July 16, 2026
The hidden role of water
How neutrons help decode ion transport membranes essential for energy transition devices.
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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
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
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
June 23, 2026
Peeking into pores
A powerful synergy of in-situ neutron imaging and numerical models gives rise to a novel model describing water vapour condensation in porous materials
June 23, 2026
New ILL top management team has been appointed
Regine Willumeit-Römer will become the new ILL Director, with Ken Andersen and Jacques Jestin continuing at the ILL as Associate Directors. The new top management team will take up their duties on 1st October 2026.
June 18, 2026
Quantum entanglement detected inside a centimetre-sized strange metal
Researchers used neutrons to study a strange metal. A high degree of quantum entanglement has been detected for the first time in a cm-sized crystal. Image: © TU Wien/Harald Ritsch
June 12, 2026
A deep dive into drug delivery
Learn how a novel combination of neutron and light scattering elucidates the molecular structure of therapeutic nanoparticles
June 11, 2026
ASCENT at ILL selected for funding under "Choose Europe for Science"
The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) will lead the ASCENT project, funded at 1.4 M€ by the European Commission as part of the initiative "Choose Europe for Science 2025". The goal is to train the next generation of researchers and sustain Europe’s leadership in neutron science.
June 9, 2026
The 200th reactor cycle has just started at the ILL
After a short break following the first cycle of 2026, neutrons are back at the ILL for a special milestone: the start of the 200th reactor cycle.
May 29, 2026
Successful delivery: how drug molecules behave within tiny carriers
Neutrons reveal molecular diffusion mechanisms inside drug-releasing hydrogels
May 22, 2026
ILL joins two new European research projects
COORDINA-INNOV and PRISMAP+ officially started on 1 May 2026