Scientific news

Nine people from the ILL staff travelled to the ESS in Lund last week to meet with the local team in charge of the CSPEC project.

The 2024 edition of the Journées de la Diffusion Neutronique (JDN2024) was held last week on the island of Porquerolles. 86 scientists attended the conference - a record number - including more than 20 scientists representing the ILL and its CRG…

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has established a set of conditions under which sustainable fatty acid complexes can efficiently fight against dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The results are encouraging and inspire further research…

An international research team has used neutrons to study the nanometer-scale dynamics of water inside concrete. This is not only key to concrete strength, but also for the development of green concrete and environment-related applications.

ILL research scientist Leonardo Chiappisi has been awarded the prestigious Wolfram-Prandl Prize 2024 for young scientists for his outstanding research results on polymer-based soft matter under high-pressure conditions.

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are natural antibiotics which are very effective against resistant bacteria. Despite their interesting properties, AMPs remain difficult to use. A study just published marks a remarkable step forward in understanding how…

HIV/AIDS remains a major global health challenge, with an estimated 39 million people living with the disease and 1.5 million new infections each year. Though antiretroviral therapy provides effective treatment and prevention, limitations arise due…

The SHARPER instrument at the ILL came online during the second 2024 reactor cycle, which run for 16 May to 9 June. SHARPER is a time-focusing time-of-flight spectrometer designed for quasi-elastic and inelastic scattering built and operated at the…

The replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy is a key requirement to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2050. Energy storage systems are a crucial technology for this global energy transition due to the intermittent nature of…