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

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...

Researchers find hints of a multilayered centre of the Earth: High-pressure and -temperature X-ray diffraction experiments at #DESY indicate that seismic anomalies in the Earth's core could be due to chemical layering @springernature.com @esrf.fr @univlille.bsky.social

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...

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...

Researchers at the Crick, @psich.bsky.social and @esrf.fr have developed a new way to look deeper into brain cell connections by using a particle accelerator and a kind of resin borrowed from the aerospace industry. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-11...

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/...

Running in situ isothermal crystallisation studies of #zeolites (165°C, 40 bar) at BM01@SNBL @esrf.fr, simultaneously monitoring conductivity, T and P in situ, using our newest sample environment.

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...

First snow at the European Synchrotron ❄️🤩

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

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/...

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...

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

#Scienceforsociety @eiroforum.org

🌎 On World Science Day for Peace and Development, senior leaders across EIROforum thank citizens for their trust and support. Gema Martínez-Criado from ESRF talks about how trust in science allows researchers to explore the fundamental chemistry behind environmental pollution.

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...

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...

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

🥼Shunya Yan is our new postdoc at the Spanish Line of the European Synchrotron (@esrf.fr) in Grenoble, France. 🔅She declares herself passionate about synchrotron facilities...and of Spain too. www.icmm.csic.es/en/new-peopl...

👥The team of the Spanish Line of the European Synchrotron (@esrf.fr) in Grenoble (France) is growing. 👩‍🔬We present you Sylwia Pawledzio, our new beamline scientist at the ICMM. www.icmm.csic.es/en/new-peopl...

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.

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.

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...

🚀 2 PhD applications from Round 1 are re-open – check them out! 📚 Mineral-Protein Superlattices in Silica Sponges 🤝 @esrf.fr + TU Dresden 📚 Structural Biology of an RNA Helicase 🤝 #ILL + Univ. of Bayreuth 🌍 A chance to join world-class teams & shape your #PhD journey! 🔗http://bit.ly/3Ky7YjZ

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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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...

Morning sky-friends! We are delighted to share some ‘hot off the xray’ images from our talented scientists, Dr André Mourão & Ting Deng. They produced this beautiful diffraction of a compound bound to one of our protein targets whilst working with @esrf.fr

🎲 Jeu concours dans le cadre de la Fête de la science. Participez au quiz @francetv.bsky.social et gagnez votre billet pour visiter les coulisses de la recherche, à @embl.org & @esrf.fr à Grenoble ou dans d'autres infrastructures en France : www.fetedelascience.fr/infra-ouvre-... #FDS2025 #FDSAURA

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...

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...

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...

🚀 We’re hiring at the @esrf.fr ! Join us as Beamline Operation Manager (BLOM), for synchrotron X-ray imaging in Grenoble, French Alps. Your mission? 🔹 Operations 🔹 User support 🔹 Technical coordination Passionate about science & tech in a global setting? Apply 👉 esrf.gestmax.eu/1922/1/beaml...

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...

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

In-situ dark field X-ray microscopy of solid state batteries this week. Seriously challenging experiment, thank you to the whole team at ID03 @esrf.fr

Wishing all students a great school year! It is back to school in most of Europe, and at the ESRF, we are proud of welcoming youngsters in the framework of our different educational programmes #backtoschool #physics #scienceforsociety

Science that serves #5years #EBS On 25 August 2025, the ESRF marks five years since the Extremely Brilliant Source (ESRF-EBS), a revolutionary new high-energy synchrotron, began operation: 5 years of science. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

Scientists track how magnesium alloys deform in unprecedented detail. The results are published in @science.org ▶️ www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

EIROforum welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to significantly increase the budget of the upcoming EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. www.eiroforum.org/wp-content/u...

🚀 @esrf.fr is hiring! Join our world-class synchrotron in Grenoble, France. Open roles include: Mechanical & Electronics Engineers, Software & Detector Software Engineers, Beamline Scientists, Group Head – Power Supply, Administrative Assistant… and more! Apply 👉 esrf.gestmax.eu/search #ESRF #Jobs

We scanned the tiny Mirasaura skull (compressed to be <1 mm(!!) thin) using @esrf.fr synchrotron radiation. It reveals the most bird-like drepanosaur skull to date, with a mostly toothless snout, large forward-facing orbits, and a wide, dome-like skull roof for a sizeable brain

#News A new species of early reptile from the Triassic has been discovered, with unique structures growing from its skin that formed an alternative to feathers. This ‘wonder‘ fossil changes our understanding of reptile evolution. In @natureportfolio.nature.com by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social

Making antibodies more effective through structural design A study using crystallography and small-angle X-ray scattering shows that making antibodies more rigid through disulfide engineering can help improve how they activate immune receptors like CD40 & 4-1BB. www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

Congratulations to the team!

#Webinar Don’t miss this week’s webinar with Julie Villanova who will introduce the new opportunities at ID16B beamline “2D to 4D X-ray nano-analysis beamline” #ExploreESRFbeamline More info on our website

The June issue of the ESRFnews is out! This edition, we celebrate 100 issues of cutting-edge science. And, as always, with an eye on the future, we explore how ESRF science is confronting antibiotic resistance, dive into the development of artificial coral reefs… www.esrf.fr/files/live/s...

The June issue of the ESRFnews is out! This edition, we celebrate 100 issues of cutting-edge science. And, as always, with an eye on the future, we explore how ESRF science is confronting antibiotic resistance, dive into the development of artificial coral reefs… www.esrf.fr/files/live/s...

Check out Anna Pakhomova’s video if you want to know more about this study