Neutron science research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is on its way to promising developments in materials science. Neutron scattering techniques provide exceptional tools for studying the structure and dynamics of materials at the molecular level.

With the High Flux Isotope Reactor—the highest flux reactor-based neutron source for condensed matter research in the United States—and the Spallation Neutron Source—the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source—ORNL provides neutron scattering capabilities unavailable anywhere else in the world.

The Neutron Sciences Annual Report for 2008 is now available.

Call for Proposals:  Thank you for the more than 400 proposals received during the last call.  The next call will be in March 2010.  More… 

Nov. - ORNL and Germany's Julich lab are making big things (actually, really small things) happen at the SNS. More...

Oct. - Former ORNL researcher wins Nobel Prize. More...

Sept. - SNS reaches 1 megawatt of proton beam on target! More...

Sept. - SNS Single-Crystal Diffractometer, TOPAZ, begins commissioning. More...

The latest SNS neutron production run began on Sept. 10 and will continue through Dec. 22.  SNS achieved a new world record when 1 megawatt of beam power was delivered to the target on September 18. Operating status...