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Caterina Biscari03/09/2026, 12:00Oral contribution
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Klaus Attenkofer03/09/2026, 12:30Oral contribution
Based on the operational excellence, ALBA had gained over the past 15 years, the current upgrade of ALBA to a 4th generation light source is pushing the required sample size for spectroscopic and scattering techniques to the micrometer and sub-micrometer level and allows to strengthen imaging capabilities by optimizing existing instruments and adding coherent based techniques. The upgrade of...
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Montserrat Pont (ALBA Synchrotron)03/09/2026, 13:00Oral contribution
The upgrade of ALBA to a fourth-generation light source was approved in September 2025 and aims to ensure the competitiveness of the ALBA Synchrotron for the coming decades. The project includes the complete replacement of the storage ring, which will reduce the electron beam emittance from the current 4300 pm·rad to 200pm·rad. It also includes the upgrade of the existing beamlines to fully...
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Ana Arché Núñez03/09/2026, 15:00Oral contribution
The In situ Correlative Facility for Advanced Energy Materials (InCAEM) is a new open-access research infrastructure that brings together complementary characterization techniques to study advanced energy materials under realistic operating conditions. Developed within the Spanish Complementary Plans Programme on Advanced Materials, InCAEM is a joint initiative of the ALBA Synchrotron, the...
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Caori Alejandra Organista Castelblanco (ALBA Synchrotron)03/09/2026, 15:20Oral contribution
FaXToR is the first hard X‑ray micro‑tomography beamline operating at the ALBA Synchrotron, designed to deliver fast, high‑flux, multi‑scale imaging across a broad energy range. Its architecture combines filtered white and monochromatic beam modes, enabling absorption, propagation‑based phase contrast, and grating interferometry. A versatile endstation with multiple detection systems supports...
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Damià Garriga Rigau03/09/2026, 15:40Oral contribution
The BL06-XAIRA beamline is the microfocus macromolecular crystallography (MX) instrument at the ALBA synchrotron, that just accomplished its first year of User Operation.
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XAIRA currently delivers a highly stable, intense X-ray beam of 4 × 3 $µm^2$ (FWHM at 1 Å wavelength) in the energy range of 4.0 to 14 keV, specifically tailored for demanding structural biology projects. This high-flux beam... -
Juan Jesús Velasco Vélez03/09/2026, 16:00Oral contribution
Only a limited number of experimental techniques can provide detailed information about interfaces under relevant working conditions, including controlled pressure, temperature, electrical potential, illumination, in the presence of gas or liquid environments. Among these, photoelectron spectroscopy, surface X-ray diffraction, and X-ray scattering techniques are particularly valuable for...
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Aaron Bostwick (Advanced Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)03/09/2026, 16:20Oral contribution
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) is the premier technique for determining the electronic band structure of solids and has found wide application across many classes of materials, including oxides, semiconductors, metals, and low-dimensional materials and surfaces. Among the important topics it addresses are the many-body interactions that underpin the ground- and excited-state...
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Caterina Biscari, Javier Selva (Director general d'Innovació Tecnològica i Internacionalització Científica - Generalitat de Catalunya), José Antonio Garrido (InnoFab - ICN2), M. Rosa Palacin (ICMAB-CSIC), Núria Montserrat (Consellera de Recerca i Universitats - Generalitat de Catalunya)03/09/2026, 16:50
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Senda Jimenez (Idibell)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Following cardiac injury, mammals are unable to regenerate the affected tissue and instead form a fibrotic scar to preserve mechanical function. In contrast, zebrafish possess the remarkable capacity to fully regenerate the damaged area within 30 days post-injury.
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an essential role in this regenerative process. Using high-resolution mechanical measurements... -
Andrea Sartori03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
3Sbar (Surface Structure and Spectroscopy at bar pressure) at ALBA Synchrotron is the new X-Ray micro-spot beamline for studying surfaces and interfaces under realistic operating conditions. By integrating NAPHAXPES,XAS, and advanced scattering techniques (SXRD, GIXD, and GISAXS), it enables simultaneous chemical and structural characterization in gases or liquids. Operating between 3 and 17...
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Dr Jose L. Jordá (Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC))03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
INTRODUCTION
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Structural deformations in zeolites during adsorption processes have been previously reported for materials such as MFI [1], RHO [2], AlPO-LTA [3], or AlPO-CHA [4]. These changes are typically associated with an increase in adsorption capacity above a certain pressure, as evidenced by the presence of steep steps in the adsorption isotherm. Such behavior is often linked to... -
Damià Garriga Rigau03/09/2026, 17:40Oral contribution
The BL06-XAIRA beamline is the microfocus macromolecular crystallography (MX) instrument at the ALBA synchrotron, that just accomplished its first year of User Operation.
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XAIRA currently delivers a highly stable, intense X-ray beam of 4 × 3 µm2 (FWHM at 1 Å wavelength) in the energy range of 4.0 to 14 keV, specifically tailored for demanding structural biology projects. This high-flux beam is... -
Carlo Marini03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
BL16 NOTOS bridges the gap between X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) by enabling sequential, quasi-simultaneous measurements on a single sample. This multimodal approach provides a comprehensive picture of material evolution: operando XAS offers element-specific sensitivity to monitor oxidation states and local coordination changes, while operando XRD provides...
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Dimitrios Chatzogiannakis03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Combining two active materials in a single electrode is an established strategy to improve lithium-ion battery performance, reduce cost, and tailor properties such as the voltage profile and thermal stability [1,2,3]. Many commercial EVs employ blended positive electrodes (e.g., NMC–LMO, where NMC is LiNiₓMnᵧCozO₂, x+y+z = 1, and LMO is LiMn₂O₄) and negative electrodes (e.g.,...
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Caori Organista Castelblanco03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Within the ALBA Life Sciences Section, current efforts focus on establishing a multi-scale, multi-technique imaging strategy to map biological systems across hierarchical levels—from cells to tissues, and from tissues to whole organisms. The Fast X-ray Tomography and Radioscopy beamline (FaXToR) is central to this vision, offering a dedicated hard X-ray µCT instrument for morphological...
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Yan Gao (ICMAB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Aqueous Zn–MnO₂ batteries involve complex reaction processes during operation, including deposition/dissolution of the MnO₂-based electrode and zinc-containing species, and possible generation of side products. Understanding these material transformations under working conditions is essential for clarifying the reaction mechanism and degradation pathways of this battery system.
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Ravi Ranjan03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
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Vlad Martin-Diaconescu03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Since 2013 CLAESS offered access to x-ray absorption and x-ray emission spectroscopy to a wide user community, running in a regime of around 50 experiments per year, most of them addressing key social challenges. The main focus on catalysis, energy related materials, environmental science, and solid-state physics resulted in the development of dedicated setups, optimized experimental...
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Mario López Martín (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-to-cell communication with a central role in the virulence of several high-priority pathogenic bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Acinetobacter baumannii. Degradation of the mediator signal, N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) in Gram-negative bacteria, is an attractive approach to develop alternative antibacterial treatments. Moreover,...
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Carles Bosch Piñol03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The ultrastructure of biological tissues holds cues to critical answers impacting society across multiple domains – from neuroscience to cancer, agriculture or host-pathogen interactions in infectious diseases. Moreover, combining readouts of tissue ultrastructure with functionally relevant insights can be used to accurately interrogate how multicellular systems operate – such as how specific...
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Jo Judernatz (CRG), Wei Ming Lim (Centre for Genomic Regulation)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Cell division is driven by the mitotic spindle, a self-organized macromolecular machine that assembles in prophase. During metaphase, it comprises microtubule (MT) kinetochore fibers connecting chromosomes to the bipolar MT network of the spindle, and astral MTs extending from the poles to the cell cortex. With the onset of anaphase, the mitotic spindle undergoes significant rearrangement....
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Joana Albi Puig (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
De novo protein enables the creation of novel structures of stable protein structures that exceed those found in nature. However, designing antibody-like scaffolds that combine stability with functional versatility remains a major challenge, constrained by the conserved β-sandwich architecture of immunoglobulin (Ig) domains and designing functional loop regions.
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Marina Armengol Profitós03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The high photon flux and energy tunability of synchrotron facilities provide a clear advantage for the characterization of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) processes. A mobile custom-built ALD reactor (ALD2) has been developed at the ALBA Synchrotron to enable in situ monitoring of film growth using, up to now, two X-ray-based techniques: Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS) at...
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Francesco Minati (Sapienza University of Rome)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Trigonal PtBi₂ has emerged as a compelling platform for studying the interplay between crystal symmetry, topology, and superconductivity [1,2,3]. In this noncentrosymmetric Weyl semimetal, the absence of inversion symmetry and strong spin–orbit coupling give rise to topological surface states, while superconducting signatures appear to be strongly inhomogeneous from the nano- to the microscale...
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Pol Pérez Quer03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Improving the performance of rechargeable batteries in terms of energy density, lifetime, and reliability requires a detailed understanding of the electrochemical processes governing electrode behaviour at the atomic and electronic scales. Charge compensation in layered oxide cathodes typically involves multiple redox-active centres, most notably transition metals such as Mn and Ni, whose...
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112. Element-specific and real-space view of complex magnetism in the kagome Weyl semimetal Co3Sn2S2Abdul-Vakhab Tcakaev (EP IV, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Co3Sn2S2 is a prototypical magnetic kagome Weyl semimetal in which broken time-reversal symmetry, strong spin–orbit coupling, and kagome-derived electronic structure generate a large Berry-curvature-driven response, resulting in an unusually large intrinsic anomalous Hall conductivity [1]. Since the Weyl-node configuration and the associated Berry curvature depend sensitively on the magnetic...
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Ms Eva Estevan Morió (IBMB-CSIC), Ms Mirea Mema (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Bacterial flagella are remarkable, highly sophisticated organelles primarily evolved for motility. These complex structures are composed of thousands of protein subunits, specifically flagellin, arranged in a helical filament. Intrigued by our discovery that several bacterial species naturally possess proteolytic domains on their flagellar surface, effectively transforming their flagella into...
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Federico Cova (ALBA CELLS)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The Fast X‑ray Tomography and Radioscopy (FaXToR) beamline at the ALBA synchrotron is a dedicated beamline for high‑speed micro‑tomography in the hard‑X‑ray regime (10–70 keV). Powered by a short in‑vacuum multipole wiggler, FaXToR delivers both filtered white and monochromatic beams with a maximum transverse size of 36 mm × 14 mm at the sample position, located 36 m downstream from the...
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Roeland Boer (ALBA Synchrotron)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Automated data collection is a central component of modern macromolecular crystallography beamlines, enabling rapid and reproducible acquisition of diffraction data with minimal user intervention. A typical automated workflow integrates robotic sample mounting, optical pre-centering, X-ray-based centering, strategy calculation, and diffraction data acquisition.
At XALOC, one of the two MX...
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Tanja Ducic03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Glioblastoma (GBM) is among the most aggressive and heterogeneous human cancers, characterized by complex molecular alterations, extensive cellular diversity, and limited therapeutic options. Understanding GBM progression and treatment response requires analytical approaches capable of connecting molecular composition with cellular organization and tissue-like complexity across multiple...
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Carlos Josué Alvarez Quispe (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
NTF2-like proteins are compact α+β fold domains with cone-shaped architectures and internal pockets that provide versatile scaffolds for the de novo design of ligand-binding proteins and enzymes. A persistent challenge, however, is that engineering functional binding pockets often destabilizes the protein, creating a trade-off between stability and function. Here, we show that this trade-off...
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Miguel Roselló González (Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP-CSIC))03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The serious problems derived from the presence and accumulation of organic pollutants in waters has led in recent years to the use of new porous materials for their detection and capture [1]. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as ideal candidates for such purposes due to their high permanent porosity, stability and great chemical versatility, including the potential for...
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Daniel Martin-Jimenez (Barcelona Materials Science Institute)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Advanced characterization of energy and functional materials increasingly requires multimodal and correlative approaches capable of probing structural, electronic, chemical, and nanomechanical properties across multiple length scales and environmental conditions. The In-situ Correlative Facility for Advanced Energy Materials (InCAEM) has been developed in Catalonia as an open-access platform...
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Deepak Dagur03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
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Aleix Tarrés Solé03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Antibiotic resistance causes over one million deaths annually worldwide and poses an increasing threat to healthcare systems. Its rapid spread is largely driven by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) through bacterial conjugation, a process that disseminates resistance and virulence genes. In Bacillus subtilis, gene expression from conjugative plasmid pLS20 is regulated by a two-factor response...
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CoDI Development Team (ALBA)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The Coherent Diffraction Imaging (CoDI) beamline is under development as part of the ALBA II upgrade to provide a dedicated platform for high-throughput, multimodal in situ and operando nanotomography. Exploiting the increased coherent flux and brightness of ALBA II, CoDI will operate over an energy range of 4–25 keV and is designed for samples up to approximately 500 µm in size, enabling...
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aitor mugarza (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotecnology (ICN2))03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Scanning tunnelling microscopy-induced luminescence (STML) enables optical spectroscopy with atomic-scale spatial resolution by probing plasmonic excitations within the tip–sample nanocavity [1]. Here, we investigate the optical response of atomically thin Bi layers grown on Ag(111), materials with intriguing electronic and optical properties for nanoscale optoelectronics, plasmonics and...
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François Fauth (ALBA-CELLS)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The Material Science and Powder Diffraction beamline (BL04-MSPD) [1] has acquired sound expertise in performing Synchrotron X-ray Powder Diffraction (SXRPD) experiments on Operando batteries. Since 2014, ~200 experiments of this type have been conducted on MSPD by users from all Europe, resulting in almost equal number of per review publications. The low noise and fast readout 1D position...
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Emily Ji Lam03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disease (PSVD) is a life-threatening chronic liver disorder, primarily driven by severe portal hypertension complications [1]. Currently, definitive clinical diagnosis relies on the identification of specific and non-specific non-cirrhotic histological microvascular lesions, such as the progressive obliteration of intrahepatic portal venules (OPV) and portal vein...
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Mercè Llugany Ollé (Plant Physiology Group (BABVE), Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB))03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Massive accumulations of pelagic Sargassum along Atlantic and Caribbean coastlines pose a growing environmental and socio-economic burden and, at the same time, constitute an abundant renewable feedstock for high-value bio-based products. The European MSCA Staff Exchanges project SARGEX works to advance the sustainable valorisation of this marine biomass through the identification of valuable...
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54. Multipoint Interfacial Anchoring Enables Cycling-Assisted Lithium-Storage Kinetics in CoNi@MXeneZeyan Li (University of Barcelona)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
High-rate lithium-ion storage requires anodes with fast charge transport, accessible ion pathways, and stable interfaces. Here, an alkalization-assisted electrostatic self-assembly strategy is used to construct CoNi@MXene, in which Co/Ni hydroxide/oxide-like nanodomains are anchored on Ti3C2Tx MXene through deprotonated oxygen-containing surface sites. This multipoint interfacial anchoring...
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Eduardo Solano03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Since entering user operation during ALBA phase I, the NCD-SWEET beamline has established itself as a high-performance and versatile platform, providing SAXS, WAXS, GISAXS, and GIWAXS capabilities to a broad scientific community. The beamline supports a wide range of in situ and operando experiments through flexible sample environments and enables correlative workflows with complementary X-ray...
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Alba Cazorla Moreno (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC))03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Ph-BTBT-Cn derivatives have attracted significant attention for their good electrical performance in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) [1]. As asymmetric small organic molecules, in thin films they exhibit a pronounced tendency toward polymorphism, including the formation of metastable phases and liquid crystalline phases upon thermal annealing [2, 3]. Although such rich thermal...
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Alejandro Ramo-Irurre (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC))03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Prussian Blue Analogues (PBAs) have attracted considerable interest as cathode materials for next-generation sodium-ion and multivalent batteries due to their open framework, rapid ion diffusion, structural versatility, and low cost synthesis. However, the role of structural water and its influence on electrochemical performance remains incompletely understood. Here, we combine operando...
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Arnau Martínez Pérez (BCN-MEDTECH, University Pompeu Fabra)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Tissue microstructure dictates organ function, therefore a rigorous characterization of tissue architecture is imperative for understanding healthy and pathological processes [1]. While Synchrotron X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging (X-PCI) offers high-resolution, high-contrast and non-destructive 3D imaging of cardiac microstructure [2], the massive data volumes and complexity of these acquisitions...
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Emigdio Chavez Angel (ICN2)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
This work presents a new environmental photon-scanning probe microscopy platform at the ALBA Synchrotron, designed to enable correlative experiments under controlled atmospheres and operando conditions. The facility integrates a micro-Raman spectrometer with an optically coupled atomic force microscopy head, providing advanced capabilities for multimodal characterization. The micro-Raman...
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Saad Ali03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Dissolution of redox-active organic electrode materials into the electrolyte is a major limitation for the long-term stability of organic batteries. However, directly monitoring dissolved species during battery operation remains challenging because conventional ex situ measurements cannot fully capture their temporal and spatial evolution. In this work, we present a spatially resolved operando...
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Nicolas Candau (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Strain-induced crystallization (SIC) is a key mechanism governing the performance of many elastomeric systems, influencing their mechanical reinforcement, thermal response, fatigue resistance, and functional properties. In this work, we present recent results obtained at the BL11-NCD-SWEET beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron using in situ wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) during thermomechanical...
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Arturo Rodríguez Banqueri (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Massive, catalytically active protein cages are exceptionally rare in nature. The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis secretes zuzalysin (ZUZ), a virulence metallopeptidase that undergoes a calcium-triggered hierarchical assembly. Activated via a cysteine-switch mechanism, ZUZ pentamers sequentially organize into bipentamers, tripentamers, and a colossal, virus-like ≈5.6-MDa dodecahedral...
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Dr Laura Mariño Puertas (CSIC IBMB)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The 20S proteasome is a compartmentalized protease that ensures controlled proteolysis and safeguards cell protein homeostasis in all kingdoms of Life. Proteasome activity is mainly regulated by ATPase activators that cap its extremities, although alternative energy-independent activators have been described and shown to play important roles. Here, we report the discovery of a novel...
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Ester Boix Borràs (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Human RNase 2, also named the eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN), is a secretory protein of the vertebrate-specific RNase A superfamily involved in antiviral and proinflammatory cell response. Identifying ligand-binding pockets in EDN is thus relevant to structure-based drug design. By X-ray crystallography we first identified a conserved site at the protein surface binding to carboxylic...
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Wendy Camila Anzola Muñoz (PhD Student at ALBA)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Optimizing auxin-mediated plant development is critical for global food security, as this phytohormone regulates plant architecture and environmental adaptation. This process relies on a chromatin-based regulatory switch in which activator Auxin Response Factors (ARFs), particularly AtARF5/MONOPTEROS, recruit the BRAHMA (BRM) ATPase-associated SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex to modulate...
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Elias Garcia Echeverria03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Dry reforming of methane (DRM) represents an attractive route to simultaneously valorize CH₄ and CO₂ through the production of synthesis gas (CH₄+CO₂ → 2H₂+2CO). In this work, monometallic and bimetallic Co–Ir catalysts supported on CeO₂ were studied. The catalysts were prepared by ball milling (BM) and incipient wetness impregnation (IWI), and their catalytic performance was related to the...
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Martina Cots Costa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Background and Aims
Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most important approaches to treat cancer, but normal tissue tolerance limits the delivery of curative doses to the tumour. By using dose distributions that differ from the flat profiles employed in conventional RT, spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) techniques have demonstrated a remarkable capacity to spare normal tissue...
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Michael Joachim Ulrich Foerster03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The Photoemission Electron Microscope (PEEM) of the ALBA synchrotron is a versatile surface characterization tool for x-ray nanospectroscopy and spectromicroscopy [1]. It uses photoemitted electrons to form an image of the sample under synchrotron radiation and provides elemental, chemical and magnetic contrast through the tunable x-ray energy and polarization. XPEEM magnetic combines high...
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Mr Juan S. Ramírez Larrota (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is the principal guardian of mucosal surfaces, acting as the primary defense against pathogens. To successfully colonize the human body, several bacteria have evolved peptidases that specifically cleave antibodies, uncoupling antigen recognition from immune effector functions. While most of these enzymes exclusively target the hinge region of the IgA1 subclass, the...
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Samuele Austoni03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The protein interactome comprises the full repertoire of molecular partners of a given protein, including proteins and small molecules, within a defined cellular and physiological context. Because these interactions are dynamic and condition-dependent, interactome analysis can reveal protein function and the regulatory networks that control it. In this sense, our project focuses on Auxin...
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Tim Jacobs (II. Institute of Physics B RWTH Aachen University and JARA-FIT Germany)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Transition-metal phosphorus trisulfides (TMPS₃) are van der Waals antiferromagnets with various magnetic ground states, providing a platform for studying two-dimensional magnetism [1,2]. The compound CuCrP₂S₆ exhibits additional ferro-/antiferroelectric order caused by a vertical shift of the Cu atoms and magnetoelectric coupling [2].
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Elzbieta Pach (ICMAB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
The ultrafast Transient Liquid-Assisted Growth (TLAG) [1–5] presents an outstanding opportunity to fabricate low-cost, high-throughput superconducting REBa₂Cu₃O₇ (RE = Y or other rare earth elements, REBCO) films using scalable methods. TLAG enables the growth of epitaxial superconducting films at rates ranging from 100 to 5000 nm/s. However, the fast kinetics of this non-equilibrium process...
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Federico Movilla (Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Fisicoquímica)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Gels can be defined as composite materials resulting from the combination of a solid (gelator) capable of generating a three-dimensional network that retains the flow of a much larger quantity of fluid due to surface tension. In particular “supramolecular gels” are an increasingly important class of new materials, defined by the ability of the molecular components to self-assemble through...
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Yubexi Correa-Marcano03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Seaweed-derived polysaccharides such as agar, alginate, carrageenan, and cellulose are increasingly incorporated into food formulations due to their technological and nutritional properties. However, their impact on the gastrointestinal digestion of other food components, in particular proteins, remains poorly understood. In this work, we investigated how different seaweed polysaccharides...
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Andrea Sorrentino03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
INTRODUCTION
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Synchrotron-based full-field soft X-ray transmission microscopy (TXM) provides ~30 nm spatial resolution combined with tunable photon energy, enabling chemical mapping via pixel-resolved X-ray absorption spectra. This technique allows the identification and quantification of chemical species independently of their crystalline state. When the absorption edge of interest lies... -
Dr Cristina Machon (IBMB-CSIC)03/09/2026, 17:40Poster
Pathogenic bacteria have evolved numerous virulence factors to overcome host defense mechanisms. Among the most effective are secreted proteolytic enzymes (proteases) that specifically target and inactivate key proteins of the human immune system, critically including protective mucosal antibodies such as Immunoglobulin A (IgA), at the host-pathogen interface. This represents a vital immune...
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Josep Nicolàs Roman04/09/2026, 09:00Oral contribution
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Óscar Matilla (ALBA Synchrotron)04/09/2026, 09:30Oral contribution
Approved in 2017, the ALBA Synchrotron's Data Policy has seen only minor updates to accommodate new instruments. Significant changes in the scientific computing landscape now require a complete revision. This revision focuses on three main areas: complying with updated European and national directives, meeting new scientific computing and data management needs, and securing long-term...
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Maha Ismail (CICenergiGUNE)04/09/2026, 10:00Oral contribution
Accelerating the discovery of next-generation battery materials requires not only faster synthesis routes, but also characterization workflows capable of extracting reliable structural and mechanistic information from large numbers of samples. This work was carried out within the framework of MAITENA $^{1-4}$, the Materials Acceleration and Innovation plaTform for ENergy Applications at CIC...
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Elena Longo (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Trieste, Italy)04/09/2026, 11:00Oral contribution
X-ray phase-contrast tomography provides a non-destructive 3D approach for the assessment of biomaterials and biological samples with high spatial and contrast resolution. Over the years, its ability to highlight tissue architecture and intricate material structures across multiple scales has been well-documented. By providing advanced morphological characterization, it is widely employed as a...
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Gema Martínez-Criado (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)04/09/2026, 11:00Oral contribution
The new generation of synchrotron sources represents far more than an incremental upgrade of existing facilities: it fundamentally redefines the science that can be undertaken. Drawing on the experience of the Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) at the ESRF, this talk will show how a decisive advance in coherence, stability and speed marks a transition from signal-limited science, in which...
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Felix Buettner (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin & University of Augsburg)04/09/2026, 11:00Oral contribution
Nanoscale emergent textures, such as magnetic domains and superconducting vortices, are often mobile within their host materials. Their dynamics can be remarkably rich, giving rise to phenomena and functionalities with enormous technological potential. At the same time, both the formation and dynamics of these textures are strongly coupled to heterogeneities in the host material. This promises...
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Mariana Lourenço Seabra (University Pompeu Fabra)04/09/2026, 11:30Oral contribution
Synchrotron-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging (X-PCI) enables non-destructive, high-resolution three-dimensional visualisation of soft-tissue microstructure at sub-micron scales, offering unique insights into tissue organisation that are inaccessible with conventional histology [1]. However, the analysis and clinical interpretation of synchrotron datasets in research and clinical contexts...
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Mr Francesco Minati (Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy)04/09/2026, 11:30Oral contribution
Kagome superconductors provide an ideal platform for investigating the interplay between non-trivial band topology, electronic correlations, lattice instabilities, and unconventional superconductivity [1,2]. Among them KV$_3$Sb$_5$ has attracted considerable interest owing to the coexistence of superconductivity and charge density wave (CDW) order [1-4], offering a unique opportunity to...
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Emigdio Chavez Angel (ICN2)04/09/2026, 11:30Oral contribution
Accurate microscale temperature mapping is critical for the reliable operation of nanocalorimetric devices, particularly under synchrotron-based experimental conditions, where localized heating and steep thermal gradients can strongly affect measurement outcomes. In this work, we present a non-contact, data-driven methodology that combines synchrotron radiation Fourier-transform infrared...
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Edouardos Loukopoulos04/09/2026, 11:50Oral contribution
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent man-made chemicals that have posed major environmental issues in recent decades, deteriorating water quality. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a prominent member of these contaminants, as its extreme resistance and widespread bioaccumulation have raised worldwide concerns [1,2]. Developing more effective strategies to remediate aqueous...
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Dr Ramiro Illanes Vicioso (Centre of Genomic Regulation)04/09/2026, 11:50Oral contribution
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) belong to a family of more than 4000 compounds known as “forever chemicals”; the high stability of C–F bonds hinders their degradation, hence their extensive spread and presence in the environment. PFAS have been related to a broad spectrum of medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, decreased antibody levels in neonates, or endometrial...
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Natalia Kwiatek-Maroszek04/09/2026, 11:50Oral contribution
Reversible anode-free solid-state batteries require precise control of alkali-metal nucleation, growth, and dissolution at buried solid-electrolyte/current-collector interfaces, yet these processes remain challenging to probe operando. Here, we introduce virtual-electrode low-energy electron microscopy (VE-LEEM), complemented by PEEM and AFM, for direct nanoscale visualization of anode...
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Ms Amel Van Den Berg (Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes SN, 41012, Sevilla, Spain.)04/09/2026, 12:10Oral contribution
Over the past decade, hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites have enabled remarkable advances in the performance of solar cells [1] and light-emitting diodes [2]. However, their commercial implementation remains limited by stability issues, structural defects, [3] and the use of toxic solvents in conventional solution-based processing. In this context, our group leverages...
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Isabella Scarpa (ALBA Synchrotron)04/09/2026, 12:10Oral contribution
Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have emerged as promising nanoplatforms for both the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. A comprehensive understanding of nanoparticle–cell interactions is essential for advancing nanomedicine, yet most studies rely on static observations and lack volumetric information under near-native conditions. Among the factors influencing cellular uptake, the formation of...
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Marco Vardanega (Universidad de Oviedo)04/09/2026, 12:10Oral contribution
Magnetotactic bacteria are microorganisms capable of aligning with and navigating along geomagnetic field lines thanks to the presence of one or more chains of magnetic nanoparticles synthesized within their cells. These chains behave as intracellular compass needles under an external magnetic field. The biomineralized nanoparticles, known as magnetosomes, have attracted considerable attention...
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Miguel Angel Valbuena (IMDEA Nanociencia)04/09/2026, 12:30Oral contribution
Rare-earth magnetic adatoms offer a promising pathway to manipulate the electronic and magnetic properties of topological insulators by locally breaking time-reversal symmetry [1]. In this work, we investigate the interaction of submonolayer erbium (Er) on the surface of Bi₂Te₃ through a comprehensive experimental approach combining synchrotron-based spectroscopy with local probe microscopy...
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Tobias Weinert (Senior Scientist · Paul Scherrer Institute · Center for Life Sciences)04/09/2026, 12:30Oral contribution
Proteins are machines, and machines are defined by what they do, not just what they look like. Yet almost everything we know about protein structure comes from snapshots: frozen moments from crystallography or cryo-EM, and now predicted scaffolds from AlphaFold. To understand how an enzyme interacts with a substrate, how a drug binds its target, or how a transporter pumps an ion, we need to...
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Jordi Fraxedas (ICN2-CSIC-BIST)04/09/2026, 12:30Oral contribution
Self-generated fluid pumping can be achieved with nanostructured Nafion polymer films using different cations as fuel in a wide range of salt concentrations (10-6M-10-2M). It turns out that such Nafion pumps efficiently capture divalent metal cations such as Cd2+, present in contaminated water samples, using the own capture of this ion as fuel to drive fluid pumping. The removal efficiency is...
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Gemma Rius (IMB-CNM-CSIC)04/09/2026, 12:50Oral contribution
The development of superconducting thin films for quantum technologies, cryogenic electronics, and energy-efficient devices requires precise control of atomic-scale structure, chemistry, and interfaces. This contribution demonstrates how advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques provide a comprehensive framework for assessing the structural characteristics that govern...
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Huaiyu Chen (Paul Scherrer Institute)04/09/2026, 12:50Oral contribution
Following the upgrade of the Swiss Light Source to SLS 2.0, the cSAXS beamline at the Paul Scherrer Institute is being recommissioned for coherent X-ray imaging and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments. The increased source brightness, together with a new undulator and upgraded beamline optics, is expected to provide substantially higher coherent flux while preserving beam quality and...
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Moderator: Judith Juanhuix (ALBA Synchrotron)04/09/2026, 13:00
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