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SSOM promotes the technical sciences in Switzerland, notably in the fields of optics, microscopy and nanotechnology. It represents its members to the outside world, exchanges experience, fosters national and international cooperation and provides specialist knowledge.

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Statement on the participation of Switzerland in the operation of European XFEL

Statement of the Swiss Academies of Sciences on the the participation of Switzerland in the operation of European XFEL. The European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL) is a research facility under construction since 2009 in the Hamburg area and is the result of an international endeavor uniting 12 participating countries. It will start operating by mid-2017, opening up unprecedented possibilities for researchers worldwide.

Statement on Switzerlands participation in the operation of European XFEL

Authors: Prof. Dr Hans-Rudolf Ott, a+

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