Inside NMI3 23

March 2015: e-newsletter 23

Dear colleagues,

In the third Inside NMI3 e-newsletter of 2015 you can find the following news:

SANS: a unique technique to look inside plants’ leaves
Will we have stronger, enduring teeth? New material for tooth fillings is being investigated
Superstructure in Heusler alloys discovered
The BER II neutron source is back in operation
Call for proposals at the LLB: deadline May 1
Integrated User Access – deliverables and minutes
Call for nominations for the 7th Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut Prize

We hope you enjoy your reading,
The NMI3 coordination team

Scientific Highlights

SANS: a unique technique to look inside plants’ leaves

Small-angle neutron scattering enabled researchers to look inside intact leaves to learn how their structure and functions change when submitted to environmental changes.

Heloisa Bordallo and Ana Benetti in the lab

Will we have stronger, enduring teeth? New material for tooth fillings is being investigated

Scientists used neutrons and X-rays to better understand the structure and hydration process of glass ionomer cements. This material is a promising alternative for dental fillings.

Superstructure in Heusler alloys discovered

Scientists determine the structure of shape memory alloys of nickel-manganese-indium. They have received NMI3 support to conduct experiments at MLZ through the Rapid Access Program.

Integrated User Access – deliverables and minutes

On the page of the Integrated User Access WP you can now find the reports delivered up to now as well as the minutes of the meeting held among Europe’s user offices.

The BER II neutron source is back in operation

Following the interruption in availability, users can now go to Berlin to conduct experiments.

Call for proposals at the LLB: deadline May 1

The next deadline for neutron beam time request to perform neutron scattering experiments at Laboratoire Leon Brillouin (CEA-Saclay, France) is May 1.