Inside SINE2020

December 2017: e-newsletter #9

Dear colleagues,

The 9th edition of our Inside SINE2020 newsletter will bring you a brief review of the past year and the following news:

News of SINE2020:

Europe for Neutrons—Neutrons for Europe… SINE2020
General Assembly in 2018: Save the date!
Industry partners use neutrons for R&D: New case study online!
Additional countries are associated to Horizon 2020
SYNERGI 2018
SINE2020 goes Toulouse: Science in the City Festival 2018

From the world of neutrons:

The latest neutron news
Job vacancies

Highlight of the year 2017:

Publications relating to SINE2020

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Enjoy your reading and..

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a new year filled with peace and prosperity,

The SINE2020 Coordination Team
Martin, Miriam and Anke

SINE2020: Project News

Europe for Neutrons—Neutrons for Europe… SINE2020

Neutron News Journal: Neutron News Vol. 28 , Iss. 3,2017
The Neutron and Muon Infrastructure Integrating Initiative (NMI3) was launched 2009. Including the last successful project “SINE2020”, the European Commission supported the European neutron community with about €23 million within the framework of the research and innovation program HORIZON2020.

Neutrons for Europe… The largest success of these projects and their real power are nevertheless in the networking activities. It is quite remarkable that different national sources together with universities and research centers have fostered a common neutron network which the ILL is honored to coordinate.

General Assembly in 2018: Save the date!

The SINE2020 General Assembly will take place at the University of Parma in Italy,
from June 5th – 6th in 2018.

This is an opportunity to meet project members, exchange ideas, and learn the status of each work-package. These meetings are extremely important to foster collaboration among all of our 18 partners.
SAVE THE DATE: June 5th – 6th in 2018

Further information will be provided soon..

SINE2020: Industry

Industry partners use neutrons for R&D:

Biomodics patented technology, which incorporates a hydrogel in silicone in a so-called interpenetrating polymer network (IPN), decreases the risk of infection by preventing biofilm formation. These initial measurements (SANS) confirm that the hydrogel in the IPN samples absorb water, and that the current commercial material do not take up water, as evidenced by the fact that the scattering increases significantly when the IPN-samples are loaded with heavy water (D2O).

Additional countries can apply for free measurements

In addition to European countries, as of 01 January 2017, the following countries are associated to Horizon 2020 and therefore are welcome to apply for free measurements at one of our neutron Large Scale Facilities (LSF’s):

All relevant information regarding associated countries and free test measurements..

SYNERGI 2018: Research to Business (R2B) Matchmaking

From 8 to 9 March 2018, SYNERGI 2018 will bring together industrial researchers and scientists from large-scale facilities at the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam. These unique facilities offer a deep insight into materials of all types.

Registration for the Research to Business (R2B) Matchmaking requires the creation of a profile indicating the topics to discuss. Thematically, the forum will cover engineering materials science: automotive, aerospace, metallurgy, microelectronics, additive manufacturing and energy.

Early Bird registration closes on 31.12.2017

The Olympic games of neutrons and photons

Toulouse hosts EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) and becomes European City of Science 2018!
SAVE THE DATE: July 7th – 15th, 2018

The Olympic games of neutrons and photons
Interactive activities from 11 cutting-edge research facilities exploring the frontiers of physics on Earth and space. Using a range of interactive tools, we aim to enrich the Science and the City Festival in Toulouse with fun insights into physicists’ research to better understand the world around and above us.

SINE2020 – a member of the ERF-AISBL

J-PARC: BACK TO OPERATION AFTER THE SUMMER MAINTENANCE

J-PARC is back to its user operation since mid-October after three months of summer shutdown for maintenance. Beam operation was suspended for maintenance during the summer shutdown from July to September. Maintenance of the components and various improvement work were conducted in the accelerator facilities.

Ultra-cold neutrons aid the search for dark matter

Ultra-cold neutrons are used as an ideal tool for studying gravity at the microscopic level and fundamental neutron optics.

Ensuring oil and gas pipeline integrity using neutron beams

Oil and gas pipeline safety standard practices have been influenced by a team of researchers, who use neutron beams to better understand stress and corrosion in pipeline steel.

NCNR 50 Year Symposium

The NIST Bureau of Standards Reactor is celebrating its 50th anniversary of going critical on December 7, 2017.

Neutrons Aid the Development of Cancer-Killing Nanoparticles

An international team of reserchers is exploring one way to make tumour-destroying heat treatment more applicable to different kinds of tumours.

Neutron spectroscopy: new detector module MultiFLEXX increases count rate tenfold

The triple axis spectrometer FLEXX at BER II provides a new detector module for user service.

Neutrons probe oxygen-generating enzyme for a greener approach to clean water

A new study sheds light on a unique enzyme that could provide an eco-friendly treatment for chlorite-contaminated water supplies and improve water quality worldwide.

Resisting the resistance: Neutrons search for clues to combat bacterial threats

Using the MaNDi instrument, scientists at ORNL hope to better understand how bacteria containing enzymes called beta-lactamases resist the beta-lactam class of antibiotics.

Neutron spectroscopy reveals common ‘oxygen sponge’ catalyst soaks up hydrogen, too

A workhorse catalyst of vehicle exhaust systems—an “oxygen sponge” that can soak up oxygen from air and store it for later use in oxidation reactions—may also be a “hydrogen sponge.”

“Perfectly frustrated” metal provides possible path to superconductivity, other new quantum states

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has discovered and described the existence of a unique disordered electron spin state in a metal that may provide a unique pathway to finding and studying frustrated magnets.

Postdoctoral Fellow in Neutron Spectroscopy – (EPFL & PSI)
Instrument scientist, Spin-echo spectrometer RESEDA – (TUM)
Ph.D. position – Optimization of interfaces in all-solid-state Li-batteries – (JCNS)
Postdoctoral Research Associate Optical Engineering – (ORNL)
RF Systems Lead – Proton Power Upgrade – (ORNL)
Scientist in the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging – (EPFL & PSI)
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Radio Frequency Neutron Spin Larmor Labeling Technique – (ORNL)
PhD candidate in medical physics – (TUM)

Publications relating to SINE2020

Surfactant–Solvent Interaction Effects on the Micellization of Cationic Surfactants in a Carboxylic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent
Greaves, Tamar L.; Drummond, Calum J.
Chemical Society Reviews (November 28, 2017)

Measurements and Monte-Carlo simulations of the particle self-shielding effect of B4C grains in neutron shielding concrete
D. D. DiJulio, C. P. Cooper-Jensen, I. Llamas-Jansa, S. Kazi, P. M. Bentley
arXiv (November 16, 2017)

Integration of molecular machines into supramolecular materials: actuation between equilibrium polymers and crystal-like gels
Giacomo Mariani , Antoine Goujon , Emilie Moulin , Michel Rawiso , Nicolas Giuseppone, Eric Buhler
Nanoscale (November 6, 2017)

Characterization of Solubilizing Nanoaggregates Present in Different Versions of Simulated Intestinal Fluid
Andrew Clulow, Albin Parrow, Adrian Hawley, Jamal Khan, Anna Pham, Per Larsson, Christel Bergström, Ben Boyd
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (November 1, 2017)

Thermal dynamics of pulsed-laser excited gold nanorods in suspension
Anton Plech, Shyjumon Ibrahimkutty, Stefan Reich, Gemma Newby
Nanoscale (October 26, 2017)

Optimising Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels for Automated 3D Printing
Omar Mansour, Beatrice Cattoz, Manon Beaube, Morganne Montagnon, Richard Heenan, Ralf Schweins, Marie-Sousai Appavou, Peter Griffiths
Soft Matter (October 26, 2017)

Towards generalized data reduction on a time-of-flight neutron reflectometer
Philipp Gutfreund, Thomas Saerbeck, Miguel Gonzalez, Eric Pellegrini, Mark Laver, Charles Dewhurst, Robert Cubitt
Journal of Applied Crystallography (October 23, 2017)

Self-Assembly of Long-Chain Betaine Surfactants: Effect of Tailgroup Structure on Wormlike Micelle Formation
Veena Kelleppan, Jackson Moore, Thomas McCoy, Anna Sokolova, Liliana de Campo, Brendan Wilkinson, Rico Tabor
Langmuir (October 10, 2017)

Clustering and Percolation in Suspensions of Carbon Black
Jeffrey Richards, Julie Hipp, John Riley, Norman Wagner, Paul Butler
Langmuir (October 2, 2017)

Designing Mixed Detergent Micelles for Uniform Neutron Contrast
Ryan Oliver, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Volker Urban
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (October 1, 2017)

Charging poly (methyl methacrylate) latexes in nonpolar solvents: Effect of particle concentration
Gregory Smith, Silvia Ahualli, Ángel Delgado, David Gillespie, Roger Kemp, Jocelyn Peach, Jonathan Pegg, Sarah Rogers, Olga Shebanova, Nathan Smith, Julian Eastoe
Langmuir (October 1, 2017)

Studies on the Adsorption and Desorption of Mitoxantrone to Lauric Acid/Albumin Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
Jan Zaloga, Artem Feoktystov, Vasil Garamus, Weronika Karawacka, Alexander Ioffe, Thomas Brückel, Rainer Tietze, Christoph Alexiou, Stefan Lyer
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (September 28, 2017)

A low-background piston-cylinder type hybrid high pressure cell for muon-spin rotation/relaxation experiments
Z. Shermadini, R. Khasanov, M. Elender, G. Simutis, Z. Guguchia, K.V. Kamenev and A. Amato
arXiv (September 14, 2017)

Simulation Tools for Detector and Instrument Design
Kalliopi Kanaki, Thomas Kittelmann, Xiao Xiao Cai, Esben Klinkby, Erik B. Knudsen, Peter Willendrup, Richard Hall-Wilton
Computational Physics (August 7, 2017)

Glucosomes: Glycosylated Vesicle‐in‐Vesicle Aggregates in Water from pH‐Responsive Microbial Glycolipid
Niki Baccile, Patrick Le Griel, Sylvain Prévost, Bernd Everaert, Inge van Bogaert, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert
ChemistryOpen (July 12, 2017)

A Polyethylene-B4C based concrete for enhanced neutron shielding at neutron research facilities
D. D. DiJulio, C. P. Cooper-Jensen, H. Perrey, K. Fissum, E. Rofors, J. Scherzinger, P. M. Bentley
NIMA (July 4, 2017)

Kameleon-a Behavior-Rich, Non-Memoryless and Time-Aware Generic Simulator
R. Fernandes, N. Senaud
Proceedings of IPAC2017 (June 1, 2017)

Feasibility and applications of the spin-echo modulation option for a small angle neutron scattering instrument at the European Spallation Source
A. Kusmin, W. G. Bouwman, A. A. van Well, C. Pappas
NIMA (June 1, 2017)

Monte Carlo Particle Lists: MCPL
T. Kittelmann, E. Klinkby, E. B. Knudsen, P. Willendrup, X. X. Cai, K. Kanaki
Computer Physics Communications (May 8, 2017)

Reversible Morphological Control of Cholecystokinin Tetrapeptide Amyloid Assemblies as a Function of pH
Frédéric Gobeaux, Florence Porcher, Rajeev Dattani
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (April 13, 2017)

Low-field single-sided NMR for one-shot 1D-mapping: Application to membranes
Patrick Judeinstein, Filippo Ferdeghini, Rodrigo Oliveira-Silva, Jean-Marc Zanotti, Dimitrios Sakellariou
Journal of Magnetic Resonance (April 1, 2017)

Glucosomes: Glycosylated Vesicle-in-Vesicle Aggregates in Water from pH-Responsive Microbial Glycolipid
Niki Baccile, Patrick Le Griel, Sylvain Prévost, Bernd Everaert, Inge N. A. Van Bogaert, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert
ChemistryOpen (January 1, 2017)