Metamaterials 2013
The 7th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics [Metamaterials 2013] will take place in Bordeaux, France from 16-19 September 2013.
The aim of Metamaterials 2013 is to provide a unique forum to share the latest results of the metamaterials research and bring together the scientific community working in the field of artificial electromagnetic materials and their applications. An extended list of the discussed topics is available on the…
International School of Nuclear Physics
The 35th International School of Nuclear Physics [Erice School] will be held from 16-24 September 2013 in Erice, Italy.
The theme of the 35th edition is “Neutrino Physics: Present and Future”. The school intends to provide an overview of the status of neutrino physics. In the morning the experts will give review lectures. Afternoon sessions are mainly devoted to seminars, leaving participants ample time for discussions. The event encourages recognized experts to meet with young scientists and PhD students…
DICNMA 2013
The Donostia International Conference on Nanoscaled Magnetism and Applications [DICNMA 2013] will be held in San Sebastian, Spain, from 9 to 13 September 2013.
The conference will cover new developments in magnetism, applications and associated technologies. The program of the Symposium will comprise plenary, semi-plenary and invited lectures from leading experts in the field of magnetism and applications, oral and poster presentations and exhibits dealing with the latest developments in magnetism…
MPTL’18
The 18th edition of the Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Workshop [MPTL'18] will be held from 11-13 September 2013 in Madrid, Spain.
MPTL’18 the latest of a series of workshops held annually since 1996. The workshop intends to favorise the exchange of information and ideas about the use of multimedia in physics teaching and learning.
The first plenary talk of MPTL’18 will focus on designing multimedia for teaching and learning physics and…
IFSA 2013
The 8th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications [IFSA 2013] will be held in Nara, Japan, from 8-13 September 2013. The goal of IFSA 2013 is to bring together scientists in the fields of inertial fusion sciences, high energy density physics, and related applications.
The 2013 Edward Teller Medal sponsored by the American Nuclear society will be awarded during the conference.
The 6th IAEA Technical Meeting on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Targets and Chambers will…
Featured in EPN
Most recent highlights from EPN:
The SRB solar thermal panel by C. Benvenuti
The force of a tiny synthetic machine by Tiziana Svaldo-Lanero and Anne-Sophie Duwez
Making the Elements in the Universe by Karlheinz Langanke and Friedrich-Karl Thielemann
Lecture Notes of the Joint EPS-SIF School on Energy
The first course of the Joint EPS-SIF International School on Energy was successfully held in Varenna, Italy, in the 2012 summer.
The course, centred on “New Strategies for Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage”, gathered a vigorous team of over 15 lecturers who all provided in due time their valuable lecture notes. These have been collected in a volume edited by L. Cifarelli, F. Wagner and D.S. Wiersma, and produced in print by Società Italiana di Fisica [SIF]…
Assisting education in the EU countries under serious economic pressure
The EPS Executive Committee supports a widespread dissemination through its e-EPS newsletter of the following appeal, which is integrally reproduced.
Dear Colleagues,
please consider our initiative which is open on support-education-eu.itp.uni-heidelberg.de trying to assist education in the EU countries affected by serious economic pressure. We should like to ask you to sign it, and it would be…
A seminar on “rare earths” for a sustainable Earth
The Young Minds Section of Catania, Italy, had the pleasure to invite Prof. Andries Meijerink, from Utrecht University, for a seminar on rare earths. He has contributed significantly to the development of this field through his research and publications. Rare earths are also called Lanthanides, derived from the Greek word “λανθανειν” (to lie hidden). This group of elements, hidden at the bottom of the periodic table, remains scarce as China decided to limit the export of these elements.Rare earths are not well known. However, the unique chemical, magnetic and optical properties give them…
Physicists peer into hydrogen atom using quantum microscope
An international team of physicists has directly observed for the first time the orbital structure of an excited hydrogen atom by building a quantum-like microscope. This device allowed them to gaze deep inside the hydrogen atom by magnifying its orbital structure to laboratory-scale dimensions.
Quantum mechanics rules the micro-scale world. The development of this theory in the early 20th century changed the way scientists understand nature. Central to this theory is the concept of…
Nominate a deserving (woman) physicist
This year, the European Physical Society [EPS] launched the Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics to recognize noteworthy women physicists.
Emmy Noether was a mathematician whose work has had an enormous impact in physics, and a role model for future generations of scientists. The laureates of the Emmy Noether Distinction are chosen for their capacity to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially encourage women to handle careers in physics…
New President of the Netherlands Physical Society
The Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging – The Netherlands Physical Society [NNV] organised its first on-line presidential elections in March 2013. All NNV members were invited to vote for the candidates. In total 360 members did so – about 10% of all members. Professor Jan van Ruitenbeek received 54% of the total votes cast and was elected as the new NNV president. He took up office during FYSICA 2013, the yearly symposium of the Netherlands Physical Society.Jan van Ruitenbeek, former NNV treasurer, is a professor in Experimental Physics at Leiden University…
