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Published on 09.14.2018

Water, air… clean fuels

Over 40 billion tons of CO₂are emitted every year due to human activities. What can we do with this waste? In Nature, plants capture CO₂and transform it into plant material (biomass) thanks to solar energy. It’s photosynthesis. At the Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux (Orsay), the scientific team called « artificial photosynthesis » is inspired by...

Published on 10.09.2017

Hair in the spotlight

Enhance the understanding of the chemical composition and the structure of tissues such as hair, skin, nails, better characterize the products themselves (shampooes, creams, their long-term stability...

Published on 12.14.2015

The lights of SOLEIL

What lights are used at SOLEIL? Why such a diversity? Find some answers in this illustrated video, very accessible and didactic.

Published on 02.01.2013

Liver transplants

SOLEIL synchrotron offers a safer method of deciding in a few minutes if a donor liver can be transplanted

Published on 09.01.2011

Synchrotron radiation in the service of arts

Synchrotron radiation, which is used to study the composition and structure of materials, is being increasingly used in the arts. Studies have been conducted at SOLEIL synchrotron with the goal of...

video- moon milk - lait de lune

Published on 09.17.2009

Prehistoric caves

« Moon milk » is a strange substance that covers the walls of some prehistoric caves, sometimes erasing parietal works. What is it made of ?

Published on 11.07.2008

A less than sympathetic… sort of ink

Ancient manuscripts sometimes deteriorate because of the ink that was used to write them. Why? How to prevent it ?

Published on 06.01.2008

By studying grains of comet dust, scientists hope to increase their understanding of the Solar System.

Published on 02.07.2008

How do tomatoes ripen? How can we improve their shelf life? The answers are on the SMIS beamline.