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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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17 November 2022

ISIS engineers’ unique technical expertise is informing industrial ion source development

The ISIS Low Energy Beams Group have been collaborating with the company Kinectrics Ltd to help them develop a new commercial ion source. The ISIS Low Energy Beams Group operates and maintains the ion source, which produces the H- ions that are the very first stage of the neutron production process at ISIS.

Na diffusion is seen only in one dimension between TiO layers

17 November 2022

Supporting Net Zero by exploring solid-state battery materials using neutron spectroscopy and ab-initio molecular dynamics

16 November 2022

A research adventure that led to a “technically perfect” study

Crystal structure of CeRhSn showing a quasi-Kagome lattice of the Ce atoms shown in green, Rh atom in blue and Sn atoms in red colour.

07 September 2022

Quantum spin liquid found in a strongly correlated metallic magnet

Wheal Maid tailings lagoons in Cornwall also nicknamed 'The Cornish Mars'. The acid lake is likely similar to the ones that existed on Mars many billion years ago. The mineral rozenite can be found in the tailings.

01 September 2022

Raman on Mars – not noodles but vibrations!

A network of large industrial pipelines, including insulated silver, red, and bright yellow pipes, mounted on a steel support structure under a clear blue sky. The pipes appear to be part of a facility.

24 August 2022

Using SANS to study super duplex stainless steel

19 July 2022

Designing porous materials for selective and reversible gas storage

18 July 2022

IBEX-2: studying the particle accelerators of the future

30 June 2022

Dr William Griggs: Using Neutrons to investigate FeRh thin films

The Helmet of the Black Prince being prepared for analysis

09 June 2022

The Wallace Collection: Using neutrons to analyse historic arms and armour

16 May 2022

Investigating the origins of unconventional superconductivity

Schematic of a QAHE system based on a topological insulator and an antiferromagnet

12 May 2022

Showing the value of using a full toolbox of techniques for evaluating quantum materials

21 April 2022

Using structural knowledge to design solid-state battery electrolytes

19 April 2022

Refurbishing the RIKEN-RAL beamlines

04 April 2022

Using Neutrons to observe the CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2-EOR) process in real time

11 March 2022

Understanding how plant diseases do their damage

02 March 2022

Nine-year mystery over unusual low-temperature behaviour of topological magnets explained by distinctive electronic structure

Image showing waste with an arrow pointing to a biofuel icon

16 February 2022

Using neutrons to analyse the suitability of a carbon neutral catalyst for the sustainable production of biofuel

21 January 2022

Looking inside a fridge that cools to ultra-low temperatures

A diagram of the model best described by the SANS and SAXS data: a polydisperse core with two shells. Automated mRNA LNPs are found to be larger and contain more mRNA and DSPC.

17 January 2022

AstraZeneca uses Sans2D to understand potential new mRNA production method

11 January 2022

Formulating engine lubricants for modern fuels and hardware

The unit cell, with the top and bottom arrows pointing in one direction and the central arrow pointing the opposite way.

13 December 2021

Rare coupling of electronic and lattice degrees of freedom observed

Visual overview of the tribometer. (a) Diagonal view of the tribometer in the lowered position. (b) A schematic of the roller and substrate at the centre of the tribometer. The red and blue arrows depict the approximate paths for the neutron and X-ray beams respectively.

09 December 2021

Infineum commissions new sample environment to study engine oil components

Imran Rahman loading the ammonite onto IMAT

08 December 2021

Neutron imaging reveals never-before-seen 3D muscle structure in rare Jurassic ammonite fossil

06 December 2021

Unlocking the secrets of soil through time-of-flight neutron imaging and X-ray techniques

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