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Industrial processes and materials

WHY AND HOW WE USE NEUTRONS?

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Case studies

TECHNIQUES RELEVANT TO THE FIELD

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Sept. 29, 2026 Rethinking Liquid Hydrogen Storage with Metal-Organic Frameworks

Researchers from UNIST, Ewha Womans University, TUM and the ILL report in Nature Communications a more than threefold increase in modeled storage time with up to 97% of liquid hydrogen’s theoretical volumetric capacity.

Chemistry & materials Energy IN1 TAS/Lagrange Spectroscopy-group

refrigeration

Sept. 9, 2026 How a few extra rhodium atoms reshape a magnetic transition

Polarised neutron imaging reveals how adding just 1–2% rhodium changes the way a magnetoelastic phase transition unfolds through bulk iron-rhodium.

Applied Science group Chemistry & materials D1B Diffraction group Environment France MoTo Spain

Heat transfert materials

March 11, 2026 Designing Materials That Defy Heat Flow

Linking simple physical rules, machine learning and neutron spectroscopy to discover crystals with record-low thermal conductivity

Chemistry & materials Czech Republic Energy Environment France PANTHER USA

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March 3, 2026 Your MSCACompass@ILL 2026 starts here: apply for MSCA postdoctoral fellowship

Are you interested in conducting your own postdoctoral research project, as a Marie Curie fellow, at the ILL - the world's leading facility in neutron science & technology?

Health Chemistry & materials Magnetism & quantum materials Neutron tech Nuclear and Particle physics Soft matter & biology Training & PhD

Feb. 12, 2026 Cooling without gases: molecular design brings solid-state cooling closer to reality

A recent study shows that small molecular modifications can make barocaloric materials respond more reliably under pressure, supporting the development of solid-state cooling technologies without climate-damaging refrigerant gases.

Chemistry & materials Energy Environment IN16B Spain United Kingdom

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Nov. 23, 2025 New insights into ion transport in next-generation solid electrolytes

The results of a new study show how materials scientists may be able to fine-tune ionic transport properties to meet specific technological needs in catalysis and solid-state energy devices.

Chemistry & materials Sweden Training & PhD

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