The ILL concluded 2025 operations at the end of October. In total, more than 1800 scientists came on site to perform close to 1400 experiments. The High-Flux Reactor will restart in late March 2026 for a year with 3 operating cycles in the programme.

In October 2025, a completely new neutron-sensitive cylindrical image plate detector was built and installed on the DALI instrument at the ILL. This is a major upgrade that significantly improves instrument performance.

The NEPHEWS Twinning Programme gives researchers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neutron experiments at the ILL and to learn directly from beamline scientists. Participants benefit from short placements that combine observation,…

Bacteria can be surprisingly resistant - neutron-based techniques show why.

The ILL new cold neutron micro-tomography instrument - PorTo - has just been commissioned, marking a significant expansion of the Institute’s neutron imaging capabilities. PorTo is designed to deliver high-resolution 3D imaging for a broad range of…

Incorporating specifically tuned MOFs in a polymer membrane significantly enhances carbon dioxyde-methane separation performance, key in biogas purification. Neutron scattering measurements at ILL’s instrument IN1/Lagrange unveil the reasons why.

Neutron reflectometry provides unique insights into pulmonary surfactant, advancing the development of novel therapeutic materials for surfactant-deficient lung disorders.

It was a pleasure to be part of the 2025 edition of 'Parvis des Sciences', with the theme 'Inteligence(s)', held at Minatec in Grenoble.