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In a live stream and in person at the Deutsches Museum as part of the ‘Science for Everyone’ series, Dr Christian Stieghorst demonstrated how neutrons are used for elemental analysis at the FRM II. Under the title ‘(No) Alchemy with Neutrons – On the Traces of the Elements’ he inspired around 180… [read more]

A material that repairs itself after tearing – sounds like science fiction, but it is already being used in the form of hydrogels for wound healing and in agriculture. Researchers at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) have used neutrons to investigate how these self-healing polymers are… [read more]

From defect analysis in semiconductors with positrons to cancer therapy with neutrons: ten research projects at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) are receiving funding of around 7.6 million euros from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). [read more]

Nanoparticles have become an integral part of our everyday lives: they are found in medicines, catalysts, paints, and high-tech materials. Traditionally, solvents have been treated as a uniform background. A new study shows that solvents play a far more active role at the nanoscale than predicted. [read more]

The food industry is increasingly focusing on sustainable products. Proteins from green biomass are a promising option, as a research team involving the MLZ has discovered. These can be used, for example, as stabilisers in emulsions, such as in plant-based alternatives to yogurt, milk, ice cream, or… [read more]

On a Saturday, 13 dogs pant around the cooling towers of FRM II, sniffing around the staircase next to the nuclear egg. What at first glance looks like a controlled mass dog walk has a meaningful purpose: the BRH Rettungshundestaffel Erdinger Moos e.V. (BRH Rescue Dog Unit Erdinger Moos) is… [read more]

In the future, liquid molten salts could contribute to more efficient, climate-friendly energy generation. At FRM II, PhD student Liliana Quintero Zambrano is researching the use of liquid salt as a cooling and heat transfer medium in new reactor designs. The project is funded by TÜV NORD. [read more]

Rising sea temperatures are causing coral reefs around the world to bleach. For the first time, a research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated the biological processes behind coral bleaching directly in living… [read more]

Whether used to treat bone fractures, replace teeth or act as pacemakers, metallic implants have become an irreplaceable part of modern medicine. They must remain stable while integrating with surrounding tissue. A new avenue being explored in the field of biological implants is designing… [read more]