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20 years of neutrons for research, industry and medicine

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.

Without additives: How organic solar cells are becoming more efficient

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…

Examining paramedic proteins

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…

Clarifying the structure of the skin barrier

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…

New face for neutron analysis

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.

Ecological reactor physicist

Dr. Wolfgang Waschkowski, who was part of the project management for the construction of the FRM II, has died at the age of 84. He had been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Position swapping in cathodes: Why batteries lose performance

When developing new generations of batteries, researchers are challenged by various physical effects that reduce the storage capacity. Using state-of-the-art neutron scattering, scientists from FRM II and Australia have investigated one of these effects: the jumping of lithium ions in the cathodes…

The Sparkle of Opals – an internship in the Materials Science Laboratory

For many years, pupils have been completing internships at the MLZ and taking a first look into the engine room of science with their own research. This year, two physics-interested interns spent a week studying the color formation of iridescent opals in the Materials Science Laboratory.

Prof. Pfleiderer new scientific director of the FRM II

The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) is getting a new scientific director. Physicist Prof. Christian Pfleiderer from the School of Natural Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will take over from Prof. Peter Müller-Buschbaum on January 1, 2024. Pfleiderer has…

Neutrons drive fusion research forward

Fusion research reactors require heat-resistant wall materials. Researchers have investigated a promising candidate with neutrons at the MLZ.

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