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The ILL concluded 2025 operations in the end of October. in total, more than 1800 scientists were on site to perform close to 1400 experiments. The high flux reactor will be back in late March 2026 for a year with 3 operation cycles in the programme.

In October ’25, a completely new neutron-sensitive cylindrical image plate detector has been built and installed in the DALI instrument at the ILL. This is a major upgrade that significantly improves the instrument performance.

The NEPHEWS Twinning Programme gives researchers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neutron experiments at the ILL and to learn directly from beamline scientists. Participants benefit from short placements that combine observation,…

Bacteria can be surprisingly resistant - neutron-based techniques show why.

The ILL new cold neutron micro-tomography instrument - PorTo - has just been commissioned, marking a significant expansion of the Institute’s neutron imaging capabilities. PorTo is designed to deliver high-resolution 3D imaging for a broad range of…

Incorporating specifically tuned MOFs in a polymer membrane significantly enhances carbon dioxyde-methane separation performance, key in biogas purification. Neutron scattering measurements at ILL’s instrument IN1/Lagrange unveil the reasons why.

Neutron reflectometry provides unique insights into pulmonary surfactant, advancing the development of novel therapeutic materials for surfactant-deficient lung disorders.

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…