Synchrotron - Applications

Applications

  • Life sciences: protein and large molecule crystallography
  • LIGA based microfabrication
  • Drug discovery and research
  • "Burning" computer chip designs into metal wafers
  • Analysing chemicals to determine their composition
  • Observing the reaction of living cells to drugs
  • Inorganic material crystallography and microanalysis
  • Fluorescence studies
  • Semiconductor material analysis and structural studies
  • Geological material analysis
  • Medical imaging
  • Proton therapy to treat some forms of cancer

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