Margaritondo, G.2006-10-032006-10-032006-10-03199610.1016/0368-2048(96)03029-0https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/234718WOS:A1996VA96200122I discuss the general trends emerged at the 11th International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation Physics in Tokyo, and in particular the impact of the new generation of ultraviolet and x-ray synchrotron sources.text::journal::journal article::research article