May 20, 2020
Magnetic octupoles form a new quantum ice
The publication made the front cover of Nature Physics in May 2020.
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May 15, 2020
A new detector for D20
One critical component of the D20 instrument is certainly its large “banana” 1D position-sensitive detector. Good news and great achievement: the new trench-MWPC detector is now available
April 21, 2020
InnovaXN | 2nd - and last - call for PhD projects
The InnovaXN project (H2020-COFUND framework) supports 40 fully-funded PhD studentships at ESRF and ILL working on pre-competitive research projects, each involving an industrial partner. A first set of 20 projects was selected in 2019 and students are now being recruited to start in September 2020. See the InnovaXN web site for more details,Based on the experience of the first round, the second …
March 27, 2020
LENS and the fight against Covid-19: How neutrons will contribute
March 23, 2020
How new forms of ice can help us to better understand climate change
H20, the key molecule of life, is closely studied across the world. Yet, there are many mysteries we are still to uncover. One of these mysteries is ice.
March 16, 2020
Protecting priceless works of art with neutrons
Centuries-old works of art can be damaged when solvents are used to remove varnish on paintings during the restoration process – the 20th century is said to have the largest number of damaged paintings as a result of deliberate restorationNew research uses neutrons to examine how solvents penetrate the varnish of a painting – studying the precise varnishing used for most restoration efforts since…
March 16, 2020
Information re: Coronavirus COVID 19
Feb. 14, 2020
LENS Colloquium marks a turning point in the terms of engagement between European scientists and policy makers with its European Green deal position paper
Feb. 7, 2020
Battery research: Using neutrons and X-rays to analyse the ageing of lithium batteries
7 February 2020An international team has used neutron and X-ray tomography to investigate the dynamic processes that lead to capacity degradation at the electrodes in lithium batteries. Using a new mathematical method, it was possible to virtually unwind electrodes that had been wound into the for…
Feb. 6, 2020
LENS supports the 'BATTERY 2030+ Roadmap' strategy in its position paper
Feb. 5, 2020
Mapping the microscopic behaviour of conjugated polymers
Some of the applications based on conjugated polymers
February 2020Conjugated polymers have attracted broad academic and industrial interest over recent years for their potential use in a range of applications. Made up of a complex configuration of carbon and hydro…
Jan. 29, 2020
ILL co-signatory of GIANT's paper position in support of the Horizon Europe programme