Neutrons are extremely versatile probes for investigating structure and dynamics in condensed matter. Due to their large penetration depth, they are ideal for in-situ measurements of samples situated in sophisticated and advanced environments. The advent of new high-intensity neutron sources and instruments, as well as the development of new real-time techniques, allows the tracking of transformation processes in condensed matter on a microscopic scale. The present volume provides a review of the state of the art of this new and exciting field of kinetics with neutrons

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to Neutron Techniques.- Studying the Hydration of Cement Systems in Real-time Using Quasielastic and Inelastic Neutron Scattering.- Kinetic Properties of Transformations Between Different Amorphous Ice Structures.- Structure Evolution in Materials Studied by Time-Dependent Neutron Scattering.- Applications of In Situ Neutron Diffraction to Optimisation of Novel Materials Synthesis.- Time-Resolved, Electric-Field-Induced Domain Switching and Strain in Ferroelectric Ceramics and Crystals.- Time-Resolved Phonons as a Microscopic Probe for Solid State Processes.- Small Angle Neutron Scattering as a Tool to Study Kinetics of Block Copolymer Micelles.- Stroboscopic Small Angle Neutron Scattering Investigations of Microsecond Dynamics in Magnetic Nanomaterials.