Eurofel: Connecting Europe's Free-Electron Laser Facilities

What happens when you split light into pulses shorter than a trillionth of a second, then hand that tool to scientists studying everything from viral proteins to quantum materials? That's essentially what Europe's network of free-electron laser facilities does every day. Spread across borders but united by shared beamtime, data standards, and open collaboration, these facilities turn X-ray photons into a research instrument few labs could build alone. Here you'll find updates from the frontier of accelerator physics, photon science breakthroughs, and the quiet infrastructure work that keeps continental research moving forward. ⚡