As part of the Summer School participants of the Technological Art Workshop visited FLNP. The purpose of the visit was to introduce artists, designers, and young scientists to how experimental data is generated at the IBR-2 research pulsed reactor.

FLNP Scientific Secretary Alexander Nezvanov gave a tour of the IBR-2 experimental halls, immersing guests in the laboratory's history and current research trends.

Senior Researcher Alexander Ivankov and Postdoc Ahmed Elmekawi greeted guests at the YUMO spectrometer - a small-angle neutron scattering facility - demonstrating how neutrons can be used to study the structure of biological macromolecules, polymers, and nanomaterials.

The visit concluded with a meeting with FLNP employees, where they discussed the potential application of the professional skills of artists and designers to visualize scientific research results. The guests and lab staff exchanged ideas on how complex physical concepts can be translated into the language of visual imagery.

“The visit to FLNP JINR and the tour of the IBR-2 reactor made a huge impression on the participants of the Summer School's Technological Art Workshop. They work with data visualization and are skilled at transforming complex concepts into images, video, and sound, but seeing firsthand where experimental data is born is an invaluable experience. The students now have a vivid understanding of physical processes. We invite FLNP staff to mentor student projects: together, we can translate even the most complex neutron scattering techniques or engineering solutions into an artistic language that will make science more understandable and beautiful,” commented Varvara Fufaeva (JINR), curator of the Summer School's workshop.