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Metallurgy and engineering

WHY AND HOW WE USE NEUTRONS?

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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

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July 16, 2026 The hidden role of water

How neutrons help decode ion transport membranes essential for energy transition devices.

Energy Environment IN16B Industry SHARPER United Kingdom

Lithium ion batteries

July 9, 2026 Neutrons catch lithium in motion inside a solid-state battery

For the first time, neutron diffraction experiments at the ILL have tracked lithium movement in real time inside a working solid-state battery, revealing hidden structural complexity and new clues for smarter battery design

Belgium D20 Energy France Industry Diffraction group

cement blocks

June 29, 2026 Can concrete waste help store CO₂?

Operando neutron and X-ray tomography reveal how water transport and cracking shape carbonation in cement paste

Applied Science group Environment France Industry NeXT

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May 29, 2026 Successful delivery: how drug molecules behave within tiny carriers

Neutrons reveal molecular diffusion mechanisms inside drug-releasing hydrogels

Health IN15 IN16B Industry Training & PhD United Kingdom

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