Marian Smoluchowski Symposium

The 25th Marian Smoluchowski Symposium on Statistical Physics will be held at the Collegium Novum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków on 9-13 September this year. This year, the conference is devoted to fluctuation relations in non-equilibrium regimes.

The conference series – which have been held annually since 1988 – is named in honour of Marian Smoluchowski, a Polish physicist who made significant contributions to natural science and statistical physics…

Businesses develop CERN tech in access scheme

CERN technologies are being made available to companies as part of a new knowledge transfer programme which was launched earlier this month. The scheme – CERN Easy Access Intellectual Property [IP] – aims to promote the development of CERN technology into real-world applications.

“Sometimes our technologies are too early stage for a company to risk investment. By offering free access, we aim to encourage our partners to evaluate and commercialise those technologies…

Call for nominations for 2013 Herbert Walther Award

Nominations are now open for the 2013 Herbert Walther Award, which is given in recognition of distinguished contributions to the fields of quantum optics and atomic physics, as well as leadership in the scientific community.

The award is named in honour of Herbert Walther, in commemoration of his innovations in the fields of quantum optics and atomic physics, and his contributions to the scientific community in general.

Nominators must be members of the Optical Society of America – nominees, however, need not be…