Russia invests euro 250 mln in European X-ray multi-nation laser project
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a government order agreeing for Russia's participation in a advanced European laser research project which will be conducted in Germany.Russia will provide 11,000.00 mln RUB (euro 250 mln) towards the construction of a high tech research facility in Hamburg, providing scientists the opportunity to obtain additional insights into molecules and nano materials up to and beyond the atomic level. Sergei Ivanov, Russia's deputy prime minister said about the project: "The facility in Germany will not only carry out fundamental research, but also conduct applied technology experiments."
The European XFEL X-ray laser will generate high-energy short-wave X-rays to take snapshots of chemical processes at molecular level, enabling scientists to record and analyze chemical reactions, and conduct holographic experiments at the atomic level. So far, 12 European countries including France, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia the , as well as China, have agreed to participate in the project, at an investment of over 1 billion euro's.
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