The Institut Laue-Langevin is an international research centre based in Grenoble, France.
At the leading edge of neutron science and technology, it operates the most intense neutron source in the world. [more]
11 December 2008
Scientific Council Subcommittee meetings
396 proposals were accepted by the Subcommittees held on 4-5 November 2008. The accepted proposals will be scheduled during the first two cycles of 2009.
The ILL modernisation programme
The 'Millennium Programme' was launched in 2000, with the ambition of boosting the global performance of the ILL instrument suite through the design of new neutron infrastructure and the introduction of new instruments and instrument upgrades. The ILL is now pursuing the 'M-1' phase for the period 2008-2013.
Latest news:
FIGARO's first reflection using a silicon crystal
On 10th December, FIGARO has been born as a reflectometer! Although there is a lot of hard work still to come before running experiments, this is an essential milestone in the building of the instrument.
Cyclops
The new fast CCD neutron Laue detector CYCLOPS was delivered on 8th December 2008. [more]
D11 upgrade
D11 is ready for commissioning! [more]
IN5 renaissance
Testing and commissioning of the new IN5 are over, and the first experiments have taken place at the beginning of October. [more]
Science at the ILL
19 August 2008
News about intercellular water dynamics
At physiological temperature, intracellular water beyond the hydration shell of macromolecules flows as freely as liquid water: it is not “tamed” by confinement. [more]
26 May 2008
A very promising iron oxide
Teams of researchers working at ILL have determined the crystallographic and magnetic structure of a new iron oxide. Many future applications now look promising [more].
26 May 2008
Probing new fundamental interactions
The existence of additional fundamental forces on top of the four fundamental interactions (electromagnetic, strong, weak and gravitational) is today generally accepted. However, the strength and characteristic range of these additional forces have yet to be defined. Remarkable results have been achieved at ILL on this subject. [more]
News
19 November 2008
Remote control soap separates oil and water on demand
An experiment done at ILL, on D22, highlighted by the 'New Scientist'
22 October 2008
Collaboration with Grenoble science university (UJF)
On 22 October, Grenoble's two Large-scale European instruments, the ILL and ESRF, signed an agreement with the Grenoble scientific university, Joseph Fourier University. [more].
15 October 2008
Distinguished Powder Diffractionist
At the 11th European Powder Diffraction Conference, which was held in Warsaw in September 2008, the prize of “Distinguished Powder Diffractionist” was awarded to our friend and colleague, Juan Rodríguez-Carvajal, who is Head of ILL’s Diffraction Group. [more]
01 October 2008
The 'Nature materials' cover dedicated to ILL experiment
An article from three ILL scientists, Michael Marek Koza, Mark Robert Johnson & Hannu Mutka, has been chosen for the cover of the October 2008 issue of 'Nature materials'.
25 September 2008
The Wolfram-Prandl-Prize for young scientists in neutron research
... has been awarded for the second time to an ILL scientist, Dr Michael Marek KOZA, for his work on the structure and dynamics of amorphous ice phases