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InfraVis call 2025 will open in October

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · 3d

2024 marked another successful year of industrial research at MAX IV! Industrial use of the facility continues to grow, with more than 1,000 hours of proprietary beamtime delivered last year.
** Read more in the MAX IV Industry Report 2024 -> www.maxiv.lu.se/article/new-... #industry #report #maxiv

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Aug 22

And..go! #Tickets release now for MAX IV’s Open Day 2025 on Sept 20th. Register now before they disappear! Tickets are free, but limited. Only available online. www.maxiv.lu.se/education-ou...
MAX IV staff look forward to meeting you! #publicevent #outreach #OpenDay2025 #sweden

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Welcome to the 1st Nordic Sub-Micron IR Microscopy #Conference - ECL and AIDA event October 15-17th in Lund, #Sweden! Abstract #deadline: September 15th. Organized by #LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science #MAXIV and #LundUniversity. Read more: www.linxs.se/events/2025-...

15-17th Oct, sub-micron IR microscopy conference. Lund, Sweden.

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Get ready for the 13th International Conference on Mechanical #Engineering Design of #Synchrotron Radiation Equipment and Instrumentation #MEDSI2025 taking place September 15-19th in Lund! A reminder the next important #deadline is Sept. 5th for paper submissions. Read more: www.medsi2025.com

MEDSI conference 2025. Lund, Sweden 15-19 Sept.

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Ticket release coming soon! MAX IV's big public event Open Day will take place September 20th. Visit our Open Day web page at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, August 22nd to get your free tickets! (tickets limited) --> www.maxiv.lu.se/education-ou... #publicoutrearch #research #sweden #sverige #publicevent

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Aug 18

Time to book your calendar to apply for advanced #datavisualization assistance for your #research! The #InfraVis Call 2025 opens Oct. 1st. Please note the option to register for applic. workshops on Sept. 19, 26, & Oct. 3. #Register here -> infravis.se/infravis-cal... #data #opencall #sverige

InfraVis Call For Visualization Support will open in October 2025. There will be three application workshops to help you with your application (13:00-15:00) on September 19th, September 26th and Octo...

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maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 30

Brilliant #leadership opportunity! The MAX IV Accelerator Div. seeks an #AcceleratorDirector to oversee construction, commissioning, operation & strategic development of the accelerator complex. They will also lead efforts for the upgrade initiative, #MAX4U. #Apply now: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Accelerator Director MAX IV

MAX IV is seeking an Accelerator Director responsible for overseeing the construction, commissioning, operation, and strategic development of its accelerator complex. As a crucial member of the MAX IV

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 19

We cherish encouraging talented young women to learn about #X-ray science. Yesterday w Ariunzaya Munkhbat @Wonderfund AB, we welcomed STREAM IT an EU-funded Talent Nurturing #summercamp for girls interested in #STEAM fields. STREAM IT: streamit-project.eu #girlsinSTEAM #scienceisforgirls #outreach

Photos: Heidi LaGrasta, Ariunzaya Munkhbat

MAX IV and BESSY II initiate new collaboration to advance materials science – MAX IV

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 18

MAX IV & Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) BESSY II #lightsources announce a new 5-year cooperation agreement. The agreement establishes a framework to strengthen cooperation for operational & tech develpmt, & expands possibilities for user studies of #materialscience-> www.maxiv.lu.se/article/max-...

Swedish national synchrotron laboratory MAX IV and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) BESSY II light source announce the signing of a 5-year cooperation agreement. The new agreement establishes a framewor...

WISE beamline TomoWISE—a bright future with full-field tomography at MAX IV – MAX IV

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 17

MAX IV welcomes #TomoWISE a full-field #tomography beamline as the new chosen WISE – Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability beamline for the facility. Read about the technology & exciting science ahead with TomoWISE! www.maxiv.lu.se/article/wise... #sustainability #materialscience

MAX IV, Sweden’s national synchrotron laboratory welcomes TomoWISE, a full-field tomography beamline as the new chosen WISE beamline for the facility. The rigorous selection process was made possible ...

Research grants for structural biology at MicroMAX – MAX IV

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 16

User opportunities for #structuralbiology studies at the new X-ray #crystallography beamline #MicroMAX just got an upgrade! The Novo Nordisk Foundation is now offering #funding for researchers affiliated with a Danish research institution. Read about the programme: www.maxiv.lu.se/article/rese...

User opportunities for studies of structural biology at the new X-ray crystallography beamline MicroMAX just got an upgrade. The Novo Nordisk Foundation is now offering funding for researchers affilia...

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maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 13

What a great week! The 1st #PRISMAS #PhD Programme #summerschool took place at Backagården in Höör & #MAXIV! #Students listened to expert lectures and took part in workshops & hands-on experiments at #beamlines CoSAXS, ForMAX, Balder, BioMAX, MicroMAX, DanMAX, FemtoMAX. #futurescience @ec.europa.eu

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 12

Registration is now open for the TR+ workshop : Time-Resolved Methods for Life Sciences at MAX IV! The workshop takes place in Lund, Sept 24-26. Read more about the @linxsinstitute.bsky.social ChemLife & MAX IV event & #register here!-> www.linxs.se/events/2025/... #xrays #spectroscopy #event #LINXS

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 10

June 5th, MAX IV held the inauguration of the new Lund University cryo-electron #microscopy facility. The #Cryo-EM is led by LU Faculty of Medicine, hosted by MAX IV to strategically bolster scientific impact & benefit users thru access to expertise & advanced tech. @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social

Lund University, MAX IV, Hard X-ray group Lund University, repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities, is seeking a motivated postdoctoral researcher to join the Balder beamline team at th

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 10

The #Balder beamline group has an open #postdoc position! Part of this work will be in collaboration w the Department of Soil and Environment @ Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). #XAS #XES #Apply today for this exciting opportunity! -> lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... #soilscience #xrays

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Inventive AI and robotic self-driving lab accelerates material discoveries – MAX IV

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · May 28

“It works! The system works!”, cheers erupted at DanMAX beamline as researachers confirmed their inventive autonomous nanoparticle synthesis system was a success. Combining machine learning + robotics, the technology promises to accelerate the discovery of functional materials. Read:

Andy Sode Anker (PI) showing the self-driving lab set-up at DanMAX experimental hutch (credit: Gabriela Kaloka/MAX IV)

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LINXS - MAX IV Summer School - QMat — LINXS

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · May 26

A new study investigates the #Chicxulub #asteroid impact that led to the extinction of the #dinosaurs. The findings may better explain the aerosol cloud formation that catalysed extinction-level #climatechange. Read more: www.maxiv.lu.se/article/the-... #Balder #NanoMAX #xrays #maxiv #palaeontology

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LINXS @linxsinstitute.bsky.social · May 21

Join the Quantum Materials theme and @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social for a LINXS summer school, covering topics including x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, resonant inelastic X-ray scattering.

www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

Welcome to the LINXS - MAX IV Summer School!

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maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · May 20

Faster charging for electric cars and more efficient energy storage to utilise sustainable sources better? An important step was taken recently with a new electrode material for lithium-ion batteries. Read more at www.maxiv.lu.se/article/seve...

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · May 14

A study in #Nature describes #polymerization activity in solid hydrogen at extreme pressures and offers clues to the formation of #metallichydrogen. The results include #Xray data from #NanoMAX beamline. Read more here: www.maxiv.lu.se/article/a-pa... #maxiv #hydrogen #DAC #superconductor

A path to polymerize metallic hydrogen? – MAX IV

An international research group reports in Nature the observation of the phase transition of a hexagonal close-packed (HCP) crystal structure of hydrogen to a 6-fold larger hydrogen supercell. The fin...

X-ray Optics Engineer to Beamline Office

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · May 12

The MAX IV Beamline Office has an opening for an #Xray #Opticsengineer. Join the team with a focus on providing high-end support to #beamlines at all stages, ranging from project phase to full user operation. #applytoday --> lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... #job #optics #engineering #physics

Your team The Beamline Office is a group within the Science Division at MAX IV comprising teams that address many different tasks and responsibilities, all focusing on providing high-end support to be

MAX IV presents: Sustainability Research

maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Apr 30

MAX IV presents #sustainabilityresearch during LU Sustainability week! Join us May 6th for a 1-hour exploration of research in connection w #ReMade@ARI. Event start: 11:00 in-person at Hörsalen, Pufendorf Institute Lund University & live broadcast -> www.youtube.com/live/ArC9i6B.... No reg required.

Join us for a one-hour presentation on current sustainability research and initiatives connected to MAX IV, Sweden’s largest research infrastructure. MAX IV uses X-ray light for material research at t...

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maxivlaboratory.bsky.social @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social · Apr 28

The MAX IV #Safety group has an opening for a #RadiationSafetyResearcher ☢️. The primary responsibilities pertain to devpmt of #MonteCarlo simulations of accelerator & beamline components related to radiation safety. Interested? Read more -> lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... #job #radiationsafety #apply

Radiation Safety Researcher

Your team The Radiation Safety Team is one of three teams in the Safety Group. The team currently consists of eight permanently hired members who collectively manage all aspects of safety work with io