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Schematic, cross-sectional view of a PEM fuel cell. Hydrogen fuel is channelled to the anode, while oxygen from air is channelled to the cathode. At the anode, hydrogen is split into protons (H+) and electrons (e-). The PEM allows the protons to cross to the cathode, while the electrons travel vi…

Prof. Andreas Meyer. Credit: DLR The Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) is pleased to announce that Professor Andreas Meyer has accepted the post of German Associate Director of the Institute from 1st October 2021. Prof. Meyer is an expert in the application of neutron s…

"Inelastic neutron scattering contributes to studying vibrational degrees-of-freedom to better understand disorder and its effect on electronic charge transport efficiency and mechanisms in organic semiconductors." Credit ILL / M. Zbiri Organic semiconduc…

An international team, including ILL scientists, have used neutron scattering to study the behaviour of dense supercritical methane. Their results could help to better model the interiors of methane-rich outer planets of our solar system.“Methane is one of the most abundant molecules in the Univer…

Neutron diffraction is one of the most powerful tools in the world for studying the structure of materials, and is used by scientists from chemistry, physics, biology and materials science. By firing a beam of neutrons at just a tiny sample of material – which could include anything from proteins and DNA, to lava and cement – the minute details of the atomic structure are revealed by analysing th…

Accommodating water within their pores and ideally fueled by solar energy, organic porous water-splitting materials trigger the process of splitting water molecules via oxidation and reduction reactions to release hydrogen. Credit ILL / M. Zbiri Hydrogen fuel is s…

Dr. Olga Matsarskaia (ILL SANS staff scientist), the winner of the 2020 dissertation award from the Condensed Matter Section of the German Physical Society (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, DPG)

Neutrons help investigating the impact of alkanes, which could have allowed the first life to emerge around deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

Combating the biases women face at work is critical. Research shows that bias contributes to women being passed over for jobs and promotions. Almost three in four women experience bias at work, and those who do are more likely to leave their jobs. And women of color, LGBTQ+ women, and women with disabilities face more acute biases. Yet only one in three employees, including managers, challenges b…