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Discover updates on scientific achievements, development activities, and life at the ILL in Grenoble.

Sept. 2, 2026 Andreas Meyer nominated Scientific Director of FRM II

ILL's German Associate Director Andreas Meyer will become Scientific Director of FRM II, the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Sept. 1, 2026 Torso da Livorno: how neutrons helped give the statue a new life while unveiling some of its mysteries

The famous Torso da Livorno is back on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, after a long and complex work of restoration and research that brought it to ILL.

Applied Science group NeXT cultural heritage

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

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Upcoming events at the ILL

Stay informed with our calendar of events taking place at the ILL.

From 02 September to 29 September

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

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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.

07 September 14h00 - 16h00

College 8 Seminar | Membrane interactions of the pore-forming α-synuclein oligomer

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