Excessive stress in a material can lead to fatigue, often rendering it unusable. To prevent this, researchers have investigated a particularly composite at MLZ’s Material Science Lab.
© FRM II / TUM

From smartphone sensors that aid in antimatter research to additive manufacturing for the removal of space debris: The new 2025 Annual Science Report is now online!
© Laura Richter, FRM II / TUM

Measuring, experimenting and discovering for themselves: on Girls’ Day, 14 girls gained an insight into a career as a scientist at FRM II.
© Laura Richter, FRM II / TUM

Self-healing hydrogels: How flexible polymer chains repair cracks and create stable structures
© generated with AI, Gemini and Tobias Hase

From defect analysis in semiconductors using positrons to cancer therapy using neutrons: Research at the MLZ receives 7.6 million euros in funding from the BMFTR.
© Astrid Eckert, FRM II / TUM

Neutron research shows that the microstructure of solvents influences nanomaterials more strongly than previously assumed.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM

Proteins from green biomass open up new avenues for sustainable plant-based foods
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM and Karin Jähne / Adobe Stock

TÜV NORD supports PhD student Liliana Quintero Zambrano's research into molten salt for climate-friendly reactors
© Laura Richter, TUM/FRM II

Why corals bleach - Neutrons from FRM II help investigate the processes involved in coral death
© generated with AI, Gemini, edited by Reiner Müller, FRM II / TUM

From pacemakers to dentures – a research team involving the MLZ has investigated how medical implants can be made more stable and durable.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM

Simple rules, powerful insights: neutrons decode eye-lens proteins and age-related disease.
© Wenzel Schürmann/TUM

New magnetic materials open up promising prospects for next-generation electronics.
© Yixi Su / JCNS

TUM commits to nuclear research: Christian Reiter becomes Professor of Applied Nuclear Technology.
© Christoph Leonhardt, InAlpinus Design

Neutrons instead of alchemy – tracing elements at the Deutsches Museum
© Anke Görg, FRM II / TUM

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MLZ - Neutrons for Research and Innovation

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

19.05.2026

International Conference on Neutrons in Heritage Science (Conference)

01.06.2026

SANS in Soft Matter: From Principles to a Case Study (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

15.06.2026

Neutrons and Food 8 (Conference)

06.07.2026

MLZ Conference 2026: Neutrons for Future Health (Conference)

03.09.2026

TUM-Expertenforum 2026 (Industry event)

05.09.2026

International Workshop on Slow Positron Beam Techniques and Applications - SLOPOS17 organized by the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (Workshop)

02.12.2026

MLZ User Meeting 2026 (Conference)

10.09.2028

21st International Conference on Positron Annihilation (Conference)

News

Christian Moser, environmental policy spokesperson for the CSU regional group in the Bundestag and Member of Parliament for the Freising constituency, has now visited FRM II. During the tour, Christian Moser…

Excessive stress in a material can lead to fatigue, often rendering it unusable. To prevent this, researchers have investigated a particularly promising composite at MLZ’s Material Science Lab.

Measuring, experimenting and discovering for themselves: on Girls’ Day, 14 girls looked into the reactor pool at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), tested the glove box in the chemistry…