A study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces studies the asymmetry of the magnetic proximity effect in both heavy metals-ferromagnetic-heavy metal trilayers and, for the first time, in multilayered systems. The study, that counted with the collaboration of the BOREAS beamline at ALBA, will provide useful guidelines to the design and production of advanced spintronic devices based on multilayered systems, with applications in information and communication technologies.
A recent work of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in collaboration with the ALBA Synchrotron, has studied the side effects of typical tooth whitening treatments, based on oxidation, compared to a new treatment developed by the authors through reduction. Results showed the whitening effect of the novel treatment to be highly improved in terms of application time needed, efficiency and safety, which makes it a promising candidate to develop novel whitening treatments. Experiments at the MIRAS beamline of ALBA helped to determine the chemical mineral modifications in the dental enamel.
Listen now the third episode of the ALBA Synchrotron science podcast. We talk about the Control and Operation of ALBA.
The ALBA Synchrotron reaffirms its solidarity with Ukraine and strongly condemns the war. All relationships with institutions from Russia and Belarus are suspended, following the statement from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The ALBA Synchrotron and the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) are developing a new system to manufacture low-cost and ultrafast superconducting tapes (key in the field of green energy since they allow the transport and generation of energy in a much more efficient way). The NCD-SWEET beamline has recently hosted the first experiments. This project has received funding under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and the NextGenerationEU funds.
