Why corals bleach – Investigation using neutrons from the FRM II Researchers at FRM II have used neutrons to investigate the biological processes behind dangerous coral bleaching in living corals.

Scientists at the Research #NeutronSource Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) investigated, for the first time, #coralbleaching processes directly in living corals. 🪸Using #neutrons, they visualized structural changes during bleaching: go.tum.de/326347

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Important uranium fuel test for FRM II successful An important fuel test for the conversion of TUM's FRM II research neutron source to low-enriched uranium has been successfully completed.

Researchers completed an #irradiation test of monolithic uranium-molybdenum fuel plates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research #NeutronSource. This supports work on conversion to #LowEnrichedUranium and the 2025 licence application: go.tum.de/470087

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