The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC) has recently implemented a new organizational structure with the aim of enhancing collaboration and efficiency. The Nuclear Analysis and Radiography Department and the Neutron Spectroscopy Department of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research have merged into a division from the 1st of January under the Read more
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We are pleased to announce that, prof. Steven Biegalski has been selected to receive the 2025 Hevesy Medal (HMA-2025). Professor Steven Biegalski, working in the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA in recognition of his significant contributions to nuclear analytical chemistry by developing comprehensive methods for analyzing radioxenon signatures Read more
Zsolt Kasztovszky, a colleague of BNC, successfully defended his treatise, titled “Application of prompt-gamma activation analysis to determine the provenance of silicate-based archaeological finds and their raw materials,” in December 2024. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he was awarded the highest scientific degree in Hungary, the Doctor of the Read more
One of them is focusing on the examination of host rocks possible for HLW deposition in Hungary, while the other is highlighting measurements on calcium phosphate-based material used in the reductive adsorption of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) for water remediation. Boda Claystone is considered to be a perspective host rock for Read more
The 10th anniversary of CERIC-ERIC was successfully celebrated with a series of lectures on Monday, 25 November 2024, from 09:00 to 13:00 CET in Budapest at BNC. After the official celebration of the 10th anniversary of CERIC in Brussels on 21 November 2024, each of the member countries has organised Read more
The research group gave an overview of a long-lasting project on the Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA)-based chemical investigations of archaeological polished stone tools from Hungary. Based on 20 years of PGAA measurements, a more than 700 itemed database was subjected to statistical analyses. Szilágyi, V., Kasztovszky, Z., Kereskényi, E. Read more
Explore the details of this exciting discovery in our latest open access article, based on analytical results obtained by BNC’s instruments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-08028-y The paper deals with provenance research of a unique long, transparent obsidian blade that was found together with other objects in a grave at Csongrád (SE Hungary) dated Read more
The Budapest Neutron Centre plays an active role in the development of the CERIC-ERIC consortium, contributing not only with its expertise in the measurement techniques offered, but also with the research topics it addresses. We invite you to a workshop presenting research and innovation in the fields of materials science, Read more
Archaeological artefacts are frequent visitors at the BNC, as we are involved in numerous international and Hungarian archaeology projects. However, to the archaeologist, it’s not only those that glitter that are precious! Pottery, as one of the most abundant forms of human material culture, plays a significant role in archaeological Read more