Nominations open for the 2014 Kavli Prizes
The Kavli Prizes are awarded every two years for outstanding achievement in the following three fields: astrophysics; nanoscience; and neuroscience. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters organises the selection and the award ceremony, which will take place in Oslo, Norway, on 9 September 2014.
The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics rewards achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the origin, evolution, and properties of the universe, including the fields of cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy…
“New trends in Superconductive Quantum Detectors” School
The school on “New trends in Superconductive Quantum Detectors” was held in Genoa, Italy from 9-13 September 2013. It was organised by the European Society for Applied Superconductivity [ESAS].
Roberta Caruso – member of the Naples Section of the EPS Young Minds Project – reported that “It was such an incredible opportunity for me, because I had the chance to attend lectures from some of the most outstanding scientists in the field of superconductors and, of no less importance, I had the chance to meet a lot of…
A new addition for the periodic table of elements
The periodic table of chemical elements may welcome a new element to its big family soon. An international team, led by researchers from Lund University, has presented evidence that confirms the existence of a new element with atomic number 115. The provisional name of the element is ununpentium. The experiment was conducted at the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, located in Darmstadt, Germany.
In the periodic table, chemical elements are arranged by their atomic numbers, i.e. the number of protons in the atom’s…
Featured in EPN
Most recent highlights from EPN:
A Tribute to Jean Perrin by Henk KubbingaCan comments cause citations? Yes, they can! by Michael SchreiberA look inside white OLEDs by Peter Bobbert and Reinder Coehoorn.On inverse problemes in physics by Georges Jobert.
Executive and Staff Activity for September 2013
If you want to see how EPS works to support its members in different ways, here is a selection of the activities of EPS Executive Committee members and staff for the last month. Click here for the list.
- 11 September: EPS Vice-President L. Cifarelli inaugurates as EPS Historic Site the Observatory of Tycho Brache at Hven Island, Landskrona, Sweden.
- 13 September: EPS President J. Dudley inaugurates as EPS Historic Site the LAL-LURE Complex at Orsay…
ISCRA 2014
The 19th International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics [ISCRA 2014] will take place from 4-11 July 2014 in Erice, Italy. The theme of the school is “Exploring the High Energy Universe”.
The course, which is held biannually, will focus on high-energy processes in our universe made available through present and future experiments from both ground-based and space-based observatories. ISCRA 2014 is designed to provide an overview of the new findings in high-energy astrophysics and how this has affected our understanding of the…
Physics of Soft and Biological Matter
The conference on Physics of Soft and Biological Matter will take place from 14-16 April 2014 in Cambridge, United-Kingdom.
The conference will bring together the broad and diverse community interested in the physics of soft and biological matter, which includes liquids, liquid crystals, polymers, colloids, membranes, interfaces, cellular biophysics, and biological…
UP 2014
The 19th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena [UP 2014] will be held from 7 to 11 July 2014 at the Okinawa Convention Center in Okinawa, Japan.
UP 2014 is an excellent opportunity for researchers working on ultrafast processes to share and discuss the latest advances in the field.
The conference is co-organised by the Japan Intense Light Field Science Society [JILS] and the Center for Ultrafast…
ICWIP 2014
The 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics [ICWIP 2014] will take place from 5-8 August 2014 in Waterloo, Canada.
ICWIP 2014 is the 5th edition of a series of conference, which aims to celebrate scientific work in all areas of physics, discuss the gender issues in physics research and build a worldwide physics community.
The conference is comprised of plenary talks leads by renowned woman speakers, workshops on scientific culture…
PHOTOPTICS 2014
The 2nd International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology [PHOTOPTICS 2014] will be held from 7-9 January 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The conference will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of laser photonics and optics. Eminent keynotes speakers have been invited including two members of the European Physical Society: Alberto Diaspro from the Italian Institute of Technology, who will speak on the fluorescence optical microscopy at the nanoscale; and Markus Pollnau…
GIREP-MPTL 2014
The GIREP-MPTL International conference on Teaching/Learning Physics: Integrating Research into Practice [GIREP-MPTL 2014] will be held from 7 to 12 July 2014 at University of Palermo, Italy.
The purpose of the GIREP-MPTL 2014 is to bring together people working in physics education research and in physics education at schools from all over the world to allow them to share research results and exchange their experience.
The conference organisers are the Groupe International de Recherche sur l’Enseignement de la Physique [GIREP]…
GRAPHENE 2014
The 4th edition of the Graphene conference series [GRAPHENE 2014] will be held from 6-9 May 2014 in Toulouse, France.
The conference GRAPHENE 2014 comprises plenary sessions, workshops and poster sessions in addition to an industrial exhibition. The following topics will be covered: growth, synthesis techniques and integration methods; spectroscopies and microscopies; chemistry of graphene; quantum transport; magnetism and spintronics; nanoelectromechanical…
