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11.01.2016 Physicists of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Centre and the Technical University of Munich have shown the enormous benefits of the Positron annihilation induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy (PAES) in the exploration of surfaces. PAES is a newly developed method for the study of surfaces which… [read more]

16.12.2015 Students can immediately apply for the MaMaSELF Master program that starts in 2016. The deadline for non-EU students ends on January 31, 2016; EU students have time until February 28, 2016. All, that do not require scholarship, must apply before April 30, 2016. The two-year Master… [read more]

25.11.2015 A novel imaging technique with neutrons allows for the first time to directly image the complex structure of flux tubes within superconductors. Scientists at the physics department of TUM achieved this in a cooperation with the FRM II (TUM) and the Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland).… [read more]

24.11.2015 On 24 November 2015 the G7 Non Proliferation Directors Group visited the Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) and the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Centre for Neutron Research (MLZ). This visit took place in the framework of the G7 presidency of the Federal Republic of Germany and upon… [read more]

23.11.2015 The Institute of Physics (IOP) and the German Physical Society (DPG) have jointly awarded the Max Born Prize to Christian Pfleiderer of TUM's Physik-Department. Christian Pfleiderer receives the award "for his fundamental contributions towards novel forms of magnetic ordering,… [read more]

16.11.2015 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 from the Department of Technical Electrochemistry and the Research Neutron Source FRM II at the… [read more]

12.11.2015 A dramatic improvement in performance has now been achieved with the installation of a new detector at the small-angle neutron diffractometer KWS-2 operated by JCNS at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching.The new detection system is characterized by a dead-time constant of… [read more]

03.11.2015 Usually, harvesting energy and raw materials from plants requires many process steps and aggressive chemicals. To make these processes more efficient and resource saving, researchers are looking for suitable enzymes. Using neutrons, researchers have now investigated the reaction… [read more]

21.10.2015 The FRM II is one of 13 TUM departments and institutions working together with Varta Storage, Kraftwerke Haag and the ZAE Bayern in the project. They have jointly developed and constructed this innovative bulk storage. TUM-Press information [read more]

14.10.2015 The MLZ group "Structure Research" invites to a free workshop titled "Solution of Crystal Structures using FOX". The workshop will be held on December1 from 9-17 in the gate Garching (Lichtenbergstraße 8, 85748 Garching). The workshop addresses to experienced FOX-users as well as to… [read more]