Addressing the climate crisis
The role of neutron science in securing a sustainable future
Science Highlights
European neutron facilities are enabling scientific breakthroughs relevant to sustainable development and the climate agenda.
Browse some of the recent research below:
PEM
Advanced neutron technologies galvanise research into advanced polymer electrolyte membranes
In a joint publication, scientists from University College London, CEA/University Grenoble Alpes, and LENS members ISIS Neutron and Muon Source,...
captured lithium
https://mlz-garching.de/englisch/news-und-press/news-articles/captured-lithium.html
Captured lithium
In our smartphones, our computers and in our electric cars: We use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries everywhere. But their capacity drops...
imat
https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/SH19_Cereal-research-on-IMAT.aspx
Cereal research takes roots on IMAT
Neutrons have been used to map the root structure of wheat plants in life-like soil conditions for the first time,...
Energy-saving gas turbines from the 3D printer
https://journals.iucr.org/j/issues/2021/01/00/fs5192/index.html
Energy-saving gas turbines from the 3D printer
3D printing has opened up a completely new range of possibilities, including for example production of turbine buckets. However, the...
211201_Aquifer_NaCl
Exploring Salty Water Structure to Understand Carbon Sequestration in Deep Aquifers
Researchers combine neutron diffraction experiments and simulations to study NaCl solutions under extreme conditions.
battery for web
https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/SH20_battery-performance.aspx
Investigating battery performance and lifetime at IMAT
Leveraging the unique interaction of neutrons and lithium, researchers have been able to build a unique picture of what’s happening...
wood
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-020-03119-4
Ionic Liquid Bursts Open Wood Fibres In Minutes
High-grade biopolymers can be obtained from wood, which could replace fossil resources as a base material for a variety of...
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Nanomaterial fights back against resistant bacteria
Significant amounts of antibiotic residues and pathogens enter the environment via our wastewater. A German Italian team of researchers has...
lichen
https://mlz-garching.de/englisch/news-und-press/news-articles/neutrons-detect-air-pollution.html
Neutrons detect air pollution
Portuguese scientists have analysed lichens from areas with traditional charcoal production for the first time with the help of the...
permafrost
Neutrons show how water moves in permafrost
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have now investigated a related effect at interfaces between ice and...