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USERS OF ALBA CREATE THE MOST POROUS ZEOLITE TO DATE

A team from the Materials Science Institute of Madrid -CSIC) leads an international research that synthetized a zeolite with extra-large pores by expanding and connecting silica chains. This material has applications in water and gas decontamination and catalysis. Experiments carried out at the MSPD beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron had a key role in determining the structure of the zeolite.

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MORE THAN 1,000 PROTEIN STRUCTURES SOLVED AT ALBA

X-rays produced at the ALBA Synchrotron have enabled to determine 1,000 protein structures in a decade. Number 1,000 is part of a study led by CSIC scientists that can contribute to design new therapies. XALOC beamline at ALBA, devoted to macromolecular crystallography, has made possible this achievement.

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RIANA LAUNCHED: NEW EUROPEAN PROJECT ON NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

It will offer a unique platform of 69 infrastructures, including synchrotron, electron microscopy, laser, ion beam, neutron, clean room, and soft matter research infrastructures as well as high performance computing. ALBA is one of the partners of the project. The kick-off meeting took place in Hamburg (Germany) on 14-15 March 2024.

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INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR THE STUDY OF BATTERY MATERIALS

Lithium and Sodium-ion batteries are under investigation in the framework of the in-house research at the CLÆSS beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron, in collaboration with international partners since 2014, to contribute to the worldwide research of new materials allowing the global economy change toward net zero CO2 emission. Recently, the research team reported the effect of nickel for iron substitution in the battery cathode on their electrochemical properties, applying a new experimental approach.

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HERCULES EUROPEAN SCHOOL 2024

One more year the ALBA Synchrotron held the HERCULES European School. All week from 11th to 15th March was fully dedicated to the 20 young researchers from all over the world coming to learn the different techniques we have in our synchrotron.

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