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 obtained at the DESY light source in Germany, show the huge potential of the 3Sbar beamline currently under construction at the ALBA Synchrotron.

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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 responsible for transporting and reusing over 60 different proteins. Experiments carried out at the XALOC beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron enabled the understanding of the protein recycling process at an atomic level.

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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 steady advance of the beamline, reached thanks to the efforts of many people!

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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 metal-organic batteries, a more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Operando measurements were performed, for the first time, at the MIRAS beamline.

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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 awareness of the new potentials of the ALBA II project.

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