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Science & Technology
The ILL has firmly established itself as a pioneer in neutron science and technology. Neutron beams are used to carry out frontier research in diverse fields.
Science at ILL
Materials science and EngineeringNew materials are everywhere! Imagine all the tiny magnets in the electric motors of a new car, the lighter, longer-lasting batteries that power a mobile phone or computer, the selective catalysts used to create new fuels and clean up the environment. Areas of applicationComposite engineering materials Residual StressesResidual stresses and their interaction with fatigue life is of particular importance in industry. Engineers want to know when failure is likely to occur and to have reliable measurements of life predicton. Diffraction techniques - and in particular strain scanning - are uniquely able to measure high resolution residual stresses at depth in steels and allow the production of detailed stress maps. NanoscienceNanotechnology, nanoscience and biotechnology require powerful tools for the characterisation of materials and for studies down to the atomic level. Neutron spectroscopy is a valuable technique and complementary to other spectroscopies like X-rays, NMR, etc.
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