The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) supports again the construction and development of scientific instruments at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ). [read more]

Jürgen Allgaier from Forschungszentrum Jülich tested a new class of surfactants, which is now applied in commercial colour removers. (article only in German!) [read more]

More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. An example is the hydrolysis of the β-lactam ring in Penicillin and related antibiotics, thus making these drugs useless. [read more]

After the maintenance break, the FRM II has been providing neutrons since 23 July. [read more]

Neutronsources.org contains comprehensive and useful information of the up to now 37 neutron facilities and associations. Each of them has its own dedicated page with description, pictures, important links and contacts, including the most recent news about scientific achievements and events in the… [read more]

Experts for Neutron Research met in Erlangen at a workshop with materials scientists. [read more]

from the participants of Garching, Jülich, Geesthacht and Berlin in front of the joint booth of the German neutron diffraction centres at the International Conference on Neutron Scattering [read more]

Nowadays lithium ion batteries are commonly used as storage media in portable electronic devices like laptops, smart phones, cameras, etc. But their field of application is also expanded to electro mobility and storage solutions for renewable energies. Though lithium-ion technology is promising to… [read more]

1st International Conference on Neutron Imaging and Neutron Methods in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Research September 9-12, 2013 at Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Full registration now open! - Deadline… [read more]

SLOPOS13 will be held from 15 – 20 September 2013 at the university campus of TUM in Garching near Munich. [read more]