WHAT’S HAPPENING

One of the ENIGMA objectives is how Synchrotron Radiation and Virtual Bone histology can be used to examine the preservation status of archaeological bone. And for this, the ENIGMA PI has teamed up with the ARETI project PI, Anna Spyrou from the Cyprus Institute! Dr...

Exciting news! I’ve just received my anticipated workstation, a crucial tool for processing and analyzing data. With heavy data files and the need for computational power, the right workstation is essential, especially for rendering MicroCT data. Now that the...

At Elettra, we regularly welcome groups of students from various educational levels eager to explore the diverse applications of X-ray science. During our most recent visit, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of high school students for an engaging journey into...

Recently, I had the chance to join an experiment at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. Led by Dr. Elena Longo and Dr. Lorella Pascolo, our team examined human tissue at the cellular level, focusing on research related to...

I recently had the pleasure of attending a conference in the beautiful city of Venice, titled “Art and Science: Le nuove Frontiere Delle Ricerca Nella conoscenze e Nella conservation del Patrimonio Culturale.” Although my research is primarily focused on biology, it...

Time for another trip to the Eternal City – This week we went up and down again to Roma Sapienza to work in the laboratory of Prof Nava. The visit had multiple goals. First, there was a workshop on “Advanced X-ray imaging technologies to decipher the past and for...

By request of the Journal Editor Dr Heather Smith, I’ve joined the Editorial Board of the journal ‘The Anatomical Record.  This journal publishes new discoveries in the morphological aspects of evolutionary, molecular, cellular, and systems biology. The journal...

Time for a group photo! The SYRMEP beamline is my host during the Marie Curie fellowship, and it’s a fantastic group to be part of. SYRMEP stands for SYnchrotron Radiation for MEdical Physics. The beamline, designed by Sincrotrone Trieste in collaboration with the...

I recently had the pleasure of attending the "Workshop on Advanced X-ray Characterization Technologies in Earth Sciences" held in Ljubljana from February 27-29, 2024. This event was organized by ZAG - Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute...