRF — now is the time! Deadline: 4 November 2025 More information: lnkd.in/dxjn8qqY

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 09/10/2025

The ESRF congratulates the winners of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on metal–organic frameworks! Among them is Prof. Yaghi, with whom the ESRF proudly collaborated on a study featured as an ESRF Highlight in 2023 on high-porosity #MOF glasses.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 07/10/2025

The @esrf.fr congratulates the winners of The Nobel Prize in #Physics John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 06/10/2025

Researchers have developed an innovative auxetic scaffold that replicates the tendon/ligament-to-bone fascicle organisation of collagen fibers. #enthesis They used the ESRF to test scaffold's biomimetic deformation under tensile load. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 01/10/2025

Fossil discovery reveals new species of fanged reptile that once roamed Scotland The team led by #amnh @NtlMuseumsScot used the ESRF’s ID19 beamline to scan the tiny fossil fragments. The results are out now in @natureportfolio.nature.com www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 30/09/2025

Scientists find how light changes chemistry and physics in single crystals reversibly The results are out in Nature Communications. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 18/09/2025

New light in #mercury #toxicity in #tuna Researchers at @esrf.fr @cnrs.fr ENS Lyon and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway, have unveiled how Atlantic Bluefin tuna transforms the toxic form of mercury into less harmful forms. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 15/09/2025

Congratulations to ESRF scientist Sacha Chumakov for winning the prestigious IBAME Science Award “in recognition of his seminal contributions to nuclear inelastic scattering of synchrotron radiation applied to glass dynamics.” www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 12/09/2025

At the ESRF, scientists have developed a new technique, called pink-beam Dark Field X-ray Microscopy (pDFXM), which enables the investigation in real-time of evolution inside complex and deformed microstructures. The results are out in @natcomms.nature.com www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 10/09/2025

Digging into the origin of lizards #Fossil A new fossil reveals what the oldest members of the lizard group looked like, and there are some surprises, according to a research team led by @bristolunilib.bsky.social with @esrf.fr In @natureportfolio.nature.com www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 04/09/2025

Scientists reveal how to avoid defects in promising zinc batteries www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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