Excessive stress in a material can lead to fatigue, often rendering it unusable. To prevent this, researchers have investigated a particularly promising composite at MLZ’s Material Science Lab.

Measuring, experimenting and discovering for themselves: on Girls’ Day, 14 girls looked into the reactor vessel at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), tested the glove box in the chemistry lab, measured natural radiation and were given a “formula” for a career in science.

Three scientists from the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum have been elected to the Committee for Neutron Research (KFN). Dr Michael Schulz, Prof. Dr Christian Reiter, and Dr Andreas Houben received the most votes for the neutron research committee.