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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.

User meeting despite ice and snow

Neither snow nor ice could keep 208 users and MLZ employees away on December 4 and 5: They came to Munich for the 9th MLZ User Meeting. The ca. 40 registered participants who could not make it due to canceled public transport or freezing rain at Munich Airport could join in via video conference.

Astrid Schneidewind represents European neutron researchers

Dr. Astrid Schneidewind has been elected as the new chair of the European Neutron Scattering Association ENSA. As an association of national European societies, ENSA represents the interests of neutron researchers in Europe. Astrid Schneidewind has actively promoted the interests of ENSA with her…

Illuminating treasures of the past

From November 21st to 24th, 2023, more than 80 internationally renowned scientists met at the Pinakothek der Moderne to discuss the benefits of synchrotron radiation and neutrons for art and archaeology. The MLZ organized the event with the Doerner Institut of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen…

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