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04.05.2015 The first external user was Klaus Habicht of the Helmholtz Centre Berlin, who carried out experiments on the instrument TRISP on May 4, 2005. On April 29, 2005, user operation at the FRM II was officially launched. The first neutrons from the “Atomic egg” successor already existed on… [read more]

30.04.2015 ... found Garching’s new Mayor Dr. Dietmar Gruchmann and eight councilors their visit at the FRM II, for which they took time in the evening of April 27. After a brief presentation by Prof. Winfried Petry mayor and councilors first informed on a round tour of new construction projects… [read more]

23.04.2015 The Global Partnership Working Group that is chaired by Germany in the framework of the G7 Presidency of the Federal Republic of Germany visited today the FRM II. The group mainly consisting of members of the Nuclear and Radiological Subworking Group (NRSWG) is primarily concerned with… [read more]

23.04.2015 With the support of MLZ the TUM Physics Department recently has a parent-child room at parents’ disposal who need to care for their child themselves for a short time. The equal opportunities commissioner of the TUM Physics Department, headed by Prof. Laura Fabbietti are working on how… [read more]

20.04.2015 The Joint Annual Report of the MLZ and FRM II is now available and presents itself in the new MLZ Corporate Design. Besides the scientific highlights of the last year, the chapter "Facts & Figures" depicts for the first time detailed numbers on staff and budget, and shows a… [read more]

17.04.2015 From April 7th to 12th, the top 16 physics students in Germany met for the last national round of the International Physics Olympiad at the research campus in Garching. The aim of the competition is to encourage gifted students in physics and to bring them early in contact to… [read more]

30.03.2015 At the end of March, Prof. Dieter Richter of the Research Centre Jülich not only retires, but also passes his position as MLZ Director to Prof. Thomas Brückel. Officially, Prof. Brückel, however, has already taken the job as MLZ director at the beginning of this year. Prof. Dieter… [read more]

First published success of the new Rapid Access Program [read more]

12.03.2015 Small-angle neutron scattering enabled researchers to look inside intact leaves to learn how their structure and functions change when submitted to environmental changes. Plants’ leaves capture the sunlight and convert it into energy used to produce nutrients for their activities. This… [read more]

27.02.2015 Ibuprofen is an active substance often used in the treatment of pain, fever and inflammation. However, if taken over a long period of time, certain risks present themselves, such as dangerous gastric bleeding. How this rare side effect develops on a molecular level has not yet been… [read more]