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07 July 2026 · Research Highlight

How water cages in free electrons

Radiation is the silent bogeyman of the chemical world. We know that ionising radiation can do terrible damage to proteins and DNA. But how exactly does that damage start and develop, on the chemical level? A ...

29 June 2026

ESRF and DESY join forces to build a European software ecosystem for photon science

On the eve of the 86th meeting of the ESRF Council, hosted by DESY in Hamburg, The ESRF, the European synchrotron located in Grenoble (France) and DESY have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...

25 June 2026 · Research Highlight

Tiny diamonds, gigantic crusher

Diamonds: Precious stones and some of the hardest material on Earth, they are not only pretty to look at, but they are useful in industry and science. To make them, one has to apply high temperatures and ...

24 June 2026 · Research Highlight

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind the highly selective photooxidation of the amino acid cysteine on a titanium dioxide surface

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is one of the most extensively investigated photocatalytic materials, although many reaction pathways, like how relevant biomolecules interact with the surface, are not known in ...