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Some magnetic materials feature peculiar states the fundamental understanding of which may pave the way for future applications. Neutron experiments have just revealed that they can be unexpectedly stable with respect to microscopic disorder.

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states – solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact many more phases, some of which – predicted to exist at high temperature and pressure – are so strange they’re referred to as…

On 11 February 2025, the ILL was honoured to welcome the highest representatives of Germany in France from the General Consulate of Germany in Lyon, General Consul Jessica Engel and Consul Ulrike Johag. The visitors were hosted by ILL's German…

On 5 and 6 February, the ILL was at Tech&Fest, hosted at Alexpo in Grenoble, with the slogan "Celebrating the best of innovation, together".

Multiferroic materials will be at the heart of new solutions for data storage, data transmission, and quantum computers. Understanding the origin of such properties at fundamental level is key for developing applications, and neutron scattering…

Elhoucine Hadden, PhD student at the ILL and the University of Vienna, successfully defended his PhD thesis on 28 January 2025.

By linking theoretical predictions with neutron experiments, researchers have found evidence for quantum spin ice in the material Ce2Sn2O7. Their findings could inspire the technology of tomorrow, such as quantum computers. The results have been…

Bacteria may soon replace viruses as primary pandemic concern. In our shrinking antibiotic arsenal, polymyxin B stands out as a last-resort drug capable of breaching the bacterial outer membrane – though not without side effects. A study now…

ILL is currently involved in 17 EU-funded projects, which will increase to 18 as of 1 March 2025. Among these, this article will focus on three current Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) EU-funded initiatives that demonstrate ILL's commitment to…