Latest Press Releases

July 2, 2009 - ELETTRA
New R&D imaging technique available for cancer research- (ELETTRA)
A new, safe and non-invasive method of monitoring the growth and movement of cells in living animals was revealed today at a press briefing at the French Embassy for the European Light Sources following the World Conference of Science Journalists. ...

July 2, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
Intense X-rays pave the way for better antibacterial drugs- (Diamond, SOLEIL)
A special family of antimicrobials called quinolones is currently used to treat virulent bacteria responsible for some of the most dangerous diseases such as pneumonia and meningitis. However, these bacteria tend to develop drug resistance, due to their rapid growth and mutation. ...

June 26, 2009 - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
A UPC research group uses the Grenoble synchrotron to study Gothic art - (ESRF)
Science and technology are becoming increasingly involved in the world of art. Scientific advances and new technological instruments are opening new doors to fields of knowledge to which they had been previously closed. Art is one such case in point. ...

News

July 2, 2009 - The StarPhoenix
Seventeen research projects get new funds from Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - (CLS)
... The Canadian Light Source synchrotron will be used by Sean Dalrymple to work on a project studying a protein that could make chemotherapy treatments more effective for cancer patients. ...

July 1, 2009 - Palo Alto Online
Federal stimulus funds create new jobs at SLAC - (LCLS, SSRL)
... SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source facility will benefit directly from the federal funds. Scientists will use the world's first hard X-ray laser to make stop-motion "movies" of chemical processes in action. ...

July 1, 2009 - spectroscopyNOW.com
The ancient history of giant sperm - (ESRF)
Synchrotron X-ray holotomography at the ESRF has revealed why size really does matter to the sex lives of some creatures. The researchers provide evidence of ancient giant fossil sperm and hint at a link to organisms alive today. ...

July 1, 2009 - The Australian
Master of light Greg LeBlanc can name his own price - (AS)
The $200 million machine that Greg LeBlanc runs creates "the brightest, most perfect light in the world", but he doesn't have formal tertiary qualifications. The super technician was lured away from Sweden's synchrotron laboratory to help design the Australian Synchrotron, ...

June 30, 2009 - physicsworld.com
Intense X-rays expose Alzheimer’s disease - (NSLS)
One way to assess a drug’s effectiveness is to image the changes that it produces in the tissue of patients. But this is very challenging in the case of Alzheimer’s disease, because conventional tools such as magnetic resonance imaging cannot resolve the micrometer-sized changes in the brain that are associated with the illness. ...

June 28, 2009 - theithacajournal.com
Hundreds visit Cornell labs during open house - (CHESS)
... From this work another group CHESS, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source was created that's work is focused on high energy X-ray technology and the study of matter on this level. ...