1 October 2025

Guided tours of ESS and MAX IV at AIMday

Around 50 lucky participants at the AIMday Big Science Technology pre-event had the chance to join exclusive guided tours of MAX IV and ESS.

Behind the scenes at MAX IV and ESS

Participating researchers and companies, together with representatives from the research facilities, took part in the guided tours with great interest.

We at BigScience.dk, Big Science Sweden and INPROCAP warmly thank MAX IV and ESS for this unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and experience two of the world’s leading Big Science research facilities in Lund.

Also, a thank you to Heidi LaGrasta, who guided us at MAX IV.

ESS is still under construction, but you can’t help being struck by how the project is moving forward. Thanks to Pia Kinhult, who was responsible for the guided tour.

ESS

ESS, currently under construction in Lund, Sweden, will be a multi-disciplinary research facility using the world’s most powerful neutron source, based on particle accelerators and spallation technology. ESS will provide neutron beams up to 100 times brighter than those currently available, which will enable groundbreaking research in a wide range of areas, including environment, health, materials, and energy.

MAX IV

The MAX IV Laboratory is a synchrotron light facility, whose beamlines provide modern X-ray spectroscopy, scattering/diffraction, and imaging techniques. This is the world’s most brilliant synchrotron light source, capable of viewing material structures atom by atom. MAX IV facilitates discoveries of new structures at nano level, and scientists are able to monitor chemical processes in real time.