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A diverse mix of research takes place at our facility, generating impact on a local, national and global scale. Find out more by reading some of the highlights below.

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Artistic impression of the formation of a polyplex

01 September 2025

BioNTech and EMBL use neutrons and X-rays to progress mRNA vaccine research

Their collaborative approach aimed to improve nanoparticle formulations for the pharmaceutical application of mRNA molecules.

Diagram of the experimental setup

01 September 2025

Want tastier gluten-free spaghetti? Small angle scattering shows you need to follow the instructions

Two diagrams showing the experimental setup and some photographs of how the samples were loaded onto the instrument.

28 August 2025

Knowledge exchange for the muon instruments of the future

A man leaning over, with purple gloves on, holding some equipment near the floor.

14 August 2025

Neutrons show how the lifetime of steel components could be extended using novel heat treatments

A coloured rubix cube, representing the different magnetic states

21 July 2025

Memory devices that are more stable and sustainable

A white-coated ISIS scientist stnad to one side of the image, looking into a fume cupboard full of scientific equipment

21 July 2025

Mapping the properties of a novel range of cationic surfactants

Alexandre Henriques and Matthias Gutmann working on the SXD instrument at ISIS

03 July 2025

Barium bismuth surprises scientists with anomalous thermal conductivity characteristics

Photograph of one of the imaged fertiliser pellets, the NCT experimental setup, and horizontal (green) and vertical (blue) cross-sections taken from NCT and XCT reconstructions of the pellet showing detailed internal structure of the pellet’s constituents.

06 June 2025

Using large-scale facilities to study novel fertilisers

A man looking at a suspended metal cylinder

29 May 2025

Neutron scattering reveals the unexpected structure of space ice

graphical abstract showing the process of structural determination of the C-terminal extension of Hfq.

09 May 2025

A new way of folding DNA

Paolo Rech in the ChipIr blockhouse, looking at the camera.

09 May 2025

Testing the robustness of new AI technology for image processing

Graphical abstract taken from the paper.

08 May 2025

Neutron scattering could unlock new method for producing plant-based protein

Professor Nandy Putra, Priska Alfatri and Andhy M. Fathoni from the Applied Heat Transfer Research Group (AHTRG), University of Indonesia on IMAT for their experiment.

24 April 2025

Indonesian team use neutrons to reveal the hidden behaviours inside a complex cooling system

mAbs underwent a reversible change in orientation when the pH was changed, moving between 'flat-on' and 'tilted' positions.

15 April 2025

Using pH to control antibody orientation for improved drug delivery

In a quantum spin ladder, atoms are arranged in pairs of coupled chains. Here, supersymmetry emerges not as new particles – as it would in particle physics - but as a deep mathematical relationship between spin and charge excitations. - Adobe Stock

09 April 2025

Supersymmetry shows up in condensed matter

(a), (b) The spin-ladder arrangement formed from cerium atoms. (c) Inelastic neutron scattering measurements of CeSb2 within the plane of the cerium atoms, evidencing quasi-one-dimensional magnetic excitations.

28 March 2025

One more rung on the ladder towards understanding unconventional superconductivity

Lung diagram highlighting where VEA interacts with pulmonary surfactant membranes, as studied through advanced neutron scattering techniques.

25 March 2025

Revealing the molecular origins of E-cigarette/Vaping-Associated Lung Injury

A man with an award in front of an ISIS banner

19 March 2025

2025 Society Impact Award: Professor Christian Pfrang from the University of Birmingham

Two men holding trophies in front of an ISIS banner

19 March 2025

2025 Economic Impact Award: Professor Pete Dowding from Infineum

A woman stood in front of an ISIS banner holding a glass cube as a prize

19 March 2025

2025 Science Impact Award winner: Dr Fabrizia Foglia from University College London

The Larmor instrument at ISIS

07 March 2025

Sliding neutrons: from contested to confirmed

The Roman lead was discovered by a scuba diver in 1988. Credit: INFN/Cagliari Archeological Superintendence

05 March 2025

From shipwreck discovery to supernova detection

This image shows the diffusive motions (left) compared to rotational motions (right) of ligning derivatives within zeolites.

03 March 2025

Unlocking the secrets of catalysis with neutrons

Professor Mustafa and the research team

27 February 2025

Testing a geopolymer coating material on Engin-X: a new milestone in engineering research

Camilla Di Mino and Tom Headen on the NIMROD beamline at ISIS.

20 February 2025

Using neutrons and nanotubes to challenge assumptions about solvent behaviour

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