European Spallation Source (ESS) will be a multi-scientific research centre based on the world’s most powerful neutron source. The facility can be compared to a gigantic microscope, where material can be studied – from polymers and pharmaceuticals to membranes and molecules – in order to understand how they are built up and how they work. ESS’s high precision instruments will enable detailed analyses under realistic conditions.
ESS will open up entirely new opportunities for researchers within health, environmental, energy, climate, transportation and engineering science, pharmaceuticals and archaeology. The facility will become a hub in Europe’s research and development infrastructure within these fields. The plans for ESS have been developed through the cooperation of hundreds of researchers from 18 laboratories in 11 European countries.