Inauguration of the Forschungszentrum Jülich experimental station NanoESCA

On July 4, 2013 the experimental station hosting the NanoESCA spectromicroscope was officially inaugurated, as a result of a cooperation agreement signed between the Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste. The ceremony was honored by the presence of Prof. Sebastian Schmidt (RWTH Aachen University), member of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich, also responsible for the Key Technologies, Health, and Structure of Matter areas, and that of Prof. Claus M. Schneider (University Duisburg-Essen), Director of the Peter Grünberg Institute - Electronic Properties at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. The guests, welcomed by President Prof. Carlo Rizzuto, Vice-President Prof. Giovanni Comelli, Chief Executive Officer Prof. Alfonso Franciosi and Dr. Maya Kiskinova, Head of the Research Project Cluster, visited Elettra and FERMI, their beamlines, as well as the spin-off company KYMA S.r.l.. During a meeting held in the morning, the Directors presented the current state of their respective laboratories, highlighting forefront research and the most important ongoing projects. On that occasion, areas of mutual and common interest were identified, paving the way for new opportunities of collaborative research between the two centers.