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It was a pleasure to be part of the 2025 edition of 'Parvis des Sciences', with the theme 'Inteligence(s)', held at Minatec in Grenoble.

The ILL strengthens its research capabilities by modernising two key instruments (D11 and NeXT-MoTo) to address major challenges in health, energy transition and sustainable technologies. Supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and the European…

The Chemistry Nobel prize, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for their ‘development of metal organic frameworks’ (MOFs), is of particular relevance to neutron science and the ILL.

Neutron reflectometry provides valuable insights into the molecular intricacies of plant-based food.

The latest ‘Spotlight’ meeting of the Partnership in Structural Biology (PSB) brought together researchers from across the EPN campus and beyond for a morning of engaging presentations and discussions dedicated to liquid–liquid phase separation…

High-quality neutron and X-ray data acquired using red blood cells allowed researchers to establish a universal theoretical description of cell membranes.

After a week in Jülich, the school moved to the ILL for a week of hands-on training. The participants had access to 24 world-class instruments out of ILL’s suite of over 40. The course took place during the second ILL reactor cycle of 2025.

Researchers used neutrons and X-rays to look into the structure of spaghetti at the nanometre scale, comparing the effect of cooking and salt in gluten-free and gluten-containing pasta.