News

Project

Update to the Raman system

July 2024. We need to update our optical table design...
Conferences

Hélène Ginestet at the Gordon Research Conference and Seminar

13 july 2024. Hélène Ginestet will present her work in the United States this week.
Outreach

High school students seminar and lab visits

21 June 2024. High school students are visiting the department this week.
Project

A new diamond anvil cell

17 June 2024. Our new diamond anvil cell was delivered!
Results

The androgynous twins of zinc

June 2024. A new publication for the project!
Experiments

Sample preparation for the EuXFEL

April 2024. We are getting ready for experiment at the European X-ray free-electron laser !
Results

A first publication for the project: shock compression experiments using the DiPOLE 100-X laser…

23 April 2024. We have one! The first publication from the project is out, with a demonstration for new experiments using the DiPOLE 100-X laser at the EuXFEL.
Outreach

High school lab visit

10 April 2024. High shool students from Bethune in the lab.
People news

Start of internship for Aeryn Meurillon

2 Apr 2024. Aeryn Meurillon is a student for a technical degree at the Technology Institute of the Université de Lille. She joined the project for 2 and 1/2 months starting April 2024. She will help us starting visco-elastic properties measurements on metals with our new instruments.
Outreach

Bar des Sciences presentation

On 28 March 2024, S. Merkel gave a presentation at the Bar de Sciences of the Science at the Université de Lille.