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:
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...
Neutrons, catalysis and net zero
Catalysts could have a big impact when working towards Net Zero, across a wide variety of different industrial processes.
New solid-state battery material for next generation batteries
Using neutron and muon techniques, researchers have tested a new material that could be used inside a solid-state battery.
Novel method of studying glassification could revolutionize carbon capture technology
Studying the process of glassification in post-combustion carbon capture solvents could inform the development of successful prototypes used to minimise...
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...
Polarised neutrons used for the first time to study 3D-printed magnets
A collaboration between European facilities has enabled polarised neutrons to be used on IMAT for the first time to study...
Solving the puzzle behind the viscosity jump in the Earth’s lower mantle
Prof. Dr. Tomoo Katsura and his international research team at the Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics, University...
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...
Understanding the structure of fuel cell membranes
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFC) are an important technology in the transition to green energy. With the help of neutrons,...
Using neutrons to see what’s happening inside a transparent solar cell
Neutron reflectivity has been used to take a look at the internal layers of solar cells, to see how their...