Institut Laue-Langevin

Putting the stone cutting industry on a solid foundation

What good are neutrons to the EU stone-cutting industry ?

In breakthrough applied research, the ILL and the Institute of Physics of the ASCR Prague have collaborated within the European Pro-Stone project to apply advanced neutron scattering techniques to aid the EU stone-cutting industry compete internationally.

Using the unique capabilities of the advanced neutron strain scanner at the ILL, the researchers designed steel stone-cutting disks that use smart alloy inserts to control stress in the disks. The result is better stone-cutting tools for the EU stone-cutting industry—a big boost to the EU economy from some small particles.

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