The German Research Foundation has continued to fund the DAPHNE4NFDI consortium since the beginning of October 2026. DAPHNE4NFDI stands for Data from Photon and Neutron Experiments and is a consortium of 18 partners. The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) is also involved with all three of its partners, working to further develop research data management for the user community.
MLZ is a cooperation between:
> Technische Universität München
> Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
> Forschungszentrum Jülich
MLZ is a member of:
> LENS
> ERF-AISBL
MLZ on social media:
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- 23.10.2026
In a joint multi-disciplinary study, MLZ-collaborators have analyzed in real time, how hydrogen enters thin layers of metal. Main author, Dr. Laura Guasco, and her colleague and co-author Dr. Sabine Pütter talk about the importance of their findings.
- 14.10.2026
From language models and autonomous experiments to machine learning: four research projects at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Centre (MLZ) are receiving funding of around 1.4 million euros from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).
- 05.10.2026
406 adults and 80 children toured the research neutron source during the campus-wide Open House and “Mouse Day.” In addition, several hundred curious visitors stopped by the booths of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum and FRM II to learn more about neutron research.
Events
Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry
Crystal structure in Materials Science
02.11.2026
14:30 - 15:30 h
Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry
Probing hydrogen in steels by neutron imaging and mechanical testing
16.11.2026
14:30 - 15:30 h
Seminar: Neutrons in Research and Industry
Seeing Inside the Battery: Neutron Scattering as a Window into Electrochemical Processes
23.11.2026
14:30 - 15:30 h
Conference
MLZ User Meeting 2026
02.12.2026 - 03.12.2026
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Scientific Annual Report 2025
The 2025 Annual Scientific Report explores how smartphone camera sensors are used to study antimatter and how additive manufacturing is helping to dispose of space debris. In addition to these highlights, the report provides insights into more than 20 other publications that were produced using neutrons or positrons and involving MLZ scientists.
We need neutrons!
In the KFN series “We need neutrons”, researchers report on how neutron research can help overcome the major challenges of our time. You can also look out for the statements on our LinkedIn channel.
MLZ Newsletter – I/2026
Find out more about exciting new projects funded by the BMFTR as part of the ErUM-Pro programme, explore two new instruments, and take a look back at the achievements of a brilliant colleague in this first newsletter of the year!
From Behind The Sciences
- 11.03.2026Author: Andrea Voit
BMFTR action plan “ErUM-Pro funding” at MLZ:
MLZ is a cooperation between:
> Technische Universität München> Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
> Forschungszentrum Jülich
MLZ is a member of:
> LENS> ERF-AISBL
MLZ on social media: