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Institut Laue-Langevin - Neutrons For society
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World's leading facility in neutron science & tech for +50 years with
our associate countries 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
and scientific member countries 🇦🇹 🇨🇿 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇪🇸 🇸🇪 🇸🇮 🇨🇭
We are based in Grenoble, FRANCE
"Scientific progress is often limited by the tools at our disposal. [...] This leap in instrumentation doesn't just advance technology - it accelerates discovery, offering our users a powerful new lens to explore the fundamental properties of matter under extreme conditions,” Eddy Lelièvre-Berna
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🖼️ It made the front cover of today's released issue of Materials #RSCMat#RSCMat - a new study shows how materials scientists may be able to fine-tune 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 and meet specific technological needs in 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 and­ 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Extreme situations require extreme molecules

🛡️ Bacteria can be surprisingly resistant - they can survive in boiling hot or freezing cold conditions, under extreme pressure, and in strong acids - and in this study, neutron-based techniques show why.

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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A significant expansion of the ILL’s neutron imaging capabilities: 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐓𝐨, just commissioned !
Designed to deliver 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑𝐃 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 across a broad range of applications, PorTo opens new possibilities across materials science, engineering, and life sciences.

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November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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🌎 On World Science Day for Peace and Development, senior leaders across EIROforum thank citizens for their trust and support.

Ken Andersen from ILL talks about how trust in science allows them to use the brightest neutron beams in the world to expand the boundaries of knowledge.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
➡️ BOMBANNES 2026, the 17th European Summer School on "𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫" | 9 to 16 June 2026 | "LES BRUYÈRES" in Carcans-Maubuisson, Gironde, France

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
Website : lnkd.in/djM8PkMi
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
⏰ Watch the deadlines for our upcoming events!

➡️ Second edition of Synergies in High Resolution Spectroscopy workshop (HIRES2026) | 10 to 13 March 2026 | ILL, Grenoble, France.

𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.
Website : lnkd.in/d49QyeJJ
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🫁 One of life’s most essential processes : 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. This sustained collaboration between the ILL and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid has shed new light on how our lungs function at the molecular level!

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October 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
𝟏,𝟖 𝐌€ 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐮𝐱 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥’𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐞-𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧!

La modernisation stratégique de D11 et de NeXT-MoTo s’inscrit via le CPER EPN 2030, dans une volonté collective de soutenir une recherche d’excellence au service des défis sociétaux majeurs
#neutronsforsociety #bigscience
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Plant-based foods often struggle with texture, creaminess, and stability.

To help solve this challenge?
Neutron reflectometry at ILL’s 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐌 instrument 🇸🇪 to probe how pea protein fractions - legumin and vicilin- behave when adsorbed onto phospholipid films.

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October 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
♾️ High-quality neutron and X-ray data acquired using red blood cells allowed researchers to establish a 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 theoretical description of cell membranes 🌐

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September 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🔋Neutron imaging of Li-S batteries provides real-time insights into electrolyte distribution, allowing to optimise design. Experiments on NeXT show the distribution of electrolyte solution during cycles 🟢wetted 🔴unwetted💥More www.ill.eu/news-and-events/news/scientific-news/how-batteries-breathe
September 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
👩‍🎓Interested in exploring the complex multi-scale dynamics of glass-forming systems under confinement⁉️Open PhD position at ILL+U. Silesia in the framework of the Scientific Member agreement between Poland and ILL. Deadline 26 September. Info on this and other opportunities: www.ill.eu/careers/all-...
September 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Most people would agree gluten-free spaghetti is still a little disappointing. The good news? Researchers are working to improve it! Using neutrons + xrays, they looked into the structure at the nanometre scale. Read more: www.ill.eu/news-and-eve...
September 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
ERC laureate 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 brings our portrait series of NEPHEWS novice users to a close.

His research focuses on developing innovative solvents for hydrometallurgy, with applications in resource recovery and sustainability.

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Nicolas Schaeffer : advancing sustainability-focused research
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September 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Dr. Vlada Pashynska, PhD, MBA is a senior researcher in Kharkiv, where she specializes in molecular biophysics.

With the war in Ukraine making it increasingly difficult to carry out experiments at home, Vlada applied to the NEPHEWS Twinning Programme to continue pursuing her scientific purpose.
September 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 – 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐈𝐋𝐋 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟑) 🇨🇭

As part of the Scientific Member agreement between Switzerland and the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), funding is available
👉 for a 3-year PhD project to start as soon as possible.
👉 for two additional 3-year PhD projects in 2026.
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 ! 🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱 Molecular motions can be tracked with unprecedented precision 🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱

Ben Humphreys led a study investigating the solution response of polymer PNIPAM chains attached to a silicon surface as a function of temperature and glucose concentration 📈 📉
August 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🔬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐗𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐃 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐋𝐋 🧲
Join the cutting edge of neutron science! Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA-CSIC) is recruiting an 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 to join the team operating 𝑿𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝑫, a next-generation thermal neutron diffractometer at the ILL.
July 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📷 In addition to ICNS 2025, which took place last week, several other important events happened earlier this summer:

🌞 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

🌞 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

🌞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
July 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let's look back at one of the great classics of ILL life : the annual PhD clips session! 🍿

Congratulations to the 3 prizes winners + all participants who managed to present their PhD subject in 4 minutes!

There are currently 13 open PhD positions at the ILL!
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July 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just about to start in The Loop, Lund - day 4 of ICNS 2025!

💫 Don't miss 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 keynote talk on the BDCS group at ILL

🏅 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐳-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐥, widely recognized as the “father of FullProf”will be awarded the 2025 Walter Hälg Prize.
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We just welcomed our first users on SHARPER - a brand-new 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘹 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦-𝘰𝘧-𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳

✨ A highlight of the experiment: the new aerodynamic levitator, enabling containerless neutron measurements on molten metals, oxides, and ceramics!

www.ill.eu/news-and-eve...
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On Day 3 of ICNS 2025!

♟️ Science Strategy

🦑 nano-materials for deep-sea

✨ multiband superconductivity in a material

🫧 water electrolysis

🥅 MOFs for CO₂ reduction

🧲 magnetism and polymers

💾 new memory devices

🔘 vesicle membranes

🆕 Instrument D007

📐 new wide-angle XYZ neutron polarisation
July 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Ending Day2@ICNS2025:
💥 Ken Andersen's ILL update, with a round of applause for the news of operations until 2033👏
💥 Iurii Kibalin Instrumentation & Innovation Award 2025, congratulation! 🎉
💥 Many talks and posters by ILL scientists and users alike.
💥 ILL@ICNS group photo 📷
July 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM