June 12, 2026
A deep dive into drug delivery
Learn how a novel combination of neutron and light scattering elucidates the molecular structure of therapeutic nanoparticles
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Discover updates on scientific achievements, development activities, and life at the ILL in Grenoble.
June 11, 2026
ASCENT at ILL selected for funding under "Choose Europe for Science"
The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) will lead the ASCENT project, funded at 1.4 M€ by the European Commission as part of the initiative "Choose Europe for Science 2025". The goal is to train the next generation of researchers and sustain Europe’s leadership in neutron science.
June 9, 2026
The 200th reactor cycle has just started at the ILL
After a short break following the first cycle of 2026, neutrons are back at the ILL for a special milestone: the start of the 200th reactor cycle.
May 29, 2026
Successful delivery: how drug molecules behave within tiny carriers
Neutrons reveal molecular diffusion mechanisms inside drug-releasing hydrogels
May 22, 2026
ILL joins two new European research projects
COORDINA-INNOV and PRISMAP+ officially started on 1 May 2026
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.
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
Explore the recent journal covers featuring ILL research.
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Bombannes 2026
17th European Summer School on Scattering Methods Applied to Condensed Soft Matter
College 8 Seminar | Stochastic models for joint elastic and inelastic scattering data analysis of fluctuating membranesfacility
Membranes are ubiquitous in biological and synthetic systems. Developing analytical tools to investigate their structure and dynamics is key to understanding their physicochemical properties, and in …
College 9 Seminar | Structure formation in paints and coatings
Presented by Professor Lucas Goehring,
Nottingham Trent University (UK)
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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.