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FAXTOR BEAMLINE HAS SEEN ITS FIRST PHOTONS

FaXToR, the 13th beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron and currently under construction, got for the first time synchrotron radiation in the optical hutch. This in an important ...

ASTROID CLOCKING: A NEW METHOD TO CONTROL MAGNETIC DYNAMICS IN NANOMAGNETS

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found a new way to make small, targeted changes in a magnetic system called artificial spin ice (ASI). ...

FIRST ATOMIC-SCALE MOVIE OF MICROTUBULES UNDER CONSTRUCTION, A KEY PROCESS FOR CELL ...

Researchers at the CNIO, the CRG and the IBMB-CSIC solve a key problem in biology: how human cells build their microtubules. During cell division, microtubules are ...

GREEN CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR ELUCIDATION OF CO2 METHANATION OVER A PEROVSKITE-DERIVED ...

A research lead by the University of the Basque Country, in collaboration with the University of Alicante and the ALBA Synchrotron, has combined for the first time NAP-XPS ...

ALBA II MEETS ITS USERS

More than 120 people attended the ALBA II Symposium, held at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid the 18-19 January 2024, and engaged in lively discussions and ideas exchange ...

PROMISING RESULTS IN CATALYSIS DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL OF THE NEW 3Sbar BEAMLINE

Researchers from Stockholm University, ALBA, and DESY have determined the chemical state of ammonia catalyst during the reaction for the first time. These results, partially ...

RESEARCHERS UNVEIL THE STRUCTURE OF ONE OF THE CELLULAR MACHINERIES FOR PROTEIN RECYCLING

A multidisciplinary research team lead by researchers from CIC bioGUNE has revealed the structure of one of the cellular machineries for protein recycling. This machinery is ...

XAIRA GETS ITS FIRST PROTEIN DIFFRACTION DATA SET

Just before the Winter shutdown, XAIRA beamline achieved another key milestone: the first data set being collected from a protein crystal. A great success that highlights the ...

FIRST OPERANDO BATTERY CHARACTERIZATION EXPERIMENT PERFORMED AT MIRAS

A research team lead by the Institut de Ciències de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) has published a new study on polyimides, a promising material for cathodes in ...

ALBA II SYMPOSIUM: INVITING THE USER COMMUNITY TO TALK ON OUR 4TH GENERATION LIGHT SOURCE

The ALBA Synchrotron is organizing an event on 18-19th January in Universidad Autónoma de Madrid aimed at giving ownership to the synchrotron user community and to promote ...

MINERVA BEAMLINE IN OPERATION

The ALBA Synchrotron has now 11 operational beamlines, once MINERVA has finished its commissioning. The new beamline, built in collaboration with the European Space Agency ...

RESEARCHERS STUDY THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MERCURY AND SELENIUM ENRICHED WHEAT

Scientists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the ALBA Synchrotron published a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports about mercury speciation in ...

ALBA HOSTED THE MXCuBE MEETING 2023

On 29th and 30th November the Macromolecular Crystallography Customized Beamline Environment Meeting was held at the ALBA Synchrotron. Around 70 attendants from different ...

THE UPGRADE OF EUROPEAN LIGHTSOURCES PROVIDES OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDUSTRY

Last Friday 1st December 2023, the ALBA Synchrotron hosted an event where more than 70 companies could know beforehand the upgrade plans and future technology needs of some ...

STATEMENT

Statement from the ALBA Synchrotron regarding the fire outbreak on December 2, 2023

ALBA, CHOSEN AS BEST INSTITUTION BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SABADELL

Caterina Biscari, director of the facility, collected the award in a ceremony held the 29th of November at Fira Sabadell, with the attendance of companies from the Vallès ...

GRAPE POMACE, A WASTE OF VITICULTURE, IS EFFECTIVE FOR NEMATODE PEST CONTROL ON CROPS

Researchers from Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the Institute of Agricultural Sciences – CSIC proved the potential of wine production ...

ALBA ORGANISES A BIG SCIENCE SUPPLIER FORUM FOCUSED ON SYNCHROTRON FUTURE UPGRADES

The event will take place next 1st December 2023 at the ALBA Synchrotron and will be about the industry opportunities in light source infrastructures, such us the future ALBA ...

RESEARCHERS VISUALIZE IN 3D HOW SARS-COV-2 REPLICATES IN CELLS

The use of different microscopy and tomography techniques, including synchrotron light, unveils how lung cells are modified along the infection in cell culture models. The ...

FIRST-EVER WIRELESS DEVICE DEVELOPED TO MAKE MAGNETISM APPEAR IN NON-MAGNETIC MATERIALS

Researchers at the UAB and ICMAB-CSIC have succeeded in bringing wireless technology to the fundamental level of magnetic devices. The emergence and control of magnetic ...

CSIC-SUPPORTED NEW DEDICATED ALBA LABORATORY OPENS TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS

The ALBA Synchrotron Light Source and the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) have opened a new laboratory at ALBA with the aim to enhance studies in the ...

CALL FOR INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENTS TO STUDY MATERIALS FOR RECYCLING

The European research project ReMade@ARI, where the ALBA Synchrotron participates, has opened a specific call to conduct industrial experiments in the field of circular ...

BREAKTHROUGH TOWARDS CHEAP AND EFFICIENT SOLAR CELLS

Scientists from EPFL and CSEM have made remarkable progress in the photovoltaics field, specifically in perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cells, by achieving an impressive ...

HIGH-PRESSURE STUDIES WITH SYNCHROTRON LIGHT REVEAL NEW PROPERTIES OF A PROMISING ...

Researchers from different universities and research facilities, have unveiled how a topological semimetal reacts under high pressure. This compound has great potential in ...

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE 6TH EDITION OF ALBA MISSION

Primary school teachers can sign up their groups of 10-12 years old children for the sixth edition of ALBA Mission at www.misionalba.es. From its beginning, 59.000 students ...

SWITCHING THE SPIN STATE OF A MONOLAYER OF COBALT (II) COMPLEXES DIRECTLY LINKED TO A ...

CNR, University of Florence and ICMol researchers in collaboration with the ALBA Synchrotron (BOREAS beamline) demonstrated that a spin-crossover (SCO) phenomenon can be ...

FIRST STUDY HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE NEW MATERIALS SCIENCE MICROSCOPE AT JEMCA

Scientists from ICN2 and IREC used the electron microscope dedicated to materials science at JEMCA to study the atomic structure of catalytic materials that are crucial for ...

TOWARDS GREENER CHEMICAL PROCESSES WITH A NEW CATALYST FOR ETHYLENE HYDROFORMYLATION

A research led by ITQ (UPV-CSIC) has demonstrated the possibility to replace molecular catalysts in solution for all-solid catalysts based on isolated metal atoms for ...

ALBA SCIENTISTS DISCOVER A COMMON DOMAIN IN HUMANS & BACTERIA DNA REGULATORS

ALBA researchers from the XALOC beamline have discovered a common transcription factor protein domain in bacteria and humans. They named it TetD. This discovery shows that ...

MAGNETISM OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS INCORPORATING TAILORED COMBINATIONS OF MULTIPLE ...

A team of international researchers from Spain (ICMAB, EUSS, ICN2, INMA, ICMM, ALBA) and UK (University of Southampton) have discovered a method to synthesize carborane-based ...

ALBA PLANS A 3rd HARMONIC SYSTEM TO INCREASE THE BEAM LIFETIME

The radiofrequency (RF) group of ALBA has designed and built a prototype of a 3rd harmonic cavity. It will significantly increase the beam lifetime at the Storage Ring and ...

FIRST PUBLICATION WITH DATA FROM THE CRYO-TEM MICROSCOPE: IMAGING ENZYMES THAT CONTROL DNA

Scientists from the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-CSIC) have used the electron microscope devoted to structural biology of the new JEMCA center, ...

NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT GOLD NANOCLUSTERS CATALYSTS STUDIED AT NOTOS BEAMLINE

Researchers from TU Wien have studied the structural evolution of gold nanoclusters catalysts during pretreatment and reaction conditions. The results, published in the ...

ALBA HOSTS ITS INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP 2023 DEVOTED TO CHEMISTRY AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

About 45 people from 20 companies visited the ALBA Synchrotron last Friday to participate in a workshop to learn first-hand how synchrotron techniques are used to research ...

MAGNETOTACTIC MICROORGANISMS STUDIED THROUGH MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ADVANCED IMAGING ...

New insights about the symbiosis between microbial organisms have been revealed. It is known microorganisms have magnetic properties that allow them to navigate collectively ...

DOCFAM+ PHD PROGRAMME OPENS ITS 1ST CALL WITH 13 DOCTORAL POSITIONS

DocFam+ (DOCtoral training programme in Functional Advanced Materials: Towards a Better Future) is a doctoral programme for the recruitment of 26 excellent doctoral ...

CONCERT IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF MIKE OLDFIELD’S “TUBULAR BELLS” AT THE ...

The Opus One Orchestra, formed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona lecturers and alumni, will be presenting their project to the world in a concert recorded at the ALBA ...

GREAT SUCCESS OF ANOTHER ALBA OPEN DAY

The 20th of May 2023, the ALBA Synchrotron opened its doors to the general public in the first Open Day held after the pandemic. A large number of visitors could enjoy a day ...

SYNTHESIZED A NEW CATALYST WITH KEY PROPERTIES TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

A research led by the ITQ-CSIC-UPV has discovered a new catalyst enabling hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methane with advantages not seen until now. This new catalyst, ...

A PAPER ABOUT QUANTUM MATERIALS, FIRST PUBLICATION WITH DATA OBTAINED AT LOREA

One of the latest beamlines of ALBA, performing ARPES (Angle Resolved Photo-Emission Spectroscopy) experiments, has been essential for IMDEA Nanociencia and ICN2 researchers ...

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR SMEs WORKING IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY SECTOR

The ReMAde@ARI project, offers subsidized access to advanced research infrastructures to small and medium companies in order to help them develop innovative products, ...

ALBA HELPS UNVEIL THE SECRET OF ANCIENT MAYA MASONS

Scientists from the University of Granada found out for the first time the composition of Maya lime mortars and stuccoes. These materials are so durable and have survived ...

THE InCAEM PROJECT IS PRESENTED TO THE CATALAN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

InCAEM, In Situ Correlative Facility for Advanced Energy Materials, is a new facility now in construction at the ALBA Synchrotron premises that will be open to all the ...

TICKETS SOLD OUT FOR THE ALBA OPEN DAY 2023!

From this Wednesday, 12th April, tickets were available for the ALBA Synchrotron open day, which will take place on 20th May from 09:00 to 19:00 h. Tickets have been sold out ...

HERCULES EUROPEAN SCHOOL 2023'S EDITION FINISHES WITH A GREAT SUCCESS

From 20th to 24th March the ALBA Synchrotron hosted the European course HERCULES, where 20 young researchers from all over the world learned about synchrotron light science ...

RESEARCHERS OBSERVE TOPOLOGICAL MAGNETIC MONOPOLES AND DIPOLES IN A FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL

A scientific collaboration between scientists from Universidad de Oviedo and ALBA Synchrotron has achieved a detailed description of magnetic singularities and their ...

NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANS NATIONAL ACCESS IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROJECTS

ReMade@ARI (REcyclable MAterials DEvelopment at Analytical Reserach Infrastructures) is a hub dedicated to developing new materials for a circular economy. It provides ...

RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A NEW MECHANISM ENABLING ULTRAFAST MEMORY ARCHITECTURES

A study published in Advanced Functional Materials and led by researchers in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with BOREAS beamline at the ALBA Synchrotron, has proved the ...

CIÈNCIA EN COLORS CLOSES ITS 2ND EDITION WITH A CONSOLIDATED SUCCESS

More than 280 high school students from 12 to 14 years old have participated in the second edition of 'Ciència en Colors'. The educational project included a total of 20 ...

IMPRESS: PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

IMPRESS is a new EU-funded scientific project coordinated by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy), which aims to revolutionize the field of transmission electron ...