A group of scientists from the University of Oviedo and ALBA has been able to identify and measure for the first time the magnitudes of topological charges inside a thin ferromagnetic film, the most commonly used morphology in nanomagnetic devices. To achieve this result, the 3D magnetization inside the film was determined with magnetic tomography at MISTRAL beamline at ALBA.
The Board of the Analytical Research Infrastructures in Europe (ARIE) wish to raise attention to the funding needs of Research Infrastructures (RIs) in the next Horizon Europe (HE) program, and appeal for a reassignment of part of the funds to programs dedicated to Research Infrastructures.
The new study, published in Science Advances, identifies the role of the CCT protein, a cytosolic chaperonin, in the reorganization of the cellular skeleton involved in the immune synapse. This interaction process between lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells is necessary for the activation of lymphocytes and determines the immune response intensity. The inner changes of the cells have been imaged thanks to the MISTRAL beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron.
A new highly-anisotropic Rh-based Heusler compound has been reported as an ideal candidate for high-density magnetic recording media through fast heat-assisted writing technology. The BOREAS beamline (ALBA Synchrotron) helped to characterize this new material probing the origin of its giant magneto-crystalline anisotropy.
A research team has developed a synthesis procedure to modulate the exact interaction between platinum (Pt) and tin (Sn) in subnanometric Pt clusters confined in MFI (Mobil-type five) zeolite to achieve optimal catalytic performances. The catalyst showed an initial propane conversion of ~20% and after 70 h the propane conversion decreased very slowly to ~17%, demonstrating the outstanding performance of this new catalyst. In-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) experiments were performed in the CLÆSS beamline at the ALBA Synchrotron.
