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The lipid membranes surrounding human cells are known to be asymmetric in terms of their molecular composition. The localisation of cholesterol within these membranes has, however, been difficult to pinpoint until recently. Using neutron scattering…

Future progress will be defined by the development of new and innovative next-generation materials. Despite the magnitude of the endeavour, breakthroughs will depend on understanding at the smallest scale: fundamentally, the properties of a material…

The ILL-ESS User Meeting 2024 brought together experts, researchers, and users from across the globe to celebrate collaboration and scientific progress.

More than a century after the discovery of the atomic nucleus, no universal model can yet reliably predict its properties as the numbers of protons and neutrons change. Exotic nuclei – highly unstable and complex systems with unique properties –…

The completion of the ILL Endurance upgrade programme was officially celebrated yesterday, 27 November 2024, in the presence of representatives of the ILL Associate Countries – France, Germany and the United Kingdom – and of several ILL Scientific…

How neutron studies of exotic materials can pave the way towards quantum computers

Recent awards and publications are testament to the sustained efforts and long-standing contributions of the ILL diffraction group to crystallography, and reinforce our ongoing commitment to advancing scientific understanding in the discipline.

An irradiation in ILL’s high flux reactor produced einsteinium-255 that served as on tap supply of fermium-255, enabling high-resolution laser spectroscopy in Mainz.

How neutrons help us understand the industrial production of therapeutic molecules