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High-performance 3D-printed alloys for cars and airplanes

A lightweight material that can be 3D printed and is stable enough to carry heavy loads: this is highly interesting for the automotive and aircraft industries because it could save up to 50% CO2 in the mobility sector. The aluminium alloy Scalmalloy® appears to have precisely such properties. In…

How old are you, battery?

Battery capacity loss is among the biggest brakes in e-mobility and the industry. A research team from FRM II and other institutions is now validating a method that can be used to determine the distribution of elements in the anode of a battery and, thus, better understand aging.

MLZ Conference: Stronger, safer, and more sustainable batteries

Many scientists were in one room for several days. The result? Heads full of new ideas, inspiration, and an exciting exchange. This is also the aim of the MLZ conference “Neutrons for Energy Storage.”

Drug cab for insulin

Up to three percent of people with diabetes have an allergic reaction to insulin. A team at Forschungszentrum Jülich has now investigated a method that could be used to deliver the active ingredient into the body in a masked form – in the form of tiny nanoparticles. The insulin is only released in…

MLZ scientist honored

Dr. Iaroslav Meleshenkovskii has received the 2024 Young Scientist Award at the 16th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis (MTAA-16) for his research on recycling rare magnets.

Administrative Court confirms lawful operation of the FRM II

The Bavarian Administrative Court has confirmed the legality of the FRM II research reactor operation. It dismissed a corresponding complaint by the Bund Naturschutz against the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz research neutron source in Garching. The Scientific Director of the FRM II, Prof. Dr. Christian…

Highly reactive compounds thanks to laser and plasma

Researchers at the MLZ and the Philipps University of Marburg are the first to develop a method that produces hexafluorides, which are difficult to access, in a plasma system with an additional laser heating system.

Mystery of the failed measuring point solved

Green Councilor Daniela Rieth brought a few questions to ask when she visited FRM II in March. One was about a measuring station in Garching that records the local dose rate and had been out of action for several months. The mystery surrounding this probe has now been solved: it is operated by the…

Industry cooperation for more efficient electric cars

Science is often criticized for conducting abstract basic research. The way neutron research improves motors for electric cars is demonstrated by a project that will start in spring 2024 between researchers from FRM II, TUM, and RWTH Aachen University in collaboration with automotive supplier Mubea.

Using neutrons for solid-state batteries

Electrolytes in batteries are responsible for storing and releasing electricity by ensuring the exchange of ions between the anode and cathode. Solid-state electrolytes have been the subject of intensive research for some time now, as they could be a more stable and safer alternative to liquid…

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