Project R-5352

ESRF and DUBBLE: Synchrotron X-rays for revealing the structure and function of molecules and materials (Research)

Synchrotron X-rays are produced when electrons circulate in a large storage ring close to the speed of light and are much more intense compared to the X-rays of laboratory sources. By studying the interaction of these X-ray beams with matter, its structure is revealed down to the atomic and molecular scale. This Big Science project finances research at the Dutch-Flemish research station, DUBBLE, and at selected European stations that are attached to the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ESRF, in Grenoble. At the ESRF, Flemish scientists try to figure out what our planet is made of, how the properties of matter can be explained and how new materials, advanced electronic components or better solar cells can be made. They explore what the processes are that sustain life, develop more tasty and healthy food and try to find new ways of conquering health threatening viruses.

01 January 2013 - 31 December 2017