https://neutronsources.org/ https://neutronsources.org/ en-us Copyright (C) neutronsources.org Scientists working at the Institut Laue-Langevin have carried out the first investigation of two-dimensional fermion liquids using neutron scattering, and discovered a new type of very short wave-length density wave. The team believe their discovery, published today in Nature, will interest researchers looking at electronic systems, since high-temperature superconductivity could result from this type of density fluctuation. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=36 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=36 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 Stress corrosion - combined action of mechanical stress and corrosion by water from the surrounding atmosphere - is often the cause of crack propagation in glasses. A study by neutron reflectivity at the Laboratoire Lon Brillouin IRAMIS LLB of samples of silica glass fractured under an atmosphere of heavy water D2O shows a high penetration of water into the glass. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=86 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=86 Wed, 30 May 2012 For a healthy human organism, the ideal body temperature is about 37 degrees Celsius, while for platypus 33C are sufficient. A team of neutron researchers has now discovered how the haemoglobin of various species adapted to different body temperatures during the course of evolution. Thanks to its properties, haemoglobin can optimally transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells at the respective temperature. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=59 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=59 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 Nowadays all diesel motor vehicles are fitted with a particulate filter as standard. However it is not known exactly how the soot particles are deposited inside these filters. Now, by Neutron Tomography, researchers at PSI have made the soot inside filters visible, creating a foundation from which these filters can be optimised and developed further. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=60 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=60 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 An international team of researchers has discovered an excellent new material for studying the behaviour of spins. The spins in the colourless salt LiErF4 behave like real bar magnets. They also managed to switch on and off the magnetic properties of the material using quantum mechanics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=85 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=85 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 About the British physicist Peter Higgs has been much talk recently. Researchers at the European Nuclear Research Center CERN in Geneva were more likely to prove what he predicted in the 1960s as a Higgs boson. His proposed Higgs mechanism explains how elementary particles get their mass - and also plays a role beyond elementary particle physics. By using neutron scattering experiments, an international research team found the first indication that this mechanism can explain a phase transition of exotic magnetic states in a Yb2Ti2O7 crystal near absolute zero. During the cooling of a so called quantum spin ice state, they observed for the first time evidence of a spontaneous exchange with what Peter Higgs had predicted as a Higgs field in a magnet. The results are published in Nature Communications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=188 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=188 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 Scientists at FRM II in collaboration with the Institute of Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems IAM-ESS and the Materials Science Department used neutron diffraction to observe an important process that contributes to fatigue in current Li-ion batteries. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=168 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=168 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 In order to observe how oil is distributed inside a clutch, developmental engineers from the Schaeffler-Brand LuK D together with scientists from PSI are working together, illuminating metals with neutrons. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=151 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=151 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 Researchers used neutrons to investigate how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our lungs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=184 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=184 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 Discoveries about the Mary Rose ship vessel made from experiments performed at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Switzerland will change our understanding of history. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=220 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=220 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 Liquid water, the most familiar liquid, is still not completely understood, even less so all the processes in which it participates. We describe the present situation of research concerning the so-called anomalies of liquid water at low temperature. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=171 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=171 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 Since the period that followed World War II, gas turbines have developed to become more efficient, which led to increased gas temperatures inside the turbines. It is estimated that future gas turbines will function at temperatures about 200C higher than today. The materials currently used cannot withstand such high temperatures. For this reason it is necessary to investigate new materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=185 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=185 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 Small angle neutron scattering SANS has potential as a non-invasive analytical tool in archaeometry, also in conjunction with other, more usual, methodologies. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=170 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=170 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 In industrial settings, employees may be exposed to high concentrations of metals while working indoors. Neutrons give insights into the air quality in the workplace. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=189 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=189 Mon, 06 May 2013 Selenium Se is an essential micronutrient for human health, protecting, for example, against cardiovascular disease, male sterility and certain forms of cancer. Even though it is a common nutrient e.g. in cereals, it is lacking in the diet of at least 1 billion people around the globe. The few available data indicate that Portugal is one of the countries concerned. A research project taking place in Portugal aims to assess the levels of Se in the countrys cereals and soils. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=205 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=205 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 Scientists working at the Institut Laue-Langevin have shown that the charge of gold nanoparticles, identified by major pharmaceutical companies as a drug delivery agent of the future for the treatment of cancer, affects how they interact with our cells protective outer wall. These crucial insights, published in Langmuir, provide a first step in the effective design of safe nanoparticles for biomedical applications and the practices and procedures for their secure handling in a variety of other consumer products. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=216 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=216 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 The existence of the protonated hexatitanate H2Ti6O13 was only very recently demonstrated, even though only a partial characterisation has been accomplished. Our analysis of data from synchrotron and neutron powder diffraction, combined with IR spectroscopy data, provided us with a precise determination of the crystal structure, thus shedding light on the electrochemical properties of the material and the charge and discharge processes. H2Ti6O13 finally revealed itself to be an interesting material for rechargeable lithium batteries. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=192 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=192 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 The Joint Research Activities JRAs supported by NMI3-I have brought experts together from facilities across Europe to develop new techniques and instrumentation for neutron and muon research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=227 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=227 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 ILL Scientists have for the very first time given a complete description of a one-dimensional spin-12 Heisenberg antiferromagnet. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=215 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=215 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 For the economic efficiency of electric vehicles a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of lithium intercalation into the electrode materials during charge and discharge will be advantageous. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=218 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=218 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 Neutron scattering at ILL and ISIS delves inside new crime scene forensics technique developed by the University of Leicester. Research to address the fact that only 10 of fingerprints taken from crime scenes yield identifications that are usable in court. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=217 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=217 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have made thin, crystalline layers of the material LuMnO3 that are both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=226 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=226 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics thus making these drugs useless. The understanding of this mechanism could help develop new antibiotics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=234 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=234 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jlich have developed an innovative paint brush cleaner, which works without solvents. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=228 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=228 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 Experiments conducted at the PSI have made it possible to determine how a unique Bronze Age axe was made. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=238 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=238 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 We have now a new section with Educational Material https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=233 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=233 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 MLZ contributes with a range of methods and components to the NMI3s joint research activities. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=235 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=235 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 The Data Analysis WP and the Computing for Science group at the ILL provide a ready to run LiveDVD that includes a set of neutron scattering software. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=239 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=239 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 Very promising results were obtained considering the PEMFC applications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=240 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=240 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 For the first time, scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have determined the paths along which sodium ions move in a prospective battery material. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=242 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=242 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 Experiments at the Technical University of Munich show that the antidepressant lithium accumulates more strongly in white matter of the brain than in grey matter. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=244 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=244 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 As part of the NMI3-II Detectors JRA, scientists at the BNC explore alternatives to Helium-3 so that neutron detectors can become more efficient and provide better data. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=247 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=247 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 Device could open up new areas of research on materials and biological samples at tiny scales. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=245 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=245 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 Studies at ISIS have shown that adding ash generated as waste from sugar production could make cement stronger, able to withstand higher pressure, and less likely to crumble. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=246 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=246 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 Polymer vesicles, also named polymersomes, are valuable candidates for drug delivery and micro- or nanoreactor applications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=250 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=250 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 Using high resolution neutron scattering at the instrument TRISP of the Max-Planck Society at MLZ, the lifetime of magnetic spin waves was measured and for the first time a correct theory was developed. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=254 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=254 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 Particle and Particle Systems Characterization: Small-Angle Scattering Applications https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=257 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=257 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 Researchers studying more effective ways to convert woody plant matter into biofuels at ORNL have identified fundamental forces that change plant structures during pretreatment processes used in the production of bioenergy. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=260 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=260 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 Have you ever eaten lupins They are a common snack in Mediterranean countries. Learn where and how the roots of these plants take water from the soil. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=261 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=261 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 The analysis of cholesterol and lipids transfer shows the advantages of combining the methods of RSE and vesicle fusion to prepare tBLMs solid-supported membrane models. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=267 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=267 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 Scientists have used neutron reflectometry to look at lubricant additives and their interactions with iron, a common engineering material, to discover how these molecules function. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=268 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=268 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 Researchers have obtained new insights into the bonding of water by using neutrons on the instrument TOFTOF of the MLZ. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=269 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=269 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 For the first time Prof. Dr. Tobias Unruh and his team have demonstrated with neutrons how long-chain molecules in their liquid melt move. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=271 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=271 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 Scientists report the first example of spontaneous self-assembly of ionic octahedral IrIII complexes containing carboxylates counterions into luminescent ordered aqueous gel phases. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=274 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=274 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 Physicists at the Paul Scherrer Institute have now demonstrated that a novel superconducting state is only created in the material CeCoIn5 when there are strong external magnetic fields. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=273 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=273 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 Annie Brlet, the coordinator of this Joint Research Activity, told us about this collaborations main goals and achievements. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=277 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=277 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 A team in CEA Saclay is working on a new detector that uses boron-10 instead of helium-3. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=285 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=285 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 Researchers believe theyve learned why one of the main classes of these materials, known as relaxors, behaves in distinctly different ways from the rest and exhibit the largest piezoelectric effect. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=290 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=290 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 A design optimization study by a team of the European Spallation Source. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=297 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=297 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 A team of researchers reveal the similarities and differences in the local structure of the FeNbB glasses and their crystalline counterparts. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=304 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=304 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 A team of scientists achieved a five-fold reduction in the dominant uncertainty in an experiment that measured the mean lifetime of the free neutron, resulting in a substantial improvement of previous results. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=302 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=302 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 Henrich Frielinghaus and Marie-Sousai Appavou from the JCNS-MLZ are developing a new pressure cell. This work, which is funded by NMI3, will broaden the research possibilities in several scientific fields. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=306 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=306 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 The VITESS team is happy to announce that there is a new version of the neutron simulation software VITESS available for download. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=307 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=307 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 In an experiment the sample might degrade and produce questionable results. In a video, researchers explain their work on a set up to control the sample quality along time. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=316 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=316 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 The first public release of our DiffPy Complex Modeling Initiative DiffPy-CMI project has just been announced. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=318 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=318 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 The application of a neutron microbeam to the investigation of an internal magnetic microstructure has been demonstrated experimentally. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=317 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=317 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 By performing neutron-scattering measurements, scientists could observe what happens during a quantum phase transition, and compare the quantum melting of the magnetic structure with the thermal melting phase transition. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=322 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=322 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may get the lions share of attention in climate change discussions, but the biggest repository of carbon is actually underfoot. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=323 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=323 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 Nikolay Kardjilov from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin tells about the aims of the groups involved in the NMI3 Imaging Joint Research Activity. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=324 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=324 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 First results from a low energy, table top alternative takes validity of Newtonian gravity down by five orders of magnitude and narrows the potential properties of the forces and particles that may exist beyond it by more than one hundred thousand times. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=325 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=325 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 The vibrational dynamics of a new class of cross-linked polymers made up of cyclodextrins was investigated in the microscopic range by the joint use of light and inelastic neutron scattering experiments. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=327 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=327 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 In the future, antineutrino detectors may provide an additional option for monitoring. Physicists at Technische Universitaet Muenchen have now found interesting results using fast neutrons from MLZ. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=328 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=328 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 An experiment demonstrates the ability to conduct, for the first time, simultaneous SANS and DSC measurements. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=326 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=326 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 Conflicting results in measurements of how long neutrons live has physicists rethinking their experiments, because solving the riddle may point the way to exotic new physics https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=350 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=350 Tue, 13 May 2014 The team of Prof. D. Schlter ETHZ pushes for a mild and facile and rational approach to the synthesis of new 2-D materials using specially-designed monomers to control internal pattern. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=348 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=348 Fri, 16 May 2014 Imagine is the new cold neutron imaging station at the LLB. One on the first experiments done on this station investigated the Quality grading of cork stoppers: amount of defects inside the material. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=349 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=349 Tue, 20 May 2014 Findings of Jlich researchers reveal the power play in myelin basic protein and revolutionize prevailing assumptions about the biomolecular functioning of this key element of the central nervous. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=353 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=353 Wed, 21 May 2014 New findings challenge widely accepted views of how algae respond to light where the light harvesting proteins were thought to move around the membranes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=352 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=352 Mon, 26 May 2014 The generalization of this method to other materials opens new perspectives toward many applications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=355 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=355 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 Applied Scintillation Technologies Ltd Appscintech is pleased to announce it has been granted European and American trademarks for its 6Li doped cerium aluminosilicate thermal neutron glass: GS20. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=354 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=354 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 v3.0.0 of the popular SasView model-fitting software has just been released for Windows 32 bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 64 bit and Mac OSX. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=357 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=357 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have succeeded in imaging the distribution of frozen and liquid water in a hydrogen fuel cell directly for the first time. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=359 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=359 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 Results show that the synthetic polyallylamine hydrochloride PAH conformation is a determining factor not only for film growth but also for structural properties. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=361 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=361 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 Scientists develop a new analytical model to suppress undesirable surface effect. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=362 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=362 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 Neutrons shed light on vital enzymes mechanism of action. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=364 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=364 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 A team of researchers have solved a long-standing mystery in biology by identifying the structure of a vital enzyme intermediate. The debate boils down to something as simple as a hydrogen atom: is it there, or not https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=365 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=365 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 The beta test period for version 3.2 has now closed and the software has been release on the 11th of July. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=366 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=366 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 A new humidity chamber will be used for neutron scattering experiments to reproduce the human body conditions in order to shed light on biological processes such as the development of Alzheimers disease. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=368 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=368 Fri, 18 Jul 2014 Right on time for the International Year of Crystallography, Nature Milestones special issue on crystallography is now out. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=369 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=369 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 Researchers developed a novel method, based on energy-selective neutron imaging for visualization of crystalline phase distributions within the bulk of metallic samples. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=370 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=370 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 Neutron scattering experiment at PUMA resolves a contentious superconducting issue. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=371 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=371 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 Results demonstrate the potential of such self-assembled materials for the design of bulk proton conductors. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=381 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=381 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 Thanks to neutrons, scientists could investigate the interaction between antibody and antigens and the importance of a blocking protein, present in home pregnancy tests. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=383 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=383 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 Lithium-ion batteries are seen as a solution for energy storage of the future. Their key advantage is that they can store large amounts of energy but are light and compact. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=377 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=377 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 A paper reveals the RS distribution in a 20 mm thick plate of 7075 Al alloy. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=380 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=380 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 NMI3 supports a European collaboration to develop an atmospheric plasma deposition system to produce Boron-10 layers. You can watch the video https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=386 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=386 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 Research paper shows a good example of where experiments both at PANDA and PUMA at the FRM II equally contribute to a common research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=394 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=394 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 Neutron scattering experiments at the ILL have revealed the existence of quantum selection rules in molecules, the first experimental confirmation of its kind. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=398 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=398 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 Lets travel back in time and imagine how life on earth was before the biggest mass extinction. Thanks to NMI3 a scientist used neutrons to investigate the mechanisms through which the K. fossilis could hear. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=404 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=404 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 What is the detailed atomic interaction of water with the lipid membrane and what affect do different types of lipids have on that interaction https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=405 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=405 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 NMI3 collaboration has taken a significant step in the production of biological membranes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=412 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=412 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 Measurements using positrons could help to develop better coatings for drugs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=414 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=414 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 Neutron radiography of corks https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=415 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=415 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 Dr. Matthias Rossbach and his team designed and constructed a new instrument for prompt and delayed fission neutron induced reaction Gamma spectrometry. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=419 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=419 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 Measurements at the three axes spectrometer PUMA at MLZ have now been published in the renowned journal Nature Communications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=420 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=420 Tue, 23 Dec 2014 Researchers have used the new IMAGINE instrument at HFIR to map an enzyme that could play an important role in anti-cancer drug development. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=422 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=422 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 Scientists suggest a new method to transform power plant ash into materials that could be used for nuclear waste treatment or soil remediation. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=427 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=427 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 Scientists combine three different methods to better understand and predict the behaviour of materials in rails. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=428 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=428 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 For the first time in hybrid vesicles, scientists obtained evidence for phase separation at the nanoscale, leading to the formation of stable nanodomains enriched either in lipid or polymer. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=433 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=433 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 A group of scientists from Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom applied an innovative approach to study Egyptian copper alloy figurines. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=436 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=436 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 Hsin-Yin Chiang of MLZ has explored the development of a new fuel with lower enrichment. Uranium-molybdenum UMo embedded in an aluminum matrix is a promising candidate. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=437 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=437 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 At MLZ several groups work on battery research to gain a better understanding of how batteries work by various neutron methods. Two new papers were published recently. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=441 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=441 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 New concept to achieve ultimate transparency reaches 90 transmittance. This innovative method should drive the development of new highly transparent materials with technologically relevant applications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=444 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=444 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 A new study carried out at the Institut Laue-Langevin in collaboration with researchers at the Lyons-University based Hospices Civils de Lyon has determined the most accurate microstructure ever obtained of human enamel. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=448 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=448 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 The scientists were able to detect structural changes using a model system of phospholipids from soy plants with the help of neutron scattering techniques at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum in Garching near Munich. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=449 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=449 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 A novel non-destructive method using short-wavelength characteristic X-ray diffraction meter with the X-ray tube of tungsten anode target to determine the RS within the materials is developed in China. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=452 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=452 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 Researchers successfully shown that boron-coated vitreous carbon foam can be used in the detection of neutrons emitted by radioactive materials of critical importance to homeland security. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=450 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=450 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 Researchers used additive manufacturing and neutron imaging to examine microchannel heat exchangers, which hold refrigerants used to move thermal energy and provide cooling or heating in many applications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=458 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=458 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 Small-angle neutron scattering enabled researchers to look inside intact leaves to learn how their structure and functions change when submitted to environmental changes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=454 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=454 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 Researchers are working on an interdisciplinary collaboration between physicists and dentists to develop a material comprised of glass ionomer cement. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=456 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=456 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 We describe a new regime in dense polymer solutions, typically above 1molL, where q is proportional to the concentration c of the solution. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=459 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=459 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 Scientists conducted an experiment with the instrument SPODI at MLZ to determine the structure of shape memory alloys of nickel-manganese-indium. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=460 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=460 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 Thanks to NMI3 support, for the first time researchers create artificial methane hydrates in just a few minutes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=466 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=466 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 NMI3 collaboration works on simulations to find the best possible guide for experiments at low temperatures and high magnetic fields. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=471 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=471 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 Scientists find that Hfq forms a nucleoprotein complex, changes the mechanical properties of the double helix and compacts DNA into a condensed form. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=476 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=476 Tue, 05 May 2015 Great progress made in the commissioning of the new Bilby time-of-flight small-angle scattering instrument in ANSTO. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=499 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=499 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 ANSTO research may help preserve some of the worlds most important historic artefacts and buildings. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=492 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=492 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 From pipes to power station turbines and railway lines, ensuring that engineering components perform under pressure can save lives. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=493 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=493 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 Neutron measurements reveal key dynamic properties of magnetic structure in unique experimental study. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=497 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=497 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 HZB team decodes relationship between magnetic interactions and the distortions in crystal structure within a geometrically frustrated spinel system https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=505 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=505 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 The ageing of the foams could be stopped to make them stable indefinitely, or until they were heated above the melting temperature of the crystals. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=504 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=504 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 The Advanced Methods and Techniques JRA has developed a new type of RFSF to enhance NRSE spectrometers. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=506 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=506 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 The NMI3 Imaging JRA discusses how to produce smaller beams. They conclude that reflective optics offers the most versatile way to produce them. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=508 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=508 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 Groundbreaking work at two Department of Energy national laboratories has confirmed plutoniums magnetism, which scientists have long theorized but have never been able to experimentally observe. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=500 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=500 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 The ILL has just published a brochure on how experiments with neutrons are enabling responsible and sustainable power generation, storage and use. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=516 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=516 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 Swiss-Danish team to build a pioneering crystal analyser spectrometer optimised to study dynamics in quantum materials and matter under extreme conditions. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=520 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=520 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 Neutron scattering provides insight into the structure of magnetic nanoparticles and dynamic behaviour of encapsulated cancer drugs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=521 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=521 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 New Study shows Correlation between Microscopic Structures and Macroscopic Properties. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=522 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=522 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 In combination with other methods of investigation, scientists have recently achieved amazing results with the instrument BIODIFF at MLZ. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=523 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=523 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 The version 3.3 of the simulation package VITESS has been released. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=518 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=518 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 Application of neutron beams for automative applications at the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=524 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=524 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 Seen from outside Manganese silicon shows no magnetism, inside it looks different. By neutron scattering TU scientists have now proven the excitations of its magnetic helix. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=526 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=526 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 The first successful user experiment at ESS demonstrates the importance of neutrons to the life sciences, and shows the way forward for ESS as a user facility. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=525 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=525 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 Scientists have discovered skyrmions in the very material class they were originally predicted. These strange quasiparticles can be controlled with electrical fields, which can be used in futuristic memory storage. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=532 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=532 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a coating technique in the laboratory conditions that could raise the efficiency of fuel cells. The PSI scientists have already applied to patent the technique, which is suitable for mass production. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=537 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=537 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 Our universe consists of significantly more matter than existing theories are able to explain. One way to clarify this discrepancy is via the neutrons so-called electric dipole moment. In an international collaboration, researchers at PSI have now devised a new method which will help determine this dipole moment more accurately than ever before. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=542 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=542 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 Spoke Cavity Prototypes Exceed Expectations. An important test result was achieved this summer at the accelerator lab of the French Institute of Nuclear Physics, IPN-Orsay. The finding is important to linac development worldwide, but of particular importance to the ESS Accelerator currently under civil construction in Sweden and in technical development across Europe. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=547 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=547 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 Researchers have found a much easier and more accurate way of investigating the often decisive lateral deflection of molecules. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=552 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=552 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 Magnetism. Over the last 60 years neutron scattering has provided the breakthroughs necessary to understand the atomic-level ordering of magnetic materials. The latest discovery of these hidden orders has recently been published in the journal Science and suggests the potential for neutron scattering to reveal much more. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=561 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=561 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 The new detection system is characterized by a dead-time constant of 25ns and a count rate as high as 5MHz at 10 dead-time. Compared to the old detector, this means an improvement of factor 25. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=562 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=562 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 New forensic techniques to help with the positive identification of unknown victims based on their burned skeletal remains are being developed by bone experts working beside neutron scientists. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=565 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=565 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 A key issue with lithium ion batteries is aging. It significantly reduces their potential storage capacity. To date, very little is known about the causes of the aging effects. Scientists now came a step closer to identifying the causes in their latest experiments. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=566 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=566 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 Hidden Damascus patterns in the steel used to make ancient Indo-Persian swords and daggers are being uncovered by collaborators from Londons Wallace Collection and CNR, Italy, during neutron diffraction experiments at ISIS. This work gives insight into the quality of the blades as well as helping curators identify Damascus steel. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=571 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=571 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 A new update of SasView, version 3.1.2, has just been released. It is recommended that all users of SasView upgrade. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=579 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=579 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 Although they dont currently have as much conductivity, solid-state electrolytes designed for lithium-ion batteries LIBs are emerging as a safer alternative to their more prevalentsometimes flammableliquid-electrolyte counterparts. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=588 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=588 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 Researchers investigated how cholesterol levels influence drug delivery. The results vary depending on the type of drug tested. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=591 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=591 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 In type II superconductors thin channels, flux tubes, are formed. The magnetic field is guided through these tubes while the rest of the material remains field-free and superconducting. In the metal niobium, the flux tubes bunch together into small islands that create complex patterns. Researchers were the first to conduct neutron experiments to study these structures in niobium and determine the distribution of the islands in detail. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=592 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=592 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 Researchers from the European Spallation Source and Denmark refine reflectometry concepts for fast kinetic studies of thin films and other advanced materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=597 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=597 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 When a gas explosion occurs in a home, analyzing evidence and determining the chain of events leading up to the explosion can be critical to resolving a lawsuit. If the provider is found to be at fault, injured parties can be awarded hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=599 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=599 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 An NMI3 JRA has made significant progress in the production of biological membranes that can be used for structural and dynamic characterisations. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=600 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=600 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 Watch this new video where scientists explain us the steps taken before conducting a neutron experiment on biological samples. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=601 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=601 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 The first attempts to use boron-10 for neutron detection were made in the 1970s. Due to the high neutron flux expected at ESS and the economics of the helium-3 crisis, boron is experiencing a comeback. EU support through the BrightnESS project is delivering critical results for the development of such detectors at the European Spallation Source. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=603 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=603 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 In a new video you can learn of a new pressure cell that makes it easier to conduct SANS experiments at 500 MPa. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=604 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=604 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 This release contains the long awaited support to handle the differing Crystallography convention kf-ki and inelastic convention ki-kf for representing HKL and Q space data. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=605 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=605 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 In the final and major stages of acceleration before contact with the Target, the proton beam energy of the ESS Accelerator will reach 2.0 GeV, making it the most powerful linear proton accelerator ever built. Frances national Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission, CEA, is guiding the design, production and testing of the superconducting radio-frequency elliptical cryomodules that make this possible. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=608 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=608 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 The CNBC is enhancing its neutron imaging capabilities to see inside concealed objects. Identifying unknown radioactive material reduced the cost of a long-term waste management liability for the Government of Canada and demonstrated new capabilities. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=612 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=612 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 The combination of different neutron methods allowed measuring the complete spectrum of magnetic excitations. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=615 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=615 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 A team of scientists and technicians designed a more efficient stopped-flow observation head that can make SANS experiments easier and more efficient to conduct. Watch our new video to know all about it https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=620 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=620 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 The internal movements of proteins can be important for their functionality. With the aid of neutron spectroscopy, scientists detected dynamic processes in so-called LOV photoreceptors. The results highlight the immense potential of neutron scattering experiments for the analysis of cellular processes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=624 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=624 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 Spin ice is an unusual magnetic material in which the combination of strong local Ising anisotropy and ferromagnetic interactions imposes a local constraint to the magnetic moments, the ice-rule. We have observed magnetic fragmentation in a recently discovered material, the spin ice candidate Nd2Zr2O7, by means of neutron scattering measurements. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=630 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=630 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 Researchers at the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to uncover novel behavior in materials that holds promise for quantum computing. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=631 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=631 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 A publication in the journal Johnson Matthey Technology Review explains how and why neutron scattering may be a useful technique to investigate catalysis. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=633 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=633 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 Neutron scattering at ANSTO has contributed to building evidence for the existence of a highly exotic and elusive state of matter, known as a magnetic spin nematic phase in a natural mineral called linarite. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=634 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=634 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 Results show that one can examine details of the operation of fuel cells with neutron scattering and thus promote the optimisation of the individual components of the fuel cell for a longer life and better efficiency. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=635 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=635 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 Scientists have examined a method to preserve artifacts more closely by Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis to find the optimal conditions for preservation. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=636 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=636 Mon, 02 May 2016 Chain behavior has been determined in polymer nanocomposites comprised of well-dispersed 12nm diameter silica nanoparticles in polymethyl methacrylate PMMA matrices by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering measurements under the Zero Average Contrast condition. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=637 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=637 Tue, 03 May 2016 Scientists have designed a novel catalyst that overcomes the challenge of breaking down complex plant components to produce some of the highest yields of biofuel. The results bring us one step closer to lessening our dependence on fossil fuels, and are an important development in our shift towards renewable energy. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=638 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=638 Tue, 03 May 2016 Hydro-Qubec is using stress data from the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre CNBC to improve electricity generation from hydroelectric dams. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=639 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=639 Fri, 06 May 2016 Scientists have used neutron crystallography to determine the structures of HIV-1 proteasedrug complexes, providing key details of hydrogen-bonding interactions in the active-site and revealing a pH-induced proton hopping mechanism that guides HIV-1 protease activity. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=643 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=643 Thu, 12 May 2016 An international research team has discovered the mechanism by which a pharmaceutical excipient from the class of block copolymers improves the solubility of large quantities of a poorly water-soluble active substance. The results form the basis for the development of a drug delivery system better tolerated by the human body. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=645 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=645 Sat, 14 May 2016 The magnetic properties of thin film systems with superconducting and ferromagnetic states and an isolating layer in between were never studied before. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=646 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=646 Wed, 18 May 2016 Following research at CNBC, Nor-Mar Industries has received approval for, and successfully implemented changes to, welding protocols to deliver premium-quality products. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=648 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=648 Mon, 23 May 2016 Two research teams have studied the new class of iron-based superconductors at the MLZ and independently came to the same surprising result: the superconducting Cooper pairs change their symmetry. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=650 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=650 Tue, 24 May 2016 Neutron computer tomography on the Dingo instrument has produced three dimensional video of ron meteorites. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=651 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=651 Tue, 24 May 2016 Research published in Nature combining neutron scattering with other techniques strengthens understanding of the delivery of cancer drugs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=653 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=653 Sun, 29 May 2016 Neutron reflectometry experiments revealed the existence and extent of the interaction between A peptides and a lone customised biomimetic membrane, and their dependence on the aggregation state of the peptide. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=654 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=654 Tue, 31 May 2016 Scientists experimentally realized two-dimensional water by crafting the water molecules onto a hydrophilic surface with distances between the water molecules compatible with hydrogen bond formation. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=663 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=663 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 The combination of the neutron diffraction techniques and the software program Umweg at MLZ is a big step forward to improve neutron studies on many highlighting materials, in order to answer the often difficult question of their real symmetry. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=664 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=664 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 Researchers use diffraction data from pulsed high-intensity neutrons to understand the reactions that deteriorate lithium batteries during operation. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=668 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=668 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 Aircraft manufacturers sponsor researchers who are using stress data from the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre to evaluate methods of preventing distortion in thin aluminum parts. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=670 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=670 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 Inelastic neutron scattering experiments at ANSTO found a possible new quantum spin state in a novel antiferromagnetic material barium ytterbium zinc oxide which provides both a challenge and validation of the third law of thermodynamics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=675 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=675 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 A novel and rare state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid has been empirically demonstrated in a monocrystal of the compound calcium-chromium oxide by team at HZB, which was previously thought impossible. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=678 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=678 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 Using neutrons, scientists have revealed a possible cause of Alzheimers disease. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=680 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=680 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 Results show that reducing the inter-nanoparticles attractions gives rise to a much richer ensemble of nanoparticles self-assemblies, apparently with a smaller influence from kinetic traps or barriers. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=682 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=682 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 According to Wikipedia, a TAKIN is a goat-like mammal in Asia. Quite different at FRM II: here it is a new and extremely useful software that Tobias Weber, Robert Georgii and Prof. Peter Bni of the MIRA group developed specifically for working with three-axis spectrometers. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=683 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=683 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 The deuteron - just like the proton - is smaller than previously thought. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=687 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=687 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 Nuclear techniques have allowed archaeologists to see into an embedded section of an ancient Australian Indigenous stone artefact non-invasivelysuggesting important information about its origin and use. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=689 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=689 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 Conclusive evidence of order by disorder is scarce in real materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=694 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=694 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 Experiments with neutrons reveal minimal corrosion of the top layer of a naturally occurring CO2 reservoir. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=695 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=695 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 Thanks to an ultramodern research method, scientists have successfully looked inside transformers and observed the magnetic domains at work in the interior of a transformers iron core. Transformers are indispensable in regulating electricity both in industry and in domestic households. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=697 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=697 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 Engineers from NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, used neutrons recently to help understand the potential benefit of additive manufactured rocket engine components. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=700 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=700 Sat, 17 Sep 2016 Dr Alison Edwards has contributed to the characterisation of two large, complex silver nanoclusters of 136 and 374 atoms as part of an international collaboration led by researchers from Xiamen University in China. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=704 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=704 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 Using neutron beams at the CNBC, scientists gather direct molecular-level evidence for the role that Vitamin E plays in the human bodya feat that has been unattainable using other experimental techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=705 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=705 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 EPFL scientists discovered a material that can produce stable skyrmions in a wide range of temperatures, making it ideal for building devices. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=712 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=712 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 Neutron-scattering experiments explore origins of high-temp superconductivity. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=716 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=716 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 Mechanical engineers of the Technical University of Munich TUM have observed battery cells during their filling with the help of neutron radiography - and have learned important lessons for the production process. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=721 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=721 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 An international team of scientists has examined high-temperature superconductors at the instrument PANDA. Their resulsts have been published in Nature Communications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=722 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=722 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 For the first time, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST have used neutron beams to create holograms of large solid objects, revealing details about their interiors in ways that ordinary laser light-based visual holograms cannot. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=727 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=727 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 Neutron beams reveal the molecular mechanisms behind a new technology that could reduce the risk of complications and death from heart bypass surgery and dialysis. The same technology might soon help more women survive ovarian cancer. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=746 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=746 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 Jlich, 26 October 2016 - An international research team has proved the existence of spin-spirals in a quantum liquid. They emerge at low temperatures from the magnetic moments spins of manganese scandium thiospinel single crystals MnSc2S4. Neighbouring spins fluctuate here collectively as spirals, but when spatial distances are involved, they do not take on any particular order, just as water molecules will only form structures with neighbouring water molecules. Proof of this so-called spiral spin-liquid was achieved with the help of polarized diffuse neutron scattering on an instrument of the Jlich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS at its outstation at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=747 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=747 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 This article showcases work conducted at neutron sources around the globe that confirmed the predictions of the winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics or that builds upon their theories. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=744 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=744 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 A SINE2020 team is working on developing Resistive Plate Chambers for neutron detectors. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=752 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=752 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 Alexandros Koutsioumpas from Forschungszentrum Jlich has studied the structure of complex lipid membranes at the neutron reflectometer MARIA. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=753 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=753 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 One week of beam time at the PUMA instrument have been enough for international research teams from Beijing and the USA to prove theoretical calculations experimentally. The results bring the global community of superconductors a good deal, because this small, but very important puzzle part has confirmed a theory. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=755 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=755 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 British scientists have elucidated the structure of a vital enzyme with the help of neutrons. This involved the presence of a hydrogen atom. Their results are now published in Nature Communications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=757 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=757 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 Scientists make a surprising discovery. The steepness of the temperature dependence fragility of the viscosity that is determined by chain relaxation follows the correlations at all molecular weights. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=758 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=758 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 In partnership with GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dalhousie University researchers are using neutron beams in studies aimed at opening up the automotive market to more products made from aluminum powdersa promising alternative to the heavier steel components used in the industry today. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=762 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=762 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 Anyone who has ever looked out of the window during an intercontinental flight has probably already seen it: cirri, the ice clouds in the upper troposphere 8-12 km high look like rattled cotton. But also in the lower stratosphere 15-20 km altitude there are ice clouds, so-called polar stratospheric clouds abbr. PSCs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=765 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=765 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 An important increase of microhardness value for Pb,CdTe was directly confirmed by results of nanoindentation measurements performed for a few samples with various chemical composition. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=766 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=766 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 A team launched the first version of Monte Carlo Particle Lists. This new, open source format makes it simpler to interchange particle-state information data between popular Monte Carlo simulation packages, making the work of developers more efficient. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=767 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=767 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 Water, a simple molecule but a complex behaviour. Neutron scattering demonstrate that there are two dynamic processes with quite different temperature dependences. A possible clue to answer open questions about low temperature liquid water. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=769 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=769 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 A new material retains its special magnetic properties even at room temperature. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=770 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=770 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 The influence of interactions in high protein concentrations is extremely difficult to quantify experimentally. Neutron scattering experiments performed among other places at the J-NSE instrument at MLZ, and computer simulations carried out in Jlich have now made studies possible in physiological concentrations. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=775 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=775 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 There is a strong suspicion that Helicobacter pylori is linked to the development of stomach cancer. Now an international team of researchers led by Prof. Donald R. Ronning University of Toledo, USA used neutrons to unlock the secret to the functionality of an important enzyme in the bacteriums metabolism. This could be used as a point of attack for new medications. Measurements made at Oak Ridge and FRM II. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=777 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=777 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 Scientists are using neutrons to study the fundamental role carbon dioxide plays in Earths carbon cycle, especially in the composition of carbon reservoirs in the deep earth and the evolution of the carbon cycle over time. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=783 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=783 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 Scientific discovery can come from anywhere, but few researchers can say the answers to their questions would come from the pea-sized bones in the head of a six-foot-long, 200-pound prehistoric freshwater fish. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=784 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=784 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 Inelastic neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, infrared measurements, UV-spectroscopy and electrochemical studies were used to study the properties and quantum mechanics of HFC60. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=785 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=785 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 A letter published in Physical Review Letters, by a group of scientists of the Atominstitut - Institute of Atomic Subatomic Physics of TU Wien Austria, after an experiment on S18 at ILL. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=786 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=786 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 A novel approach was developed combining time-resolved small angle neutron scattering with online-fluorescence spectroscopy in order to monitor the PAN unfoldase from the deep-sea Methanocaldococcus jannaschii organism and a Green Fluorescent Protein model substrate. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=797 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=797 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 ANSTO has collaborated on research with Macquarie University to clarify the origin of microstructures in metamorphic rock found deep in the Earths crust and mantle impacted by mineral-bearing fluids. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=799 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=799 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 For the first time ever, this study showed quantum tunnelling in these systems, allowing the H atoms bound to C atoms to explore relatively long distances at temperatures as low as those in interstitial clouds. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=804 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=804 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 A phenomenon of microphase separation, which appears as a novel fascinating confinement effect for fully miscible binary liquids. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=813 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=813 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 Release of SpinW3, an updated computational tool for simulating spin waves. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=814 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=814 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 This release contains the long awaited ability to visualise non orthogonal crystal systems correctly in the slice viewer. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=815 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=815 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 Neutron spectroscopy has enabled an international team to unravel quantum entanglement in a dimer of complex molecular qubits. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=818 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=818 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 Rechargeable lithium batteries with cathodes comprising nickel, manganese, and cobalt, are viewed as the most potent today. But they, too, have a limited lifespan. Why this happens and what can be done to alleviate the ensuing gradual loss of capacity has now been investigated in detail by a team of scientists using positrons at the Technical University of Munich TUM. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=819 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=819 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 Measurements on the Pelican time-of-flight spectrometer have contributed to a better understanding of the molecular geometry and magnetic properties of a prospective material for quantum computing. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=822 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=822 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 Small angle neutron scattering SANS at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering has confirmed that the strength of a type of supramolecular hydrogel can be increased by heating. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=831 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=831 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 An abrupt thermal spin transition has been investigated with a specially designed optical setup for neutron scattering to address the magnetic properties of the light-induced HS stat https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=833 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=833 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 Cobalt Defect Clusters Embedded in Titanium Oxide Films were studied with low-angle polarized neutron scattering with specular reflected beams. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=829 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=829 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a new chemical process that allows the efficient conversion of methane to methanol. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=837 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=837 Thu, 04 May 2017 Distortions of two valuable wooden figures from the beginning of the 18th century were examined with fast neutrons on the instrument NECTAR of the MLZ in Garching. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=840 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=840 Wed, 24 May 2017 Neutron scattering has revealed in unprecedented detail new insights into the exotic magnetic behavior of a material that, with a fuller understanding, could pave the way for quantum calculations. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=847 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=847 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 The instrument BioDiff at the MLZ has located with highest accuracy hydrogen atoms of various inhibitors when binding to the enzyme trypsin. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=843 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=843 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 Neutron reflectivity, alongside other imaging methods, has been used to study the properties of ultrathin PtCoPt films. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=846 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=846 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 Neutrons where used to test the Phonon-Liquid Electron-Crystal PLEC approach as a step towards developing better thermoelectric materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=844 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=844 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 Neutrons assist the exploration of a completely new set of topological insulating materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=845 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=845 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 With sponsorship from Tesla Motors, one Gold medal Canadian scientist is using neutron beams in the quest to reduce the cost of energy storage technologies. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=848 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=848 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 Recently, Michael Laa could clarify the possible function of an enigmatic impression in the braincase of the forerunners of mammals by means of neutron tomography at the instrument ANTARES of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=850 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=850 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 Thanks to a new material developed by researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and Empa, electrolysers are likely to become cheaper and more efficient in the future. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=851 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=851 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 Scientists from EPFL and PSI have shown experimentally, for the first time, a quantum phase transition in strontium copper borate. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=853 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=853 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 The correlation between spot welding and residual stress in boron steel was experimentally determined for the first time with neutron diffraction experiments conducted at the Institut Laue-Langevin ILL. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=852 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=852 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 Just how lupines draw water approaching their roots in soil has now for the first time been observed in three dimensions by a University of Potsdam team at the HZB-BER II neutron source in Berlin. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=854 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=854 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 One University of Calgary geoscientist is demonstrating how to use neutron beams to determine the manner in which the pores in shale deposits store oil and gas. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=885 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=885 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 Scientists are looking for an alternative superalloy as a gas turbine material. Lukas Karge studied a hot candidate for his PhD thesis with Dr. habil. Ralph Gilles at the MLZ. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=855 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=855 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 Using cold neutrons it is possible to examine the 3D internal structure of fossil teeth. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=860 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=860 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 Experiments performed at the Institut Laue-Langevin, using both ultracold neutrons at the instrument PF2 and neutron interferometry at S18, play a major role in testing the existence of chameleon fields. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=862 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=862 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 Neutron experiments conducted by the Institut Laue-Langevin ILL and CNRS researchers lead to a novel picture of thermal conductivity in complex materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=861 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=861 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 Mushroom pickers never reveal their places of discovery and neither for Dr. Matthias Rossbach. Instead, they have sent him the dried mushrooms they collected in Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Brandenburg, for scientific research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=858 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=858 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 Oil and gas pipeline safety standard practices have been influenced by a team of researchers, who use neutron beams to better understand stress and corrosion in pipeline steel. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=886 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=886 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 A Simon Fraser University chemist is making breakthroughs in understanding the materials that play a major role in the future of the Internet of Things. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=864 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=864 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 Scientists at the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory have performed neutron structural analysis of a vitamin B6-dependent protein, potentially opening avenues for new antibiotics and drugs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=867 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=867 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 The combination of several techniques helped define the raw materials and pigments used for the production and decoration of archaeological pottery fragments from the medieval ruins of the Agsu archaeological site in Azerbaijan. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=872 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=872 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 The structure of old fired-clay bricks has been investigated with neutrons. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=873 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=873 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 Evidence has been found that contradicts the basic theory of the exact role of zinc within boromolybdate glasses. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=874 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=874 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 Findings on Perylene structure open new routes for the design of organic electronics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=875 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=875 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 Casper Rutjes and Ute Ebert trace how our understanding of thunderstorm physics has evolved in recent decades and explain how neutron measurements could produce fresh insightsThe link between thunderstorm and neutron science is not an obvious one... https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=870 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=870 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 An international team of reserchers is exploring one way to make tumour-destroying heat treatment more applicable to different kinds of tumours. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=884 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=884 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 Using the MaNDi instrument, scientists at ORNL hope to better understand how bacteria containing enzymes called beta-lactamases resist the beta-lactam class of antibiotics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=879 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=879 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 The U.S. Department of Energys Ames Laboratory has discovered and described the existence of a unique disordered electron spin state in a metal that may provide a unique pathway to finding and studying frustrated magnets. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=882 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=882 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 A workhorse catalyst of vehicle exhaust systemsan oxygen sponge that can soak up oxygen from air and store it for later use in oxidation reactionsmay also be a hydrogen sponge. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=881 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=881 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 A new study sheds light on a unique enzyme that could provide an eco-friendly treatment for chlorite-contaminated water supplies and improve water quality worldwide. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=883 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=883 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 Researchers characterize the spin couplings in the prototypical single-molecule magnet Mn12 using an advanced neutron scattering technique. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=904 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=904 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 A Neutron study conducted at ILL gives a renewed picture of the Lindemann criterion. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=897 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=897 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 Neutron reflectometry has been used to improve our fundamental understanding of corrosion and corrosion inhibitors. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=903 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=903 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 Researchers from Jlich, Garching, Georgia, and France have developed a new method in neutron research with which any deformation of cell membranes can be detected better than before. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=891 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=891 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 Neutron diffraction experiments at the ILL provide deeper understanding of materials with structures comprising multiple metal elements. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=899 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=899 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 Memorial University physicists are using neutron beams to shed light on the molecular behaviours that are fundamental to the inner workings of living cells. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=900 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=900 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 A research team at the HZB has precisely characterised for the first time the various types of defects in kesterite semiconductors. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=894 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=894 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 Nicholas Leister and his supervisor Dr. Xiaosong Li examined different meteorites in their elemental composition after the samples had previously been irradiated at the FRMII. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=905 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=905 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 ORNL scientists used neutrons to understand how water flows through fractured rock. Their results help improve models for drilling, hydraulic fracturing and underground storage of carbon dioxide https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=906 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=906 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 Neutron scattering was used for studying magnetic behavior in a material called alpha-ruthenium trichloride. The results may have implications for quantum computing. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=907 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=907 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 researchers have discovered the atomic mechanisms that give the unusual material yttrium manganite YMnO3 its rare electromagnetic properties. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=908 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=908 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 A team of researchers from the University of South Carolina is using neutrons to develop more durable and efficient materials called waste forms for safely storing hazardous substances. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=909 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=909 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 By exploiting the properties of neutrons to probe electrons in a metal, a team of researchers has gained new insight into the behavior of correlated electron systems. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=911 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=911 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 Researchers have observed the structure of a functional p7 protein within its native environment for the first time using reflected neutrons. The observed mechanisms will help future drug development. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=912 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=912 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 Smart photovoltaic windows represent a promising green technology featuring tunable transparency and electrical power generation under external stimuli to control the light transmission and manage the solar energy. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-017-0006-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-017-0006-0 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 Jlich scientist Nikolaos Biniskos together with his colleagues in a Franco-German research team has gained new insights into the inverse magnetocaloric effect with the help of neutron scattering studies. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=936 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=936 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 For the first time a team of researchers have discovered with the help of neutrons at the instrument SANS-1 two different phases of magnetic skyrmions in a single material. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=963 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=963 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Neutron scattering has enabled scientists at Forschungszentrum Jlich to detect the formation of droplets in supercritical carbon dioxide at high pressure. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=962 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=962 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 Researchers have been using neutrons to explore the complex outer surfaces of the bacterium Escherichia Coli E.coli, and they have revealed in the process, with great precision and detail, how such bacteria interact with their surroundings. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=982 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=982 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 Searching for solutions to supersonic fluid flow behavior, researchers from the University of TennesseeKnoxville, and the US Air Force are using neutron radiography at the Department of Energys DOEs Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL. The team says a better understanding of spray dynamics will lead to improved fuel injector designs for the aeronautic and automotive industries as well as other spray-related applications used in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=985 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=985 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 A combination of high performance computing and neutron scattering is a powerful tool of discovery for new materials that improve our quality of life and respect the environment. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=981 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=981 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 Physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz JGU have recently succeeded in observing parity violation in ytterbium atoms with different numbers of neutrons. The initial effect of the measurements is to confirm the predictions of the Standard Model of particle physics that atoms with different numbers of neutrons would demonstrate parity violation. The research was published in the Nature Physics journal. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=980 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=980 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 Engineers from Duke University are using cold lower- energy neutron scattering techniques at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL to study the vibrational motions of atoms, called phonons, which is how heat propagates through thermoelectric materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=984 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=984 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 Quasielastic neutron scattering experiments under a high pressure of 0.8 GPa were conducted at ILL to measure the translational diffusion of methane molecules at the interface of clathrate structures I and II. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=898 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=898 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 An international team of physicists has developed a breakthrough method to calculate the exact point at which atomic nuclei become unstable. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=896 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=896 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jlich and University College London have now demonstrated for the first time that despite high concentration levels, proteins do not clump together in nanocavities of porous silicon dioxide, but instead behave like a fluid. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=993 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=993 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 An international research team led by the University of Liverpool and McMaster University has made a significant breakthrough in the search for new states of matter.In a study published in the journal Nature Physics, researchers show that the perovskite-related metal oxide, TbInO3, exhibits a quantum spin liquid state, a long-sought-after and unusual state of matter. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1003 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1003 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 An HZB team with neutron experiments at the BER II in Berlin and at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble has clarified what happens on the surface of the silicon anode during charging and which processes reduce the capacitance. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1001 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1001 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 If youre looking for a liquid to study with neutron scattering, lemon liqueur probably isnt your first thought. But, for Dr. Leonardo Chiappisi, a researcher at the Institut Laue-Langevin ILL, France and the Technical University of Berlin TU Berlin, it was an obvious choice. Im originally from Sicily, he jokes, and limoncello is the best thing to help liven up a dinner. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1000 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1000 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 New clues about the molecular nature of Alzheimers disease.Alzheimers disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that affects memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities. One of the hallmarks of the disease is the presence of amyloid plaques which accumulate between nerve cells in the brain.Researchers have used neutron experiments to explore the toxic effect of amyloid species that arise during amyloid plaque formation. They found that these species caused increased rigidity in membrane model systems and that certain proteins can inhibit both the aggregation process and its effect on the membrane. This led to a recent publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1014 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1014 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 Direct observations of the structure and catalytic mechanism of a prototypical kinase enzymeprotein kinase A or PKAwill provide researchers and drug developers with significantly enhanced abilities to understand and treat fatal diseases and neurological disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1015 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1015 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of fluorine. In toothpaste, Teflon, LEDs and medications, it shows its sunny side but elemental fluorine is extremely aggressive and highly toxic. Attempts to determine the crystal structure of solid fluorine using X-rays ended with explosions 50 years ago. A research team has now clarified the actual structure of the fluorine using neutrons from the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source FRM II. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1013 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1013 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 In a landmark experiment at the Accelerator Laboratory of the Department of Physics JYFL-ACCLAB at University of Jyvskyl, a beam of the short-lived nuclide 85As was produced through nuclear fission. The research group was successful in testing the modular neutron spectrometer MONSTER at JYFL-ACCLAB, a new detector array built by an international collaboration with groups from CIEMAT Spain, VECC India, JYFLHIP Finland, IFIC Spain, and UPC Spain. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1018 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1018 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 Researchers investigate new interactions between gold nanoparticles and cell membranes. Gold nanoparticles have a range of biomedical applications and are an important tool for drug delivery. Factors such as temperature and membrane charge are revealed to play a key role findings that will help scientists better predict how gold nanoparticles behave within the body. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1019 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1019 Wed, 08 May 2019 Precise measurements at the ILL of beta asymmetry rule out neutron decay into exotic dark matter particles.Last year, scientists became rather excited when they thought they might have found evidence for the production of dark matter particles from experiments measuring the lifetime of the neutron one of the two constituents of the atomic nucleus the other is the proton. The neutron is generally stable when bound in atomic nuclei, but in the free state it lasts for just under 15 minutes. Two different kinds of neutron experiments had come up with considerably different lifetimes, and researchers thought that the anomaly might be due to the decay to a dark matter particle contributing to one type of experiment but not to the other. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1020 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1020 Wed, 08 May 2019 For the past 25 years, scientists have been developing fluorescent proteins for bioimaging. Today their diversity covers nearly the whole visible spectrum, including blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red, far-red and near infrared, allowing scientists to produce detailed images of various proteins localization within live cells using multicolour labelling.A team of researchers at Institut LaueLangevin ILL have used neutron scattering experiments to study a family of fluorescent proteins called Cyan Fluorescent Proteins CFPs. CFPs are very useful tools for bioimaging as they can be used to produce pictures of live cells - if the CFP is used as a fusion protein, it can reveal information about protein location, and if used as part of a biosensor, it can report on the evolution of various cell parameters pH, calcium concentration says Dr Judith Peters, scientist at ILL and professor at Universit Grenoble Alpes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1021 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1021 Wed, 08 May 2019 Scientists from Delft University of Technology and Unilever have designed the first shear cell that can be used for testing food samples in both neutron and X-ray scattering experiments. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1022 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1022 Thu, 09 May 2019 A conversion that happens inside a hydrogen molecule has been studied with an unprecedented level of detail, giving an insight into how this conversion can be maximised, with implications for neutron sources, engineering and industry. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1023 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1023 Fri, 10 May 2019 Today, in a collaboration financed by Germanys Federal Ministry of Research, the ILL and the Friedrich-Alexander University FAU Erlangen-Nrnberg have taken a major stride towards the construction of a GaAs-based backscattering spectrometer. The result is a drop in energy resolution to several tens of nano-eV, nearly an order of magnitude better than could ever be attained with silicon crystals. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1024 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1024 Wed, 15 May 2019 Scientists have used neutron scattering to identify the secret to a metal-organic frameworks MOF ability to efficiently convert chemicals, through a process called catalysis, into new substances. By probing a material known as MOF-808-SO4, the team discovered molecular behavior that causes the catalyst to become less acidic, which could slow down the catalytic process vital in making products such as plastics, fragrances, cosmetics, flame retardants and solvents. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1026 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1026 Fri, 17 May 2019 During this process of understanding what limits proton conduction in existing materials, we hope to also discover some new physics, Ganesh said. Its all related to underlying atomistic mechanisms.To validate the computational results, members of the team conducted a series of complementary experiments that employed pulsed laser deposition, scanning transmission electron microscopy, time-resolved Kelvin probe force microscopy, and atom probe tomography techniques at CNMS, as well as neutron scattering at the Spallation Neutron Source SNS. CNMS, SNS, and the OLCF are all DOE Office of Science User Facilities located at ORNL. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1027 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1027 Sun, 19 May 2019 Exactly how that process works at the microscopic level is not well understood.Answering this question could have a big impact on both plant ecology and agriculture, which is why professors Kathryn and Jonathan Morris from Xavier University are using neutron scattering at the Department of Energys DOEs Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL to observe firsthand how these info-chemicals travel along tiny, pipe-like networks called fungal hyphae. Whether the messages move passively along the outside of those fungal networks or the fungi deliberately locate and absorb info-chemicals for transportation remains unclear. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1028 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1028 Mon, 20 May 2019 Lithium has a large absorption coefficient for neutrons, which means that neutrons passing through a material are highly sensitive to its lithium concentrations, said Ziyang Nie, lead author and graduate student in Koenigs group. We demonstrated we could use neutron radiographs to track in situ lithiation in thin and thick metal oxide cathodes inside battery cells. Because neutrons are highly penetrating, we did not have to build custom cells for the analysis and were able to track the lithium across the entire active region containing both electrodes and electrolyte. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1029 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1029 Tue, 21 May 2019 The team conducted quasi-elastic neutron scattering QENS at ORNL and nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopy at PNNL. Used together, QENS and NMR spectroscopy can provide alternate perspectives on the way atoms reorient and spread throughout a solution. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1030 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1030 Wed, 22 May 2019 Neutrons are ideal for this experiment because they offer researchers an excellent view of matter at the micron scale, which is perfect for investigating chocolates microstructure. And, because neutrons and x-rays complement each other, neutrons are a valuable tool for verifying the results obtained via x-ray scattering at Argonne. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1031 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1031 Wed, 22 May 2019 Solar hydrogen can be produced from water and light in a process called photocatalytic water-splitting and could help to mitigate the impact of climate change, as no fossil fuels are used in its production. It then can be used as a renewable, environmentally friendly energy carrier, such as in hydrogen fuel cells. Nonetheless, it has proved a major scientific challenge to scale-up photocatalytic water-splitting to a stage where it could viably be used to produce hydrogen in enough quantities to revolutionise clean energy. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1032 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1032 Thu, 30 May 2019 American, Chinese and German scientists have found tiny distortions among the otherwise symmetrical atomic order of an iron pnictide superconductor with measurements at the triple axes spectrometer TRISP. They have thus come closer to superconductivity at higher temperatures. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1033 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1033 Fri, 31 May 2019 American, Chinese and German scientists have found tiny distortions among the otherwise symmetrical atomic order of an iron pnictide superconductor with measurements at the triple axes spectrometer TRISP. They have thus come closer to superconductivity at higher temperatures. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1033 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1033 Fri, 31 May 2019 An ORNL-led teams observation of certain crystalline ice phases challenges accepted theories about super-cooled water and non-crystalline ice. Their findings, reported in the journal Nature, will also lead to better understanding of ice and its various phases found on other planets, moons and elsewhere in space. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1034 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1034 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 Graduate student Tong Chen spent weeks creating samples to test in neutron scattering beams. About 20 to 30 1-millimeter squares of iron selenide had to be aligned and glued in place atop each crystal of barium iron arsenide. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1035 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1035 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 Neutrons are good probes of materials like polymer gels, largely because of their sensitivity to hydrogen and its isotope, deuterium. Using a unique technique known as contrast matching, researchers replaced some of the hydrogen atoms in the gel with deuterium, which allowed specific structural components to be highlighted by the neutrons. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1036 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1036 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 Neutron experiments prove that multi-layered functional coatings can be prepared with a simple, single step procedure. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1037 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1037 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 Marialucia Longo and Tobias Schrader at the Jlich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS based at FRM II in Garching, Germany have been designing and testing a crystallization chamber to grow large protein crystals. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1038 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1038 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 Here, the samples are irradiated with cold neutrons. Following the neutron capture, the atomic nuclei of the chemical elements emit characteristic gamma rays. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1039 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1039 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 By adding the new information collected via solution neutron scattering to other data from solution X-ray scattering and NMR spectroscopy, the NIST-Maryland group hopes to get a more comprehensive picture of DNA and RNA structures, as well as to expand avenues for defining molecular structures with neutron-based techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1040 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1040 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 Scientists from The University of Sheffield are studying the layered structure of highly efficient organic thin films for cheaper, more environmentally friendly, solar energy technologies. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1044 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1044 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 The unique properties of neutrons have enabled the study of potential fuel cell materials to understand the transport of oxygen within them and the contribution of ionic charge carriers to the total electrical conductivity. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1045 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1045 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 It was ORNLs world-class neutron sources that drew Johs to the laboratory. He had experienced how powerful a tool neutrons could be while working on his doctorate in biophysics at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, where he studied the structure of apolipoprotein B100, a central component in low density lipoprotein, often called bad cholesterol. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1046 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1046 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 Faster image acquisition captures water exchange dynamics between roots and soil, could be useful for studying hydraulic fracturing and lithium batteries https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1051 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1051 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 An international team led by New Zealand food scientists at the Riddet Institute has used neutron scattering techniques to characterise the structure of an oil-in-water emulsion commonly used in foods, such as milk, cream, salad dressings and sauces. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1058 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1058 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 Techniques for observing concrete as it sets could facilitate the development of new cements. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1059 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1059 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 One in three people cannot access clean drinking water 1. Moringa seed extracts have been used of centuries to help purify water in regions where clean water is not available.Researchers have used neutrons and X-rays to identify and characterise key proteins underlying the unique water purification properties of Moringa seeds. This information may allow better exploitation of this abundant resource. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1060 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1060 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 The accumulation of undesired biomaterials onto surfaces biofouling is a problem in both industry and healthcare1. One of three main paths in marine anti-fouling involves hydrophilic materials that bind water strongly 2. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1061 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1061 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 From tires to clothes to shampoo, many ubiquitous products are made with polymers, large chain-like molecules made of smaller sub-units, called monomers, bonded together. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Delaware and University of Pennsylvania, with primary support from the U.S. Department of Energy Biomolecular Materials Program, has created a new fundamental unit of polymers that could usher in a new era of materials discovery. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1062 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1062 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 How pure do atoms vibrate in a metal Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research and the Technical University of Munich TUM have investigated this question with the help of neutrons and theoretical calculations. Their results, which also have effects on the calculation of thermal conductivities, have now been published in the renowned journal Physical Review Letters. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1063 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1063 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 The primary protein comprising silk is fibroin, and in the last century, it has been intensely studied for a variety of advanced applications beyond luxurious fabrics. Some of the most exciting current research is exploring the potential of this protein in a range of applications using neutrons. Research that is taking place at the Institut Laue-LangevinILL, the worlds flagship neutron science facility. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1064 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1064 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 A breakthrough in understanding how the quasi-particles known as magnetic monopoles behave could lead to the development of new technologies to replace electric charges. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1065 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1065 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 An international team of scientists, led by the University of Manchester, has developed a metal-organic framework, or MOF, material that provides a selective, fully reversible and repeatable capability to capture a toxic air pollutant, nitrogen dioxide, produced by combusting diesel and other fossil fuels. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1067 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1067 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 Researchers led by the University of Manchester have designed a catalyst that converts biomass into fuel sources with remarkably high efficiency and offers new possibilities for manufacturing advanced renewable materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1069 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1069 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 Drinkers will soon be cheering all the way to the bar thanks to a team of scientists who have taken a big step forward in solving the puzzle of how to make the perfect head of beer.Lead researcher Dr Richard Campbell from The University of Manchester says his findings solve a long-standing mystery related to the lifetime of foams. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1071 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1071 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 A team from the University of Manchester, ISIS and Syngenta, have been using a combination of analytical techniques in order to study the efficiency of pesticides in the development of agri-sprays, which are commonly used in the agricultural industry. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1070 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1070 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material are much more tightly spaced than had been predicted for decadesa feature that could possibly facilitate superconductivity at or near room temperature and pressure. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1077 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1077 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 Artificial membranes have been used for small- and large-scale industrial processes since the middle of the twentieth century, yet their inefficiency can make some processes relatively slow and expensive. Scientists have long sought to develop synthetic membranes that could match the selectivity and high-speed transport offered by their natural counterparts. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1078 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1078 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 Freeze drying has provided us with tasty dried fruits in muesli, long-life yoghurt cultures and many other important products. For the first time, using neutron beams from the Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz FRM II research neutron source, a team of scientists has now been able to show us the drying process in detail. The process engineering has thus gained a method of testing theoretical models in practice. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1080 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1080 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Artwork does not last forever. This is particularly true for paintings, which are appreciated for their visual appearance, but inevitably deteriorate through physical processes such as the deposition of air-borne dust and soot, oxidation, and attack by free radicals. As a result, after 50 to 100 years, a once-colourful painting that was exposed to city air may have become uniformly brown, or black, or white, and its protective varnish may have become opaque, cracked and irregular. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1082 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1082 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 An international research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong CityU has recently discovered that high-entropy alloys HEAs exhibit exceptional mechanical properties at ultra-low temperatures due to the coexistence of multiple deformation mechanisms. Their discovery may hold the key to designing new structural materials for applications at low temperatures. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1086 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1086 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 The Swiss Federal Council already elected him as PSIs new Director last November. On 1 April, Christian Regg took over the helm at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in difficult times. The coronavirus pandemic is also a challenge for large organisations and employers like PSI. However, PSIs unique research facilities also offer opportunities for researching the virus and thus finding ways to combat it. Regg reveals his plans for the future of the Institute here. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1089 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1089 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 As with HIV before it, Europes advanced neutron sources will make an essential contribution to the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1087 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1087 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 Scientists seek to use quantum materials those that have correlated order at the subatomic level for electronic devices, quantum computers, and superconductors. Quantum materials owe many of their properties to the physics that is occurring on the smallest scales, physics that is fully quantum mechanical. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1088 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1088 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 The magnetic transition of troilite causes instabilities in the space metals structure that transforms it from a conductor to an insulator. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1091 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1091 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 Spinels are oxides with chemical formulas of the type AB2O4, where A is a divalent metal cation positive ion, B is a trivalent metal cation, and O is oxygen. Spinels are valued for their beauty, which derives from the molecules spatial configurations, but spinels in which the trivalent cation B consists of the element chrome Cr are interesting for a reason that has nothing to do with aesthetics: They have magnetic properties with an abundance of potential technological applications. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1092 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1092 Tue, 05 May 2020 Spin ice is a recently discovered state of matter, made of a macroscopic landscape of degenerate magnetic configurations due to the conjunction of strong Ising moments, frustrated network connectivity and ferromagnetic interactions. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1093 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1093 Thu, 21 May 2020 Hydrogen as an energy carrier will play an important role in the energy turnaround. But to produce it from water in a CO2-neutral way by electrolysis, it needs a lot of electricity. Neutrons help to study materials that can reduce the electricity consumption in this reaction. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1095 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1095 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 The synthesis of stable and cost-effective new materials is paramount for the development of advanced technologies. At the same time, new and exciting insights can be made about material properties to better inform their development in the future. In a new study published in Carbon, researchers from the Institut Laue Langevin ILL together with colleagues from Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, and research centres around Europe used instruments at the ILL to test a new carbon-based material, named D-96-7, and found exciting diffusion capabilities that may have applications in the world of sustainable energy provision. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Aluminum blanks cannot be produced without residual stress. This means that the material warps during subsequent machining, which leads to inaccuracies. This is particularly problematic in delicate applications, such as aircraft construction. Neutron measurements at the MLZ showed that a new process is capable of reducing residual stresses almost completely. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1098 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1098 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 When ultrafine magnetic particles are exposed to an external magnetic field, their magnetic core grows in a previously unexpected way. This was observed by a team of scientists from the University of Cologne UoC, Forschungszentrum Jlich and the Institut Laue-Langevin, by employing polarized neutron scattering. The study Field-Dependence of Magnetic Disorder in Nanoparticles has been published in the journal Physical Review X. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1100 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1100 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 Pick your poison. It can be deadly for good reasons such as protecting crops from harmful insects or fighting parasite infection as medicineor for evil as a weapon for bioterrorism. Or, in extremely diluted amounts, it can be used to enhance beauty. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1101 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1101 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 Protein aggregation into amyloid superstructures is the molecular manifestation of a large variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons. Evidence is increasing that transient on-pathway oligomers are actually the toxic species, such that time-resolved monitoring of protein aggregation is highly desirable. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1102 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1102 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 A UCLA-led team that discovered the first intrinsic ferromagnetic topological insulator a quantum material that could revolutionize next-generation electronics used neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help verify their finding. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1103 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1103 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 Supercapacitors are up-and-coming, energy storage devices, often used to store energy from renewable energy sources like wind turbines where power is intermittent. They combine the best of batteries and traditional capacitors like batteries, they are able to store lots of energy but are faster to charge and are not made from toxic materials, and like capacitors, charge is accumulated through the adsorption and desorption of ions from an electrolyte on the surface of an electrode, which also makes it lightweight and low cost. Getting this right is important as wind farms now provide 14 of the European Unions power https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1104 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1104 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 Scientists at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ use imaging techniques with neutrons to study specially bonded steel components. With their results they can improve the welding process for oil and gas pipelines and turbines. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1105 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1105 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 It is very hard to take a photo of a hummingbird flapping its wings 50 times per second. The exposure time has to be much shorter than the characteristic time scale of the wing beat, otherwise you will only see a colorful blur. A similar problem is encountered in solid-state physics, where the aim is to determine the magnetic properties of a material. The magnetic moment at a certain location can change very quickly. Therefore, researchers require measuring methods that are fast enough to resolve these fluctuations. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1107 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1107 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 The world of physics is in uproar as a Hungarian team is said to have discovered a yet unknown particle with puzzling properties. This would not only go beyond the current understanding of physics but also bring in reach a decades-long dream in physics: An approach to dark matter. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1108 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1108 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the disease COVID-19, is infecting the world at a rapid rate. Understanding how this infection works at the molecular level could help experts discover ways to moderate or stop the spread. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Materials scientists at Duke University have uncovered an atomic mechanism that makes certain thermoelectric materials incredibly efficient near high-temperature phase transitions. The information will help fill critical knowledge gaps in the computational modeling of such materials, potentially allowing researchers to discover new and better options for technologies that rely on transforming heat into electricity. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1110 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1110 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 Nanoscale vortices known as skyrmions can be created in many magnetic materials. For the first time, researchers at PSI have managed to create and identify antiferromagnetic skyrmions with a unique property: critical elements inside them are arranged in opposing directions. Scientists have succeeded in visualising this phenomenon using neutron scattering. Their discovery is a major step towards developing potential new applications, such as more efficient computers. The results of the research are published today in the journal Nature. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1111 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1111 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 The cell membrane, the wall-like boundary between the cell interior and its outside environment, is primarily made up of two kinds of biomolecules: lipids and proteins. Different lipid species closely pack together to form a double layer, or bilayer, the membranes fundamental structure, while proteins are embedded within or attached to the bilayer. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1112 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1112 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 Boron neutron capture therapy BNCT, a technique that deposits highly targeted radiation into tumour cells, was first investigated as a cancer treatment back in the 1950s. But the field remains small, with only 1700 to 1800 patients treated to date worldwide. This may be about to change. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1113 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1113 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 During the second reactor cycle in 2020, the ThALES team and SCICS at ILL in Grenoble, France commissioned and tested a self-learning algorithm developed by the CAMERA team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley Lab. For the first time, an algorithm took control over the measurement process, without human intervention. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1115 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1115 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 The Analytical Research Infrastructures of Europe ARIE joins cross-border, multidisciplinary forces to offer Europe a strong and effective weapon against the current COVID-19 challenge and other potential viral and microbial threats. The MLZ is represented by Dr. Astrid Schneidewind from Forschungszentrum Jlich, who heads the working group Adaptation to climate change, including societal transformation. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1116 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1116 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 Understanding, manipulating and exploiting the intriguing magnetic behaviour of a synthetic crystalline material called yttrium iron garnet YIG could open the door to the next, advanced generation of communication and information-processing devices. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1118 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1118 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is one of the most abundant organic compounds on Earth. Like other fossil fuels, it can be captured, stored, and used for heating buildings, powering natural gas vehicles, cooking food, and in many industrial processes. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1117 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1117 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 To better understand how the novel coronavirus behaves and how it can be stopped, scientists have completed a three-dimensional map that reveals the location of every atom in an enzyme molecule critical to SARS-CoV-2 reproduction. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1121 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1121 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 Nine seconds. An eternity in some scientific experiments; an unimaginably small amount in the grand scheme of the universe. And just long enough to confound nuclear physicists studying the lifetime of the neutron. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1120 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1120 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 They look like microscopic bottle brushes: Polymers with a spine and tufts of side arms. This molecular design gives them unusual abilities: For example, they can bind active ingredients and release them again when the temperature changes. With the help of neutrons at the MLZ, a research team from the Technical University of Munich TUM has now succeeded to unveil the changes in the internal structure in course of the process. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1122 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1122 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 Portuguese scientists have analyzed lichens from areas with traditional charcoal production for the first time with the help of the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz FRM II of the Technical University of Munich TUM. Lichens located near areas of charcoal production contained more than twice the concentration of phosphorus, which is generated during the combustion process. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1123 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1123 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 Recent experiments jointly conducted at the Institut Laue-Langevin ILL alongside three other laboratories around the world have revealed a surprisingly complex landscape of three different coexisting shapes in 64 Ni, a semi-magic nucleus thought to be purely spherical up to now. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1124 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1124 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 East Tennessee occupies a special place in nuclear history. In 1943, the worlds first continuously operating reactor began operating on land that would become the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1125 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1125 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 The crystalline solid BaTiS3 barium titanium sulfide is terrible at conducting heat, and it turns out that a wayward titanium atom that exists in two places at the same time is to blame. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1126 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1126 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 Batteries contain chemicals that store and release electrical energy at relatively slow rates compared to capacitors, which are often used in applications requiring power to be delivered rapidly. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1127 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1127 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute and the Department of Chemistry at University of Copenhagen, have recently designed a porous polymer aiming for the capture of small molecules. Ammonia is a toxic gas widely used as a reagent in industrial processes or resulting from agricultural activities, causing irritation in the throat, eye damage and even death to humans. Being able to capture it with this new method could have huge health benefits. The result is now published in ACS Applied Materials Interfaces. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1128 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1128 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 In the quest for advanced vehicles with higher energy efficiency and ultra-low emissions, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are accelerating a research engine that gives scientists and engineers an unprecedented view inside the atomic-level workings of combustion engines in real time. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1129 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1129 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 ANSTO contributed to a large international collaboration on advanced sodium ion batteries led by French researchers, which provides a direction for the design of high-performing sodium ion electrodes. Advanced sodium ion batteries could be used for large scale energy storage https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1131 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1131 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 Identifying, understanding, and predicting fundamental magnetic interactions in materials is an essential step toward their utilization in novel devices. One of these basic interactions is the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction DMI, a type of coupling between neighbouring spins that tilts them slightly when they would otherwise tend to align. Although this DMI-induced canting is usually modest, it can lead to small net magnetic moments in weak ferromagnets and its direction has a significant impact on spintronic applications and topological materials. In a current paper in Physical Review X, an international team of researchers led by neutron scientists from Forschungszentrum Jlich and RWTH Aachen University present polarized neutron diffraction PND as an efficient technique for determining the absolute direction of the DMI in bulk materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1136 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1136 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 Scientists from Jlich, together with colleagues from Germany, France and China, have discovered a new property in quantum materials offering great potential for novel technical applications. It took the 17-member team a considerable amount of dedicated effort to synthesize and characterize so-called two-dimensional materials, that could one day take on a wide variety of functions in atomically thin circuits based on the future technology of magnonics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1138 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=1138 Mon, 13 Sep 2021