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On the occasion of the meeting in Grenoble of the users of the two largest European research infrastructures dedicated to neutrons, the ILL invited the general public to attend a conference in French at Minatec, entitled "La science des neutrons au…

As we near the end of the year, it is an appropriate time to look back at accomplishments. In particular, 2024 provides the opportunity to look back to the start of neutron interferometry 50 years ago – the development of this neutron technique is…

The lipid membranes surrounding human cells are known to be asymmetric in terms of their molecular composition. The localisation of cholesterol within these membranes has, however, been difficult to pinpoint until recently. Using neutron scattering…

Future progress will be defined by the development of new and innovative next-generation materials. Despite the magnitude of the endeavour, breakthroughs will depend on understanding at the smallest scale: fundamentally, the properties of a material…

The ILL-ESS User Meeting 2024 brought together experts, researchers, and users from across the globe to celebrate collaboration and scientific progress.

The completion of the ILL Endurance upgrade programme was officially celebrated yesterday, 27 November 2024, in the presence of representatives of the ILL Associate Countries – France, Germany and the United Kingdom – and of several ILL Scientific…

How neutron studies of exotic materials can pave the way towards quantum computers

Recent awards and publications are testament to the sustained efforts and long-standing contributions of the ILL diffraction group to crystallography, and reinforce our ongoing commitment to advancing scientific understanding in the discipline.

An irradiation in ILL’s high flux reactor produced einsteinium-255 that served as on tap supply of fermium-255, enabling high-resolution laser spectroscopy in Mainz.