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The X-Ray Imaging Team, led by Liz Duke, provide a synchrotron-based X-ray micro-tomography facility for biological samples. We are located at the EMBL P14 beamline of the PETRA III synchrotron light source, on the DESY campus in Hamburg (Germany).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Our setup, which we call High-Throughput Tomography (HiTT), uses synchrotron X-rays to perform high-resolution scans of samples of sizes in the millimetre range. The high intensity of the X-rays makes it possible to image at a high speed: for samples below about 2 mm in size, data acquisition and reconstruction of the 3D data takes less than five minutes, which, because we also use a robot, enables us to scan a large number of samples in a moderate amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Experiments involving X-ray soft imaging of biological tissue can be performed at the EMBL beamline P14, at the PETRA III storage ring at DESY (Hamburg, Germany), coordinated by the X-ray Imaging Team led by Liz Duke. Users can apply specifically for X-ray imaging (XIMG) beamtime via the EMBL Hamburg beamtime application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SAVE THE DATE – 15-16.09.2026 – 2nd EMBL Hamburg X-ray Imaging User Meeting.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe are pleased to announce the 2nd EMBL Hamburg X-ray Imaging User Meeting, which will take place on 15\u201316 September in person at EMBL Hamburg. Please mark your calendars and save the date. Further details regarding the program and registration will follow soon. We look forward to welcoming you in Hamburg.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n\n\n

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Official Launch of the EMBL\u00a0Webknossos server<\/strong><\/span>. Webknossos, developed by Scalable Minds, is a tool for annotating, exploring, and sharing large 3D image datasets in the life sciences. It includes various tools for rapid online data visualisation, segmentation, and data management. This service is complementary to all P14 X-ray Imaging users<\/strong>. All beamtime data will be made available on Webknossos within 24 hours of beamtime. Past beamtimes can be made available upon reasonable request to the imaging team.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n\n\n

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Annual Call for Proposals 2026:<\/b><\/span>\r\nThe call for proposals to apply for beamtime between April and August 2026 is now CLOSED<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Contact the Duke Team for further information.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n

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Find useful information on how to submit your beamtime proposal, prepare your visit, or receive access funding.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First EMBL X-ray Imaging User Meeting – 6th of October 2025<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Thank you very much for joining our first online user meeting. If you could not attend live or want to take another look at the presentations, you will find the slides from our presenters and recordings of the presentations below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


If you have further questions for the presenter, please use the contact button on the right to get in touch with the Duke Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\nApplying for X-ray Imaging Beamtime for 2026 – Liz Duke<\/summary>\n
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