From 6 to 9 July 2026, 48 researchers and industry experts gathered at Schloss Fürstenried in Munich for the MLZ conference ‘Neutrons for Future Health’. The conference featured presentations on bio-inspired materials for medical and industrial applications, as well as cancer therapies and drug development.

Together with VARTA AG and BASF, international researchers including the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum have tracked what happens to lithium inside large, industry-relevant battery cells as they age. Their findings help to explain why silicon-containing batteries gradually lose capacity.

Around 80 specialists from the fields of neutron and food research gathered in Garching during the week of 15–18 June for the eighth edition of the ‘Neutrons & Food’ conference. The focus was on fostering dialogue between the two disciplines, as the organisers from the Forschungszentrum Jülich emphasise.