How can non-destructive testing methods enable more sustainable production?
© Laura Richter, FRM II / TUM

Instrument scientist Dr Alexandros Koutsioumpas works on the MARIA neutron reflectometer and a tractor with one person on board is driving across a field and ploughing the soil — New research has revealed how soil bacteria activate the immune defences of plants.
© Wenzel Schuermann / TUM and Pixabay, PublicDomainImages

Prof. Andreas Meyer will take over from Prof. Christian Pfleiderer as Scientific Director of FRM II on 1 October.
© Laura Richter, FRM II / TUM; Astrid Eckert, TUM

Multitasking between helium and magnets: Our sample environment team visited the PSI.
© PSI

The children from the Nachbarschaftshilfe Garching have lots of questions: How many neutrons can fit on a football pitch? And how can a train float upside down?
© Esther Schmid, FRM II / TUM

Researchers have used neutrons to observe the breakdown of PET by bacterial enzymes – which could enable plastic to be recycled more quickly.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM and (created using AI, edited by) Reiner Müller, FRM II / TUM

At the MLZ conference ‘Neutrons for Future Health’, new approaches to cancer treatments, medicines and bio-inspired materials were discussed.
© Iris Köhler, Forschungszentrum Jülich

Together with VARTA AG and BASF, international researchers including the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum have tracked what happens to lithium inside large, industry-relevant battery cells as they age.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM and Andreas Heddergott, TUM

New research consortium: Testing materials for fusion power plants
© Laura Richter, FRM II/TUM

Around 80 specialists from the fields of neutron and food research gathered in Garching for the eighth edition of the ‘Neutrons & Food’ conference. The focus was on fostering cross-disciplinary exchange between the two fields.
© Iris Köhler, Forschungszentrum Jülich

A mammalian ancestor with hardly any whiskers – a potential disadvantage in the struggle for survival?
© Márcio L. Castro, Medina et al. (2025)

How battery electrolytes behave when you warm them up
© Reiner Müller, FRM II / TUM

A new species has been identified following the examination of a 10-million-year-old reptile skull: Fontisaurus tarumbaire.
© Bernhard Ludewig FRMII / TUM, Michael Tripoli, Frederic Pahisa / Municipal Administration Viladecavalls

Looking into the past with neutrons: An international conference organised by the MLZ presents the potential of the particles for archaeology.
© Paul Scherrer Institut and Laura Richter, FRM II/TUM

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© Andreas Heddergott, FRM II / TUM

Forschungs-Neutronenquelle
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)

The Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) is a Corporate Research Center of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) located on the premises of the modern research campus in Garching. Here, neutrons and positrons enable a wide range of applications in research, industry and medicine: from developing new technologies, such as batteries for electric cars, to precise anti-cancer drugs.

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Events

03.10.2026

Open Day and Maustag (Public event)

12.10.2026

Kick-off meeting (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

19.10.2026

Marvel Fusion GmbH (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

21.10.2026

ML-Reflectometry workshop (DEVA Workshop)

26.10.2026

ESS (Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry)

02.12.2026

MLZ User Meeting 2026 (Conference)

04.12.2026

Takin Workshop (DEVA Workshop)

10.09.2028

21st International Conference on Positron Annihilation (Conference)

News

Minus 269 degrees Celsius, gradually cooling down giant magnets whilst keeping an eye on everything at once: last summer, Regina Grün and Lukas Vogl from FRM II spent a week gaining new insights into the…

How many neutrons can fit on a football pitch? And how can a train float upside down? During their visit to the FRM II, the children from the Nachbarschaftshilfe Garching had loads of questions – and at the…

For the first time, a research team has used neutrons to track the breakdown of PET plastic by bacterial enzymes at the nanometre scale. The study could lead to faster and more efficient recycling.