Operando neutron and X-ray tomography reveal how water transport and cracking shape carbonation in cement paste

A powerful synergy of in-situ neutron imaging and numerical models gives rise to a novel model describing water vapour condensation in porous materials

Regine Willumeit-Römer will become the new ILL Director, with Ken Andersen and Jacques Jestin continuing at the ILL as Associate Directors. The new top management team will take up their duties on 1st October 2026.

Researchers used neutrons to study a strange metal. A high degree of quantum entanglement has been detected for the first time in a cm-sized crystal. Image: © TU Wien/Harald Ritsch

Learn how a novel combination of neutron and light scattering elucidates the molecular structure of therapeutic nanoparticles

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.