From pacemakers to dentures – a research team involving the MLZ has investigated how medical implants can be made more stable and durable.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM

Simple rules, powerful insights: neutrons decode eye-lens proteins and age-related disease.
© Wenzel Schürmann/TUM

New magnetic materials open up promising prospects for next-generation electronics.
© Yixi Su / JCNS

“Research with neutrons is great fun!” Stephan Paul receives the MLZ Prize
© Iris Köhler, Forschungszentrum Jülich / MLZ

In December 2025, the neutron community came together at the MLZ User Meeting, marked by strong solidarity and a clear focus on the restart of the research neutron source.
© Iris Köhler, Forschungszentrum Jülich/MLZ

From MLZ to the clinic: Compact prototype enables microbeam radiotherapy for cancer in the smallest of spaces
© Christian Petrich

Important fuel test for FRM II successful
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM

TUM commits to nuclear research: Christian Reiter becomes Professor of Applied Nuclear Technology.
© Christoph Leonhardt, InAlpinus Design

Ultrafast quantum effects detected for the first time in a low-cost semiconductor material – through X-ray measurements by researchers at the MLZ and TUM.
© Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM

In the series ‘We need neutrons’, researchers report on how neutron research can help to overcome the major challenges of our time.
© KFN, Ellen Fogh/TUM

The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) has granted approval for the transport of spent fuel elements from the FRM II to the interim storage facility in Ahaus.
© Astrid Eckert FRM II / TUM

Confirmed in last instance: FRM II legally in operation
© Adobe Stock / Drubig-Photo

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MLZ - Neutrons for Research and Innovation

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

01.03.2026

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon's MATRAC 2 School (School)

04.03.2026

(K)eine Alchemie: Mit Neutronen den Elementen auf der Spur (in German language) (Public event)

23.03.2026

Neutron Scattering Support Laboratory Symposium at MLZ (Workshop)

18.05.2026

Prelude to neutron methods for heritage science (Seminar)

19.05.2026

International Conference on Neutrons in Heritage Science (Conference)

15.06.2026

Neutrons and Food 8 (Conference)

06.07.2026

MLZ Conference 2026: Neutrons for Future Health (Conference)

02.12.2026

MLZ User Meeting 2026 (Conference)

10.09.2028

21st International Conference on Positron Annihilation (Conference)

News

Whether used to treat bone fractures, replace teeth or act as pacemakers, metallic implants have become an irreplaceable part of modern medicine. They must remain stable while integrating with surrounding…

An international team including Yishui Zhou, Dr. Yixi Su, and researchers from the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) has achieved major advances in magnetic materials…

From day one, Prof. Dr. Stephan Paul, as he says, “took the research reactor to his heart,” sat on the MLZ supervisory board, and helped develop the scientific instruments. Now, the professor of hadron and…