On 29th July, the Governing Council of ALBA has met at ALBA’s facilities. Accompanied by the director, Caterina Biscari, and division heads, the members of the Governing Council have visited the experimental hall and some of the beamlines of the ALBA Synchrotron.
Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), the Institute of Medical Chemistry (IQM-CSIC) and the University of Glasgow have proved that the CD27 drug is a true alternative against malaria. They have analysed the crystalline structure of the DNA with the drug by performing X-ray diffraction experiments at the ALBA Synchrotron. This work has been published in the journal Acta Crystallographica D.
X-ray diffraction experiments were performed at ALBA and Elettra Synchrotron. This material may have applications as photocatalyst for hydrogen production, improving renewable energy sources. This work has been highlighted in the Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. It has been also chosen for IOPselect, a special collection of IOP articles chosen from their quality.
ALBA has published its annual report of activities performed in 2013. This document includes scientific results, divisions' reports, collaboration agreements, etc.
We are sad to announce that Prof. Manuel Cardona passed away at the age of 79. He was one of the most internationally renowned physicists in the area of materials science.
