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  • Neutron school successfully completed

     Thu, 04 May, 2023
      CETS'23, BNC's 15th Central European Training School on Neutron Techniques has been successfully completed. The 2023 event was attended by 25 participants from Armenia, Belgium, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Turkey.  The 15 hours of introductory lectures given by local and foreign experts were followed by 15 hours of in-person hands-on training on BNC instruments tutored by the instrument scientists. The participants also presented their research projects in a poster and flash presentation, the abstracts of which... Read more...

  • IPERION-HS call for proposals

     Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

    		   

    IPERION HS has opened its 7th call for Transnational Access (TNA) to ARCHLAB and FIXLAB. Deadline for applications: May 31st, 2023. To apply please visit the project home page at https://www.iperionhs.eu/iperionhs-7th-extra-tna-call-to-access-archlab-fixlab-services-deadline-on-may-31-2023/. Next deadline: May 31, 2023.

    Concerning submission, access, etc. regarding your planned IPERION-HS experiment at BNC, please email BNC's IPERION-HS contacts, Zsolt Kasztovszky & Katalin Bajnok, or ask the IPERION-HS User Helpdesk. Looking forward to receiving your interesting project proposals.

  • IPERION HS TNA Access 7th Call

     Sat, 01 Apr, 2023

    		   

    IPERION HS has opened its 7th call for Transnational Access (TNA) to ARCHLAB and FIXLAB. Deadline for applications: May 31st, 2023. To apply please visit the project home page.
    To ensure access to BNC instruments, please contact Zsolt Kasztovszky & Katalin Bajnok about your planned experiment at BNC or ask the IPERION-HS User Helpdesk. Looking forward to your interesting IPERION HS project plans at BNC.

  • BNC's regular science proposal deadline extended to 9 April 2023

     Fri, 31 Mar, 2023

    		   

    The submission deadline for BNC's regular science proposals to use one or more of the 14 instruments has been extended to 9 April, 2023. Some thematic projects eligible to use BNC instruments have different submission deadlines. User experiments can be conducted remotely following an agreement with the respective instrument responsible. The tentative reactor schedule for Q3 and Q4 of 2023 will be finalized around end of June. More details here.

  • Neutron scattering at BCMaterials - on materials for environment, energy and biomedicine

     Tue, 28 Mar, 2023
     

        BNC seminar on "Neutron scattering at BCMaterials - environment, energy and biomedicine"
                  by            Viktor Petrenko (Basque Centre for Materials, Leioa & IKERBASQUE, Bilbao, Spain)
                  in                      Building 26 1st floor seminar room, KFKI Campus
                  on               18 April, 2023     14:00 - 14:45 + discussion   Abstract

  • CERIC call for proposals open now

     Tue, 14 Feb, 2023
     

    CERIC-ERIC calls for proposals to access more than 60 instruments and support laboratories for research in materials, biomaterials and nanotechnology. In addition to access  multiple instruments through a single application, mobility and open access publications are supported. BNC is the neutron facility within CERIC. Use the link "Submit a new CERIC proposal" in VUO to apply. Two-steps application. Read more...
    Pre-evaluation: 1 March 2023, 17:00 CET   Final deadline: 30 March 2021, 17:00 CET.

  • CETS'23 - 23-28 April, Budapest

     Thu, 26 Jan, 2023
      CETS'23, BNC's 15th Central European Training School on Neutron Techniques will be held 23-28 April. The school is aimed at master and PhD students, post-docs and young researchers. Following the introductory lectures on the theory and on the different neutron techniques by local and international experts (in two and a half days), participants may choose five of the BNC instruments to perform three hour hands-on practices lead by the instrument scientists. Interested? Read more... 

  • BNC Project Progress Talks: Novel Applications of Aerogels

     Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

     

          

     
    		  BNC 'Project Progress Talk #13': "Characterization of functionalized aerogels and their application 
                                                               for selective sorption of hydrated metal ions"
                                                      by Daniel Pércsi  (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
                                                      on             24 November, 2022    14:30 - 14:45 + discussion   More    Lecture video
         BNC 'Project Progress Talk #12': "Synthesis and structural investigation of borosilicate – PVA hybrid                                                                             aerogels for bone regeneration application"
                                                          by Zoltán Balogh  (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
                                                      on             24 November, 2022    14:00 - 14:25 + discussion   More   Lecture video

  • BNC seminar on the BN-800 fast nuclear reactors

     Mon, 17 Oct, 2022
     

        BNC seminar on "The BN-800 fast reactors"
                      by            János Gadó (Prof. Emeritus, Centre for Energy Research)
                  in                      Building 19 ground floor seminar room, KFKI Campus
                  on               20 October, 2022     14:00 - 14:45 + discussion   Abstract  Ppt slideshow wt sound

  • BNC webinar on the two-step gamma cascade method

     Mon, 12 Sep, 2022
     

        BNC seminar on "Spectroscopic data and nuclear structure studies using (nth,2γ) reaction and
                                                                      two-step gamma cascade method"
                      by            David Knežević (Department of Physics, University of Novi Sad)
                  in                      Building 19 ground floor seminar room, KFKI Campus
                  on               15 September, 2022     14:00 - 14:45 + discussion   Abstract

  • Prof. Ferenc Mezei to receive the 2021 Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award

     Thu, 08 Sep, 2022

    		  "For the inventions of the neutron spin echo method and the super mirror, which have significantly advanced neutron scattering methods, and for the long pulse neutron source concept, which is the foundation for the novel technical design of the European Spallation Source now being built in Lund.” The Gothenburg Physics Centre proudly presents Ferenc Mezei as the laureate of the Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2021. (As of May 29, 2021). Award ceremony: 8 September, 2022. Further details about the award, the ceremony and the Lise Meitner laureates here.

  • Modelling SANS of pottery samples

     Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

     

                                 BNC 'Project Progress Talk #11': "Modelling and evaluation of SANS data of pottery samples"

                                               by   Nicolas Hugot ENSTA - Institute Polytechnique de Paris, France)

                                                              on   8 September, 2022    14:00 - 14:45 + discussion    Abstract

  • Béla Faragó, external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

     Mon, 02 May, 2022

    Béla Faragó - photo

    		  

    Dr. Béla Faragó, head of BNC's International Science Advisory Committee, distinguished scientist of ILL, external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences gave a chair lecture at the HAS entitled "Research at a Large Scale Facility, Institute Laue Langevin (ILL)" attended by many of the Hungarian neutron community, whom he reserved living scientific connections over the decades of working at ILL. 

  • BNC promoting heritage science

     Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

    		 

    BNC has been active in analysis of objects of cultural heritage, which has developed into a broad  multidisciplinary field of science of lively international collaborations, such as the IPERION HS approaching its completion and the newly forming E-RIHS. Last week saw the first in-person round table discussion of heritage sciences at BNC for quite a while. 14 colleagues from across the BNC attended the meeting including two new members. Read on...

  • BREAKING – BNC to ease neutron shortage in Europe

     Wed, 19 Jan, 2022

    		    BNC calls for BNC LENS beam time proposals to accommodate neutron experiments, which have been allocated beam time in any LENS facility's user program but not yet scheduled for any reason - provided that the experiment is technically feasible to accomplish on BNC instruments­. No further refereeing process will be applied. Beside the user experimenter(s) the instrument scientist responsible for the proposal in the other LENS facility is welcome to take part in the experiment. Submission deadline: 22 February, 2022.

  • Season's greetings

     Wed, 22 Dec, 2021

    		  The BNC management wish the entire staff, users and fans a quiet Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2022. Following an almost two-year period of technical difficulties with the cold neutron source, the research reactor of the Budapest Neutron Centre has performed flawlessly during the automn cycles. Following the winter shutdown the reactor operation is scheduled to restart on 17 January, 2022. The approved reactor schedule for 2022 is available at www.bnc.hu/schedule.

  • Science session of the ISAC annual meeting

    Thu, 11 Nov, 2021
     

        BNC webinar on "TOF spectrometer NEAT at HZB - an overview of the instrument design 
                                         and scientific performance"
                  by            Margarita Russina (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin)
                  on            11 November, 2021     14:00 - 14:45 + discussion.   Lecture video
     

       BNC webinar on "Neutrons and bio-systems: exploring cell surface interactions"
                  by             Valeria Maria Rondelli (University of Milano)
                  on            11 November, 2021     15:00 - 15:45 + discussion.   Lecture video
     

       BNC webinar on "Presentation of the GNeuS program of MLZ institutes for post-doc projects in neutron science                                            and technology"
                  by             Flavio Carsughi (JCNS Science Office, Garching, Germany)
                  on            11 November, 2021     16:00 - 16:20 + discussion.   Lecture video

  • Tutorial lecture on SANS by Prof. José Teixeria

     Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

    		   

    Prof. emer. Jose Teixeira (CNRS, LLB Saclay), on his visit to Wigner RCP (host: prof. L. Pusztai), gave a 2-hour hybrid mode tutorial entitled: “Introduction to neutron scattering by disordered matter”. Fundamental concepts of neutron scattering, as applied for studying disordered materials, were introduced. Although the focus of the tutorial was placed on investigating nanoscale structure by SANS, time was devoted to related topics, such as revealing atomic/molecular level structure and dynamics. Instrumentational aspects were also covered. 

  • Facts and Figures - BNC's neutron school to recruit new neutron users

     Fri, 29 Oct, 2021

    		   

    CETS2021, BNC's Central European Training School on Neutron Techniques has been successfully completed. The 2021 event was the 14th of the series since launched in 2001. The 15 hour on-line introductory theory course was organized from 4 to 8 October and the 15 hour in-person hands-on training at the BNC neutron instruments from 25 to 28 October. See more...

  • BNC to study Death

     Wed, 27 Oct, 2021

    		   

    An iconic artefact of the Hungarian National Museum was x-ray analyzed today in BNC. The Mors figure, an allegorical depiction of Death, is believed to have been made in a workshop in Augsburg, Germany, in the late 16th century. The purpose of the X-ray examination was to obtain information about the preparation technique and the internal structure of the sculpture. See more...

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