LENS Newsletter – Issue 8
This year, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of the signing of the LENS Charter, which launched a joint initiative to strengthen neutron and muon science in Europe.
Global Neutron Scientists opens call for postdocs
The GNeuS COFUND programme has opened a call for 19 postdocs in neutron science.
LENS Council Meet in Budapest
On 13 – 14 November 2023, representatives of the LENS Council gathered at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. As well as advancing discussions initiated at the recent LENS meeting in Lund, the meeting also demonstrated LENS’ support for the ongoing development of neutron infrastructure in Hungary.
LENS Celebrates Five Years of Strengthening European Neutron and Muon Science
On 12 September we celebrated five years since the launch of the LENS Initiative.
ReMade@ARI: Calls for proposals open
ReMade@ARI provides scientists, SMEs and industries exploring the properties and structures of recyclable materials with coordinated access to more than 50 European analytical research infrastructures.
Successful demonstration of neutron scattering as a characterisation method for battery materials – silicon nanoparticles.
The collaboration between the Departments of Battery Technology and Neutron Materials Characterization at IFE resulted in a successful demonstration of neutron scattering as a characterization method for battery materials – silicon nanoparticles.
Neutron Research: Efficient Use of Measurement Time Through Machine Learning
A team of scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich has developed a new approach to improve the efficiency of neutron scattering experiments.
Bronze Age arrowhead is made of meteoritic iron
In an interdisciplinary study led by the Natural History Museum in Bern, researchers were able to decipher the origin of the material used for a Bronze Age arrowhead. The iron used came from a meteorite. The complex analysis of the archaeological object was carried out using, among other methods, the Swiss Muon Source SμS at PSI.
Mystery of microgels solved
Researchers at PSI and the University of Barcelona have managed to explain the strange behaviour of microgels. Their measurements using neutron beams have pushed this measuring technique to its limits. The results open up opportunities for new applications in materials and pharmaceutical research.
Organogels: New cleaning agent for artworks
The restoration of artworks often involves solvents which have toxic properties. Now researchers have succeeded for the first time in creating a non-toxic and sustainable cleaning agent for paintings.
