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Chairman: Prof. Dr. U. Pietsch / Vice Chairman: Prof. Dr. W. Wurth
The KFS consists of the representatives of synchrotron radiation users, synchrotron radiation sources and funding institutions. It represents the synchrotron radiation users and gives advice for the future of research with synchrotron radiation.

Drought resistance explained
Structural study at EMBL reveals how plants respond to water shortages

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Grenoble, France

Source: press release by EMBL, based on Julia Santiago, Florine Dupeux, Adam Round, Regina Antoni, Sang-Youl Park, Marc Jamin, Sean R. Cutler, Pedro Luis Rodriguez & José Antonio Márquez. The abscisic acid receptor PYR1 in complex with abscisic acid. Nature advance online Publication, November 8th, 2009

Scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, France, and at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIS) in Valencia, Spain, discovered that the key to plants' responses to drought lies in the structure of a protein called PYR1 and how it interacts with the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA). Their study could open up new basic approaches to increasing crops' resistance to water shortage.
[The Image alongside, which shows the structure of the protein PYR1, belongs to Mr. Márquez (EMBL)]. [more] [archive]

approaching deadlines:

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Feb. 10, 2010: Manuscript deadline The 7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM 7), 01.-05.08.2010

Mar. 01, 2010: Abstract deadline for 7th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Material Science (SMRS-7), 07. 11.-

Mar. 01, 2010: Poster-abstract deadline 7th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Material Science (SMRS-7), 11.-14.07.2010

Mar. 01, 2010: Poster-abstract deadline 6th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design of Synchrotron Radiation Equipment and Instrumentation (MEDSI-6), 11.-14.07.2010

Mar. 01, 2010: Abstract deadline for 6th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design of Synchrotron Radiation Equipment and Instrumentation (MEDSI-6), 07. 11.-

Outstanding Results on Research in Synchrotron Radiation honoured

At the First Joint BER II and BESSY II Users´ Meeting on November 12th / 13th the "Freundeskreis Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin e. V." awarded the Ernst-Eckhard-Koch-Prize and the Innovation-Award on Synchrotron Radiation for 2009. [more] [archive]

The finest Beam of the World
The Accelerator PETRA III reaches a horizontal Design Emittance of 1 nm rad

Shortly after its start-up, the PETRA III accelerator already sets a world record in “lowest emittance”.

The measure of the size of the light spot is a key parameter of the facility, making PETRA III the best storage ring light source worldwide. [more] [archive]

Access to Major International X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Facilities

The Commitee on International Scientific Affairs (CISA) of the American Physical Society (APS) has recently completed a study entitled "Access to Major International X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Facilities". Many facilities and User Groups kindly completed a questionnaire on access issues and policies in 2007 on which the study is largely based.
The Report was prepared by a subcommittee of the Committee on International Scientific Affairs of the American Physical Society. [more] [archive]

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