Community-driven review establishes top instrument priorities to secure U.S. leadership in quantum materials, energy innovation, advanced manufacturing, and soft matter science The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA), in partnership with the SNS-HFIR User Group Executive Committee (SHUG-EC), today announced the publication of a comprehensive consensus report defining scientific priorities and recommending first-generation instrument concepts for the

The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) has issued a critical petition warning of an impending crisis in U.S. neutron research infrastructure. With overlapping multi-year outages planned at all four major U.S. neutron facilities—ORNL, NIST, and LANL—the nation risks falling behind global competitors in materials science, national security, and advanced technology development. While Europe and