General news

An irradiation in ILL’s high flux reactor produced einsteinium-255 that served as on tap supply of fermium-255, enabling high-resolution laser spectroscopy in Mainz.

The 2024 prize has been given to the CERN scientist during the 8th International Conference on Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors Conference (MPGD 2024) in Hefei, China.

Nine people from the ILL staff travelled to the ESS in Lund last week to meet with the local team in charge of the CSPEC project.

The 2024 edition of the Journées de la Diffusion Neutronique (JDN2024) was held last week on the island of Porquerolles. 86 scientists attended the conference - a record number - including more than 20 scientists representing the ILL and its CRG…

The Big Science Business Forum (BSBF) 2024 was held in Trieste from 1 to 4 October. ILL was represented by its Purchasing and Partnerships and Communication services. Our stand was visited by many suppliers, as well as by R&D teams interested in…

ILL research scientist Leonardo Chiappisi has been awarded the prestigious Wolfram-Prandl Prize 2024 for young scientists for his outstanding research results on polymer-based soft matter under high-pressure conditions.

Close to 20 undergraduate students from ILL and ESRF associate and member countries are at the EPN campus to discover neutron and x-rays techniques and science, from 2 to 28 September.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the tragic and untimely passing of our friend and colleague Björn Fåk, who died in a motorcycle accident on 25 July 2024 at the age of 65. A distinguished physicist, Björn was renowned for his profound…

The SHARPER instrument at the ILL came online during the second 2024 reactor cycle, which run for 16 May to 9 June. SHARPER is a time-focusing time-of-flight spectrometer designed for quasi-elastic and inelastic scattering built and operated at the…