NIST Center for Neutron Research

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Consortium Logo" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"> </div> </a><p class="text-align-center"><em>A consortium for the advancement of neutron-based measurements for manufacturing of soft materials</em></p></div></div></div> </div> <div class="nist-content-row nist-content-row--width-legible paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block text-long"><p class="nist-block__title">NEWS FOR NCNR USERS </p><div class="grid-row grid-gap"><div class="grid-col"><div class="grid-col last"><div><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240720214029/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/clean-run"><strong>Clean & Run</strong></a> - The NCNR has established a detailed schedule for returning to scientific operations </p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240720214029/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/ncnr-seminar-schedule"><span><strong>NCNR Seminar Schedule</strong></span></a><span><strong> </strong></span></p><p><a href="/web/20240720214029/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering" title="30th CHRNS Summer School" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b6268f61-767c-478d-9da6-3ee584d95720" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span><strong>30<sup>th</sup> CHRNS Summer School on Neutron Scattering</strong></span></a><span><strong> - </strong>An in-person school will be hosted at the NCNR from July 22-26, 2024, and focus on methods and applications of small angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry.</span></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240720214029/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/cold-source-installation-and-guide-upgrade/nsf-new-neutron-spin-echo-spectrometer-ng"><strong>New Neutron Spin Echo for the Nation</strong></a><strong> - </strong><span>Funded by </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240720214029/https://www.nsf.gov/" title="National Science Foundation"><span>NSF</span></a><span>, NIST and the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240720214029/https://cns.che.udel.edu/" title="Center for Neutron Science"><span>Center for Neutron Science</span></a><span> at the University of Delaware are building a new spin echo spectrometer</span></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240720214029/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/chrns-non-equilibrium-structure-materials-initiative"><strong>CHRNS Non-Equilibrium Structure of Materials Initiative</strong></a><strong> - </strong><span>CHRNS is supplying advanced neutron capabilities to characterize materials out of equilibrium</span>                </p><h5> </h5></div></div></div><div class="grid-col last"><div><p><a href="/web/20240720214029/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/facilities-upgrades-during-unplanned-outage" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6ac93c28-ebb6-459f-9ba9-e39fd3e23e6f" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="NCNR Facility Upgrades during the Unplanned Outage"><strong>Facility Upgrades during the Unplanned 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