MAX IV – We make the invisible visible

The role of synthesis gas in tomorrow’s sustainable fuels

The adoption of sustainable and renewable energy sources to move beyond the dependence from fossil fuels is one of the great challenges of our time. Can we produce liquid fuels in a sustainable way?

2020-02-06

Close-up of Karin Lindkvist mounting a sample at BioMAX

Researchers believe that sugar and obesity can make cancer cells more difficult to kill

In their quest to find new methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at MAX IV

2020-02-06

Designing a Model Catalyst for Large-Scale Biofuel Production

Using SPECIES beamline, a Lund research group has successfully developed a model catalyst with potential to greatly improve the process to convert lignin to biofuel.

2020-02-04

Discovering a whole new family of copper-binding proteins

While studying copper-containing enzymes, researchers discovered a new family of fungal proteins. Their study has now been published on Nature Chemical Biology, including analysis performed at BioMAX.

2020-01-16

Thanks to FemtoMAX the journey to real-time PET molecular imaging gets ‘faster’

Researchers from different institutions came to MAX IV to study timing performance of scintillators. At FemtoMAX they achieved something never recorder in literature before.

2020-01-10

MAX IV helps open the way to new studies on cross-luminescence

Thanks to new technological advancements, materials with cross-luminescence are getting new attention after a long period of reduced research activity.

2019-12-18