April 6, 2016
Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSynchrotron Zooms Electrons around in a Circle 24 Hours a Day--Why?
A synchrotron is a high powered x-ray generator, running 24 hours day and night to provide high-frequency light beams for scientific research. In order not to waste any time or money the researchers make full use of every second they are allotted. Nature Video spends a day and a night at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility to reveal the science that never sleeps.
This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on March 29, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.
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