Synchrotrons are cutting edge facilities for a large variety of scientific fields, from biology to material sciences and nanotechnologies. Indeed X-Rays allow to investigate matter at the atomic scale.
These facilities are essential for addressing important societal challenges, such as health, environment, energy, transport facilities or information society.
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