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March 31, 2025 Regine von Klitzing Awarded the Gentner-Kastler Prize 2025

This prestigious award recognises von Klitzing’s remarkable contributions in soft matter physics and her pioneering use of neutrons to unravel complex interface phenomena – in particular through experiments at the ILL.

Soft matter General news European news D17 D33 France Germany

March 28, 2025 Good hair day: how neutrons help understand shampoo-hair interactions

Research is constantly ongoing to optimise the properties of shampoos. This study could help design better, more sustainable hair-care products with improved conditioning effects. It was developed at ILL in collaboration with L'Oréal.

Soft matter Scientific news D17 France Sweden

March 26, 2025 An intense week for the neutron science community

Last week was rich in scientific events featuring neutron scattering and the ILL. We briefly summarise ILL’s participation in the UK NMSUM, JdA, and more.

Training & PhD General news

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March 24, 2025 Turning peptides into gold

Researchers used neutrons to study how peptides assemble into tiny spirals - and then used them as templates to create golden replicas.

Advanced materials Scientific news FIGARO Spain United Kingdom

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March 19, 2025 Understanding water management in CO2 recycling with neutrons

... or assessing ‘power naps’ for electrolysers | A recent study uses high resolution neutron imaging at the ILL to examine water dynamics in a carbon dioxide electrolysis cells - selected as research highlight in Nature Catalysis.

Environment Chemistry Scientific news D50-NeXT Germany

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March 19, 2025 New Material for Deuterium Separation at Higher Temperatures

A novel porous material capable of separating deuterium from hydrogen at a temperature of 120 K (-153°C) has been introduced. This opens a pathway for sustainable industrial-scale isotope separation using existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure.

Energy Advanced materials Chemistry Scientific news IN5 Germany

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March 18, 2025 Jennifer Graham wins the Don McKenzie Paul Thesis Prize 2025

A former PhD student at the ILL and Birmingham University has been awarded this year’s prize for her “ground-breaking contributions to the study of frustrated magnets using neutron polarisation analysis combined with novel data analysis methodologies, and especially her discovery of a spiral spin liquid phase in LiYbO2.”

Training & PhD Magnetism General news D7 United Kingdom

March 11, 2025 NEXTSTEP | First cohort of PhD positions now open

Another milestone this month for the NEXSTEP programme: the first 9 ILL PhD positions have been opened accross a wide range of disciplines including physics, materials science, chemistry, biochemistry and engineering :In-situ cryogenic mechanical testing for ultra-low-temperature applicationIn situ study of the synthesis of battery materialsThe microscopic mechanism of boil-off H₂ reduction by ac…

European news

March 10, 2025 Much more than a drop in the ocean: how neutrons help optimise sustainable technology

Using ILL's neutron imaging instrument NeXT, researchers were able to visualise how different fuel cells manage their only reactant product: water. This study demonstrates the uniquely important role of neutrons in the design of tomorrow's energy conversion technologies.

Highlights 2024 Environment Energy Scientific news D50-NeXT Germany United Kingdom

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March 10, 2025 Protons on the move

Energy-resolved neutron experiments provide insights into novel energy technologies

Highlights 2024 Environment Energy Scientific news SHARPER IN16B Germany Sweden United Kingdom

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Feb. 27, 2025 An immersive experience in neutron science for the ENGINE2025 participants

On February 26, 2025, as part of the fourth edition of the grEnoble eNerGy conversIoN & storagE (ENGINE2025) school, the ILL had the pleasure of hosting 75 participants interested in key enabling technologies such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, and solid-state batteries.

Training & PhD Advanced materials General news European news

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Feb. 21, 2025 Resistance is fragmented: how magnets defy disorder

Some magnetic materials feature peculiar states the fundamental understanding of which may pave the way for future applications. Neutron experiments have just revealed that they can be unexpectedly stable with respect to microscopic disorder.

Quantum materials Magnetism Scientific news IN5 SHARPER PANTHER France Switzerland United Kingdom

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