We are currently at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne to study the hydraulic vulnerability of Eucalyptus trees to drought-induced embolism. The X-ray microCT facility allows us to non-invasively observe embolism in vessels and scan plants repeatedly during a drought treatment.

Below is a short time lapse clip showing how our study trees are mounted onto the microCT stage (which is operated by a robotic arm) and then rotated during the scan: