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The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) and the French company Framatome have signed a further contract for the production of high-density and low-enriched fuel for the conversion of the FRM II. The project will run for four years and is intended to further optimize the production… [read more]

The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest and most abundant photosynthetic organism in the world. It has found a particularly efficient way to absorb and store vital iron. Using neutron, X-ray, and synchrotron experiments, an international team of researchers has visualized the molecular… [read more]

If you want to go to Yella Wähner’s office, you simply open the door. Knocking would be pointless, Yella Wähner is deaf. She has been working at the Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz-Maier Leibnitz (FRM II) for four years. [read more]

Milk alternatives made from sugar beet leaves - this is the vision of a Jülich research team. They have examined milk proteins and other components in cheese, yoghurt, cow's milk and oat milk using X-rays and neutrons to find out what the structure of the products and individual components must be… [read more]

The Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) celebrates its 20th birthday on 2 March 2024. Since its commissioning in 2004, the FRM II has played a key role internationally in the supply of neutrons for research, industry and medicine. [read more]

Organic photovoltaics could be mass-produced cheaply and provide renewable energy. However, the materials are chemically unstable when exposed to oxygen or intense radiation. A team of researchers has now tackled this problem and made a valuable contribution to the further development of organic… [read more]

Proteins unfold when exposed to heat and thus not only lose their function, but can clump together and cause damage in organisms. Heat shock proteins (Hsp) bind to proteins before they unfold completely. A group from Japan has studied Hsp72 with neutrons for the first time and gained important… [read more]

Promises made by moisturizers range from helping against dry skin to rejuvenating effects. The buzzword: ceramides. Quite a lot of responsibility for this group of molecules. But that’s not all: they also form the natural barrier in the outermost layer of the skin. However, the structures in which… [read more]

Prof. Dr. Mirijam Zobel has been the new director of “Neutron Analytics for Energy Research” at the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum Jülich since 1.1. She operates two scientific instruments with hot neutrons at the MLZ. [read more]