April 21, 2026
Room to move: how proteins behave in crowded environments
Neutron scattering shows how local density shapes motion within self-assembled protein structures
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Recently at the ILL
Discover updates on scientific achievements, development activities, and life at the ILL in Grenoble.
April 15, 2026
Key steps forward in the implementation of the ILL Science Strategy: the Neutron Battery Hub and the Applied Science Instrument group
The ILL Science Strategy, providing a detailed roadmap for the next decade, was presented in 2025 and is now taking shape in reality. April is being a pivotal month, with the launch of the Neutron Battery Hub and of the Applied Science Instrument group.
March 11, 2026
Designing Materials That Defy Heat Flow
Linking simple physical rules, machine learning and neutron spectroscopy to discover crystals with record-low thermal conductivity
ANNUAL REPORT
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This 60-page edition offers a concise overview of last year’s key scientific highlights, techni.cal developments, and reactor operations, along with insights into our scientific strategy, budget, and statistics on staff and users.
JOURNAL COVER
ILL results on journal covers
Explore the recent journal covers featuring ILL research.
Calendar
Upcoming events at the ILL
Stay informed with our calendar of events taking place at the ILL.
G-RADNEXT Workshop 2026
The Workshop for Industry on Radiation Hardness Testing of Semiconductor Devices and Systems at the RADNEXT Facilities
MAG2POL MasterClass
The first Mag2Pol MasterClass, an advanced course dedicated to diffraction data analysis using X-ray and (polarised) neutron data from powders and single-crystals will take place 27–29 May 2026 at th…
Bombannes 2026
17th European Summer School on Scattering Methods Applied to Condensed Soft Matter
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Annual Report 2025
This 60-page edition offers a concise overview of last year’s key scientific highlights, technical developments, and reactor operations, along with insights into our scientific strategy, budget, and statistics on staff and users.
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The ILL Science strategy (2025)
The ILL Science Strategy outlines the approach that will be taken to leverage the improvements to the instrument suite with the aim of enhancing our science programme in order to expand our user community and address some of today’s major societal challenges.
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Neutron technologies (2025)
This brochure highlights the technical expertise and engineering excellence that underpin our scientific achievements : from the design and optimisation of advanced neutron optics to the development of high-performance detectors and cutting-edge sample environments.
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Impact brochure (2023)
With the help of recently published work, this brochure highlights the impact of neutron science enabled by the world's most intense neutron beams and state-of-the-art scientific infrastructure at the ILL.