May 22, 2026
ILL joins two new European research projects
COORDINA-INNOV and PRISMAP+ officially started on 1 May 2026
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Discover updates on scientific achievements, development activities, and life at the ILL in Grenoble.
May 12, 2026
Beyond 0 and 1: A Material That Can Store Four Magnetic States
Neutron experiments reveal how a ferrotoroidic material can store information in four distinct magnetic states, paving the way for future memory technologies with increased storage capacity.
May 8, 2026
Round Table: Novel Opportunities for Cooperation between France and Germany in Neutron Science
During the Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section of the German Physical Society (DPG), held in Dresden in March 2026, a round table was held on the theme ‘Novel Opportunities for Cooperation between France and Germany in Neutron Science’. The discussion counted on the participation of the directors of the French and German facilities and of representatives of the neutron user association in both countries, SFN and KFN. This is an account of the discussion by Jacques Jestin, ILL Science Director and French Associate Director and one of the participants of the round table.
May 5, 2026
FASEM school at ILL: training on neutron and photon science for energy materials
The ILL hosted the third edition of the French Swedish Academy for Scattering Experiments and Modelling, an advanced school dedicated to early-career researchers working with neutron and photon techniques.
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
April 15, 2026
Key steps forward in the ILL Science Strategy implementation
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 a pivotal month, with the launch of the Neutron Battery Hub and of the Applied Science Instrument Group.
ANNUAL REPORT
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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.
JOURNAL COVER
ILL results on journal covers
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Calendar
Upcoming events at the ILL
Stay informed with our calendar of events taking place at the ILL.
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 2…
EPN Campus Colloquia | Pr. Luca Bindi
Hidden order in chaos: The strange world of natural quasicrystals
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.