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On the 15th of September 2021, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom signed a protocol that will extend their support of the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) for another ten-year period from 2024 to 2033.

Neutron reflectometry reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces lipid stripping from cell membrane, leading to a greater understanding of SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms and potential therapeutics. 22 July 2021Scientists at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), in colla…

Credit: Marta Salvador-Castell Scientists at Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) have helped take a key step towards understanding the development of life on Earth.The team, led by Dr Philippe Oger, a scientist from the University of Lyon – INSA Lyon, used organic molecul…

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…

"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…

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

The weakly coupled planes of Fe ions in the material are pushed closer together under extreme pressure. This results in metallisation but not the loss of all magnetic order as previous measurements have suggested. The lower pressure order is however replaced by a new short-range version. …

August 2020Protein aggregation into amyloid superstructures is the molecular manifestation of a large variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Evidence is increasing that transient on-pathway oligomers are actually the toxic species, such that time-resolved monito…