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Slovak research community proves continuously a deep interest and high-quality results in condensed matter studies including investigations in both hard and soft matter applications. Scientific research in these areas have always correlated closely with the developments of large-scale scientific infrastructure. The peculiar properties of neutrons, power of synchrotrons, innovations in optical spectroscopy, have their own niche in studies of the chemical composition and structure of condensed matter. The access to the neutron sources by Slovak neutron community is no exception, despite the lack of such sources in Slovakia. Slovak researchers have over the years utilized neutrons from many sources around the world: from Dubna to Chalk River and beyond. Noteworthy is an active participation in research projects at the Laue-Langevin Institute (ILL) in Grenoble for more than 15 years. Thanks to Slovakia's membership in this unique European infrastructure, Slovak scientists have access to the most modern neutron source and scattering instruments in the world, where they carry out cutting-edge experiments in physics, chemistry, biology and pharmacy.
