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ESRF @esrf.fr · 6h

The ESRF congratulates the winners of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on metal–organic frameworks!

Among them is Prof. Yaghi, with whom the ESRF proudly collaborated on a study featured as an ESRF Highlight in 2023 on high-porosity #MOF glasses.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 2d

The @esrf.fr congratulates the winners of The Nobel Prize in #Physics

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 3d

Researchers have developed an innovative auxetic scaffold that replicates the tendon/ligament-to-bone fascicle organisation of collagen fibers. #enthesis
They used the ESRF to test scaffold's biomimetic deformation under tensile load.
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Nextstep Doctoral Programme @nextstep-programme.bsky.social · 5d

🚀 2 PhD applications from Round 1 are re-open – check them out!

📚 Mineral-Protein Superlattices in Silica Sponges
🤝 @esrf.fr + TU Dresden

📚 Structural Biology of an RNA Helicase
🤝 #ILL + Univ. of Bayreuth

🌍 A chance to join world-class teams & shape your #PhD journey!

🔗http://bit.ly/3Ky7YjZ

These positions offer a unique chance to contribute to cutting-edge research, work within an international environment and help advance the project’s ambitious goals. Take this opportunity to join world-class teams and shape your PhD journey!

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 7d

Fossil discovery reveals new species of fanged reptile that once roamed Scotland

The team led by #amnh @NtlMuseumsScot used the ESRF’s ID19 beamline to scan the tiny fossil fragments. The results are out now in @natureportfolio.nature.com

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 7d

Welcome on Bluesky

EU Science, Research & Innovation @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu · 9d

The European Commission is pleased to launch this new Science, Research & Innovation account. We look forward to connecting with the community on Bluesky! 🧪

Here you will find:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources

ESRF @esrf.fr · 9d

Scientists find how light changes chemistry and physics in single crystals reversibly
The results are out in Nature Communications.
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UNLEASH @unleash-as.bsky.social · 16d

Morning sky-friends! We are delighted to share some ‘hot off the xray’ images from our talented scientists, Dr André Mourão & Ting Deng. They produced this beautiful diffraction of a compound bound to one of our protein targets whilst working with @esrf.fr

$on the left a picture of a crystal and on the right the xray diffraction of that crystal generated using a synchotron.$

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Echosciences Grenoble @echoscigre.bsky.social · 15d

🎲 Jeu concours dans le cadre de la Fête de la science. Participez au quiz @francetv.bsky.social et gagnez votre billet pour visiter les coulisses de la recherche, à @embl.org & @esrf.fr à Grenoble ou dans d'autres infrastructures en France : www.fetedelascience.fr/infra-ouvre-... #FDS2025 #FDSAURA

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 20d

New light in #mercury #toxicity in #tuna

Researchers at @esrf.fr @cnrs.fr ENS Lyon and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway, have unveiled how Atlantic Bluefin tuna transforms the toxic form of mercury into less harmful forms.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 23d

Congratulations to ESRF scientist Sacha Chumakov for winning the prestigious IBAME Science Award “in recognition of his seminal contributions to nuclear inelastic scattering of synchrotron radiation applied to glass dynamics.”

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 27d

At the ESRF, scientists have developed a new technique, called pink-beam Dark Field X-ray Microscopy (pDFXM), which enables the investigation in real-time of evolution inside complex and deformed microstructures. The results are out in @natcomms.nature.com

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ESRF Jobs @esrfjobs.bsky.social · 28d

🚀 We’re hiring at the @esrf.fr !
Join us as Beamline Operation Manager (BLOM), for synchrotron X-ray imaging in Grenoble, French Alps.

Your mission?

🔹 Operations
🔹 User support
🔹 Technical coordination

Passionate about science & tech in a global setting?

Apply 👉 esrf.gestmax.eu/1922/1/beaml...

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 28d

Digging into the origin of lizards #Fossil
A new fossil reveals what the oldest members of the lizard group looked like, and there are some surprises, according to a research team led by @bristolunilib.bsky.social with @esrf.fr
In @natureportfolio.nature.com

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Sep 4

Scientists reveal how to avoid defects in promising zinc batteries

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James Le Houx @thebeamline.bsky.social · Sep 2

In-situ dark field X-ray microscopy of solid state batteries this week. Seriously challenging experiment, thank you to the whole team at ID03 @esrf.fr

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Sep 1

Wishing all students a great school year!

It is back to school in most of Europe, and at the ESRF, we are proud of welcoming youngsters in the framework of our different educational programmes

#backtoschool #physics #scienceforsociety

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Aug 25

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Aug 25

Science that serves #5years #EBS

On 25 August 2025, the ESRF marks five years since the Extremely Brilliant Source (ESRF-EBS), a revolutionary new high-energy synchrotron, began operation: 5 years of science.

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Aug 21

Scientists track how magnesium alloys deform in unprecedented detail.
The results are published in @science.org

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EIROforum @eiroforum.org · Aug 7

EIROforum welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to significantly increase the budget of the upcoming EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

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ESRF Jobs @esrfjobs.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚀 @esrf.fr is hiring! Join our world-class synchrotron in Grenoble, France.

Open roles include: Mechanical & Electronics Engineers, Software & Detector Software Engineers, Beamline Scientists, Group Head – Power Supply, Administrative Assistant… and more!

Apply 👉 esrf.gestmax.eu/search #ESRF #Jobs

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Stephan Spiekman @stephanspiekman.bsky.social · Jul 23

We scanned the tiny Mirasaura skull (compressed to be <1 mm(!!) thin) using @esrf.fr synchrotron radiation. It reveals the most bird-like drepanosaur skull to date, with a mostly toothless snout, large forward-facing orbits, and a wide, dome-like skull roof for a sizeable brain

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Jul 23

#News
A new species of early reptile from the Triassic has been discovered, with unique structures growing from its skin that formed an alternative to feathers.
This ‘wonder‘ fossil changes our understanding of reptile evolution.
In @natureportfolio.nature.com by
@stephanspiekman.bsky.social

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ESRF @esrf.fr · Jul 23

Making antibodies more effective through structural design

A study using crystallography and small-angle X-ray scattering shows that making antibodies more rigid through disulfide engineering can help improve how they activate immune receptors like CD40 & 4-1BB.
www.esrf.fr/home/news/sp...

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