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ESRF, the world's brightest synchrotron, provides the international scientific community with unique tools to study materials and living matter. It also contributes to the development of new technologies for industry and to preserving humanity's cultural heritage, lighting the way to a sustainable and peaceful future.
ESRF, the world's brightest synchrotron, provides the international scientific community with unique tools to study materials and living matter. It also contributes to the development of new technologies for industry and to preserving humanity's cultural heritage, lighting the way to a sustainable and peaceful future.
ALBA Synchrotron, the only synchrotron light source in Spain, discovering the secrets of life sciences, materials for energy, environment, nanomaterials, cultural heritage and many more.
ALBA Synchrotron, the only synchrotron light source in Spain, discovering the secrets of life sciences, materials for energy, environment, nanomaterials, cultural heritage and many more.
The vision - to become a centre of excellence for synchrotron light-based scientific and industrial applications at a European level and to achieve the status of a recognized world-class facility.
The vision - to become a centre of excellence for synchrotron light-based scientific and industrial applications at a European level and to achieve the status of a recognized world-class facility.
A high-technology facility, SOLEIL is both an electromagnetic radiation source covering a wide range of energies (from the infrared to the x-rays) and a research laboratory at the cutting edge of experimental techniques dedicated to matter analysis down to the atomic scale, as well as a service platform open to all scientific and industrial communities.
A high-technology facility, SOLEIL is both an electromagnetic radiation source covering a wide range of energies (from the infrared to the x-rays) and a research laboratory at the cutting edge of experimental techniques dedicated to matter analysis down to the atomic scale, as well as a service platform open to all scientific and industrial communities.
The largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland.Its research focuses on four main areas: Future Technologies, Energy and Climate, Health Innovation and Fundamentals of Nature. By performing basic and applied research, PSI works on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy.
The largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland.Its research focuses on four main areas: Future Technologies, Energy and Climate, Health Innovation and Fundamentals of Nature. By performing basic and applied research, PSI works on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy.
Beamtimes 2025
This year saw the start of the ERC-Advanced grant syn4cem journey towards a better understanding of cement hydration at early ages to achieve the ambitious goal of developing binders with lower CO2 footprints whilst advancing in ground-breaking interdisciplinary breakthroughs such as a) quantification of etch-pit growth rates as a function of the particle sizes, b) mass transport in confined spaces, and c) water/air porosity evolution.
Beamtimes 2025
This year saw the start of the ERC-Advanced grant syn4cem journey towards a better understanding of cement hydration at early ages to achieve the ambitious goal of developing binders with lower CO2 footprints whilst advancing in ground-breaking interdisciplinary breakthroughs such as a) quantification of etch-pit growth rates as a function of the particle sizes, b) mass transport in confined spaces, and c) water/air porosity evolution.
Being able to work in these extraordinary installations across Europe makes all the difference
Being able to work in these extraordinary installations across Europe makes all the difference
Syn4cem members with the great SOLEIL team (from left clockwise) Gloria, Eli, Shiva, Tim Weitkamp, Mario Scheel, Guillaume Daniel
Shiva at SOLEIL.
22/09/25 - 27/09/25
proposal ID: 20250412
beamline: ANATOMIX
Bridging the gap between micro- and nano-imaging: 4D tomography of cement hydration with the highest possible spatial resolution
Photo top: Postdoc Shiva Shirani attaching the sample (machine)
Photo bottom: Members of syn4cem (from left clockwise) Eli, Gloria, Wenjie & Shiva
The group working flat out, brilliantly supported by the great team at ESRF.
From left to right: Gustavo Pinzon (ESRF) Gloria, Eli, Shiva and Julie Villanova (ESRF)
From left to right: Gustavo Pinzon (ESRF) Gloria, Eli, Shiva and Julie Villanova (ESRF)
08/07/2025 - 11/07/2025
proposal ID: MA6644
beamline: ID16B
Understanding early age low carbon cement hydration acceleration by in-situ nanotomography
Outside ALBA's installations in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona
Members of syn4cem (from left to right): Gloria, Wenjie, Miguel, Victorien Bouffetier and Alessandra Patera (both from ALBA) & Shiva.
Syn4cem members from left to right: Gloria, Wenjie, Jose, Miguel & Shiva
ALBA June 25:
10/06/2025 - 13/06/2025
proposal ID: 2024098574
beamline: BL31 - FaXToR
Understanding hydration acceleration of Limestone Calcined Clay Cements at early ages by in-situ X-ray tomography
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