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High-resolution neutron imaging can uncover the workings of an electrolytic cell designed to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into useful chemicals. Experimental setup: Cell fixture and neutron detector/cell alignment. a an explosion view of the custom-built electrolysis cell (End plates: S…

Sketch of Pt nanoparticles on a Aluminium oxide support in interaction with different amount of dihydrogen molecules. Credit ACS / E. Vottero The societal impact of catalysts – substances used to influence the rate or outcome of a chemical reaction – is immense. Es…

Approximately 70% of all energy produced by humanity currently ends up as waste heat. As the world witnesses the accelerating and intensifying impact of climate change, the huge potential of this unused energy has come into sharp focus. Thermoelectric technologies enable a direct conversion of heat into electricity, their wider deployment, however, requires the development of more efficient mater…

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What exactly happens inside a cell during thermal death was, until recently, a hotly debated question. Collaborative research led by Alessandro Paciaroni, Associate Professor at the University of Perugia, Judith Peters, Professor of Physics at the Université Grenoble Alpes and Fabio Sterpone, CNRS…

Neutrons throw light on an important manufacturing process in the textile industry.

La collaboration Stereo n’a pas trouvé trace de neutrino stérile pendant ses six années de mesure. Un résultat qui a des implications dans de nombreux domaines de la physique. Leur étude est publiée le 12 janvier dans Nature.

The 2022 Anton Oed prize has been awarded to Rob Veenhof, from CERN, for his extensive work in MPGD simulations and development.

Neutron spectroscopy provides a range of tools to study the structural dynamics of semiconducting organic materials for novel solar cells with improved power conversion efficiency.

30 November 2022 Foam structural evolution as seen by SANS and optical imaging. Front cover of the 46th issue of the Soft Matter journal. Credit: S.Monfront, ILL Foams are everywhere, in food, beverages, detergents and cosmetics, as well as industrial processes such as recycling, oil recovery and firefighting. There is thus significant interest in the…

Only by using neutron instruments from across the globe, have researchers been able to characterise the magnetism of a graphene-like material.