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A Journeyman’s piece for Canada

The trainee Christopher Berkel made a testing machine for a laboratory in North America. It was his final work as part of his training in mechatronics at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II). In March earlier this year, a ship brought the unit to Canada.

With the Bragg-Equation to the Nobel Prize

150 years ago Sir William Henry Bragg was born. Together with his son Lawrence he established a new research branch: the analysis of crystal structures using x-ray and neutron diffraction.

Optimized haemoglobin of human being and duckbill platypus

Neutrons reveal how the oxygen-transporting protein adapts to the body temperature of different species.

New newsletter available!

The eighth FRM II newsletter went online - subscribers will get it via normal post within the next days. This time the cover story deals with first tests at the new SANS-1. [read more]

For a neutron research at the center of our society

During a visit at the Research Neutron Source in Garching a high-ranking official of the Federal Research Ministry emphasized the great importance of science with neutrons for future technologies.

Researchers observe magnetic vortices in insulator

Discovery of skyrmions in an electrical non-conductor promises a new lossless magneto-electronics.

First step towards a new neutron guide hall

At the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) work begins for a foundation on which a connecting building between the experimental hall and the future neutron guide hall east will be erected.

The Research Neutron Source is safe

The Reactor Safety Commission confirmed the high safety standard in the framework of a stress test for research reactors.

JCNS-Workshop 2012: Deadline to submit abstracts is already July 1!

This year the JCNS-Workshop „Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Scattering for Soft Matter and Biophysics“ is held at the Evangelische Akademie in Tutzing at the Starnberger See from October 8 – 11.

Non-destructive testing of materials and components

4th VDI-TUM expert forum in Garching

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