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Aug. 20, 2026 How do wounds heal? Neutrons enable a discovery that reshapes our understanding of the process

Scientists have redefined how the key blood-clotting protein fibrinogen behaves when it comes in contact with air, overturning two decades of scientific consensus on wound healing. Neutron reflectometry measurements at the ILL played a key role.

Biology Health FIGARO LSS group Spain Sweden

July 27, 2026 Canada establishes a ‘Neutron Partnership’ with ILL

Researchers from Canada can now apply for neutron beam time to perform experiments at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL).

July 16, 2026 The hidden role of water

How neutrons help decode ion transport membranes essential for energy transition devices.

Energy Environment IN16B Industry SHARPER United Kingdom

July 16, 2026 A new route towards smaller devices and ultrafast information processing

Polarised inelastic neutron scattering on IN20 directly revealed, for the first time, opposite-handed magnons in an altermagnet and showed that their chirality can be reversibly switched

IN20 Japan Quantum materials USA United Kingdom spectroscopy-group

July 9, 2026 Neutrons catch lithium in motion inside a solid-state battery

For the first time, neutron diffraction experiments at the ILL have tracked lithium movement in real time inside a working solid-state battery, revealing hidden structural complexity and new clues for smarter battery design

D20 Energy France Industry diffraction group

June 29, 2026 Can concrete waste help store CO₂?

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

Applied Science group D50-NeXT Environment France Industry

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Upcoming events at the ILL

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31 August 14h00 - 16h00

College 4 Seminar | BaCo₂(AsO₄)₂: Strong Kitaev, After All

General ILL seminar organised by College 4 “BaCo₂(AsO₄)₂: Strong Kitaev, After All” by Sasha Chernyshev | University of California, Irvine, USA

From 02 September to 29 September

X-Ray and Neutron Science - International Student Summer Programme at ILL/ESRF

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ILL ESRF International Student Summer Programme

From 07 September to 18 September

28th JCNS Laboratory Course

Each year, the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, organizes a two-week laboratory course in neutron scattering in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University.

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