Improved neutron mirrors can increase the efficiency of material analysis in neutron sources such as the ESS, which is being built outside Lund, Sweden. The improved mirror has been developed by ...

Technological progress owes much to our scientific understanding of the materials we use to build the world around us, from longer-lasting cell-phone batteries to new medicines. Scientists and ...

The Jinping Underground Nuclear Astrophysics (JUNA) collaboration has reported a recent direct measurement of the cross section of a crucial stellar neutron source reaction, 13 C(α,n) 16 O. The study ...

Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) is a highly sensitive, non-destructive technique for nuclear material characterisation, but its application has been limited by its reliance on large, ...

Both the fusion and fission energy sectors need the availability of intense neutron sources to aid in their development and solve their fuel cycle problems. Moreover, the availability of neutron ...

Over the last 60 years, the diamond anvil cell (DAC) has emerged as the tool of choice in high pressure science because materials can be studied at megabar pressures using X-ray and spectroscopic ...

Corrections and amplifications: This story has been updated to clarify the life expectancy of the new reflector plug, and that light water causes more neutrons to be absorbed than heavy water, rather ...

The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source has just installed a suite of new instruments at its second target station and is looking to bring in more users from industry Focused on results Four new instruments ...

Apart from flashbacks that the hit Netflix series Breaking Bad may have conjured up, most of us have likely happily forgotten what we learned in chemistry classes back in school. So here’s a quick ...