Dr Theresia Heiden-Hecht and Dr Tobias Neuwirth from the MLZ receive awards by the Komitee Forschung mit Neutronen (KFN).
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM

How can non-destructive testing methods enable more sustainable production?
© Laura Richter, FRM II / TUM

Instrument scientist Dr Alexandros Koutsioumpas works on the MARIA neutron reflectometer and a tractor with one person on board is driving across a field and ploughing the soil — New research has revealed how soil bacteria activate the immune defences of plants.
© Wenzel Schuermann / TUM and Pixabay, PublicDomainImages

Prof. Andreas Meyer will take over from Prof. Christian Pfleiderer as Scientific Director of FRM II on 1 October.
© Laura Richter, FRM II / TUM; Astrid Eckert, TUM

Multitasking between helium and magnets: Our sample environment team visited the PSI.
© PSI

The children from the Nachbarschaftshilfe Garching have lots of questions: How many neutrons can fit on a football pitch? And how can a train float upside down?
© Esther Schmid, FRM II / TUM

Researchers have used neutrons to observe the breakdown of PET by bacterial enzymes – which could enable plastic to be recycled more quickly.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM and (created using AI, edited by) Reiner Müller, FRM II / TUM

At the MLZ conference ‘Neutrons for Future Health’, new approaches to cancer treatments, medicines and bio-inspired materials were discussed.
© Iris Köhler, Forschungszentrum Jülich

Together with VARTA AG and BASF, international researchers including the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum have tracked what happens to lithium inside large, industry-relevant battery cells as they age.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM and Andreas Heddergott, TUM

New research consortium: Testing materials for fusion power plants
© Laura Richter, FRM II/TUM

Around 80 specialists from the fields of neutron and food research gathered in Garching for the eighth edition of the ‘Neutrons & Food’ conference. The focus was on fostering cross-disciplinary exchange between the two fields.
© Iris Köhler, Forschungszentrum Jülich

A mammalian ancestor with hardly any whiskers – a potential disadvantage in the struggle for survival?
© Márcio L. Castro, Medina et al. (2025)

How battery electrolytes behave when you warm them up
© Reiner Müller, FRM II / TUM

Learn more about us.
© Andreas Heddergott, FRM II / TUM

Forschungs-Neutronenquelle
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)

The Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) is a Corporate Research Center of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) located on the premises of the modern research campus in Garching. Here, neutrons and positrons enable a wide range of applications in research, industry and medicine: from developing new technologies, such as batteries for electric cars, to precise anti-cancer drugs.

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Events

03.10.2026

Open Day and Maustag (Public event)

12.10.2026

Kick-off meeting (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

19.10.2026

Marvel Fusion GmbH (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

21.10.2026

ML-Reflectometry workshop (DEVA Workshop)

26.10.2026

ESS (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

02.12.2026

MLZ User Meeting 2026 (Conference)

04.12.2026

Takin Workshop (DEVA Workshop)

10.09.2028

21st International Conference on Positron Annihilation (Conference)

News

Dr Theresia Heiden-Hecht and Dr Tobias Neuwirth from the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) were honoured at the SNIB2026 conference in Hamburg on 10 September 2026 with awards from the Committee Research with…

How can non-destructive testing methods help to use materials more efficiently, increase product longevity, and accelerate the circular economy? At the 10th TUM Expert Forum on 3 September 2026, experts from…

Neutrons from the MLZ’s MARIA magnetic reflectometer for large incident angles have helped elucidate a mechanism by which plants activate their immune defences. These findings can be used to develop bio-based…