RESEARCHERS ANSWER KEY QUESTION ABOUT ELECTRON STATES

A multinational research project led by the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) in Seoul, introduced a method to measure the multi-electron states of isolated magnetic atoms. Among others, data obtained at BOREAS beamline in ALBA has been key for answering the question: which orbitals do the electrons occupy?

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SOFT X-RAY VECTOR TOMOGRAPHY REVEALS 3D MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION OF FERRIMAGNETIC MULTILAYERS WITH COMPETING INTERACTIONS

Researchers from the Physics Department of the Universidad de Oviedo, CINN-CSIC and HZB, in collaboration with ALBA, have explored the magnetic configuration of ferrimagnetic structures often employed to build modern spintronic devices and magnetic recording media. At the MISTRAL beamline of ALBA, using vector magnetic tomography, a magnetic trilayer fabricated at Oviedo was characterized. These findings will permit to generate precise physical models describing the magnetic behaviour of this type of systems and control and exploit them for the design of spintronics and magnetic storage devices.

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CLIP-OFF CHEMISTRY: A POWERFUL NOVEL STRATEGY FOR SYNTHESISING NEW MATERIALS

A study led by ICREA researchers and ALBA users Daniel Maspoch and Inhar Imaz has found out a novel approach to synthesise molecular structures that can allow material scientists to design and build a set of new materials. A crucial part of the experiment, the structural determination of the compounds, was performed at the XALOC beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron.

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PhD DEFENCE ABOUT THE DESIGN AND STUDY OF A NANOMATERIAL TO CURE CARDIAC FIBROSIS

Last Friday, the ALBA-UAB PhD student Johannes Groen defended his thesis about the behaviour of a nanomaterial drug specifically designed to inhibit the collagen overproduction after a myocardial fibrosis event. The ALBA synchrotron light was crucial to observe the induced morphological changes in the affected cells. Groen’s results set the precedent for the development of pre-clinical studies of novel therapeutic agents.

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CYBORG PLANTS: ROOTS CAN STORAGE ENERGY

Researchers of the HyPhOE European Project have developed biohybrid plants with an electronic root system, which could be used to store energy or as electronic sensors. This study proved the integration of circuits and electrochemical devices into the plants without damaging them, so that they continued to grow and adapt to their new hybrid state. Experiments at the NCD-SWEET beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron were crucial to shed light on the plant-based technology field.

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