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You can find here the latest scientific news, upcoming events, and the Institute's achievements

- Neutron tech,Quantum materials,Magnetism,Scientific news,XtremeD

A neutron diffraction experiment down to the unprecedented low temperatures of 160 mK under a pressure of 20 GPa has been made possible by novel in-house developments in cryogenic and high-pressure techniques at the ILL.

- Training & PhD,Advanced materials,Scientific news,Sweden

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.

 

- reactor operation,Neutron tech,General news,PorTo,DALI,D7,SHARPER

The ILL concluded 2025 operations at the end of October. In total, more than 1800 scientists came on site to perform close to 1400 experiments. The High-Flux Reactor will restart in late March 2026 for a year with 3 operating cycles in the programme.

- Scientific news,DALI

In October 2025, a completely new neutron-sensitive cylindrical image plate detector was built and installed on the DALI instrument at the ILL. This is a major upgrade that significantly improves instrument performance.

- Training & PhD,Energy,European news,IN1 TAS/Lagrange,Spain

The NEPHEWS Twinning Programme gives researchers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neutron experiments at the ILL and to learn directly from beamline scientists. Participants benefit from short placements that combine observation,…

- News,Soft matter,Scientific news,D22,IN15,France,Spain,USA

Bacteria can be surprisingly resistant - neutron-based techniques show why.

- Scientific news,PorTo,MoTo,D50-NeXT

The ILL new cold neutron micro-tomography instrument - PorTo - has just been commissioned, marking a significant expansion of the Institute’s neutron imaging capabilities. PorTo is designed to deliver high-resolution 3D imaging for a broad range of…

- Environment,Energy,Chemistry,Industry - Renewable & Nuclear Energies,Scientific news,IN1 TAS/Lagrange,Spain

Incorporating specifically tuned MOFs in a polymer membrane significantly enhances carbon dioxyde-methane separation performance, key in biogas purification. Neutron scattering measurements at ILL’s instrument IN1/Lagrange unveil the reasons why.

- News,Health,Biology Health,Soft matter,Scientific news,FIGARO,Spain

Neutron reflectometry provides unique insights into pulmonary surfactant, advancing the development of novel therapeutic materials for surfactant-deficient lung disorders.

- General news

It was a pleasure to be part of the 2025 edition of 'Parvis des Sciences', with the theme 'Inteligence(s)', held at Minatec in Grenoble.