June 2018 | Facts and Info from the European Physical Society | e-EPS
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7th EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting
In early May, the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) had the privilege to host the 7th EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting.
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International Day of Light sees worldwide success
On 16 May 2018 the first International Day of Light celebrated the vital role of light and related technologies in science, culture and art, education and sustainable development. More than 600 events were held in 87 countries reaching hundreds of thousands of people.
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EU General Data Protection Regulation
Since 25 May 2018, Europe has adopted the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which was designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, to protect all EU citizens data privacy and to reshape the way organisations across the region approach data privacy.
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EPS AMOPD: call for nominations for the Young Scientist Prize
The call for nomination for the Young Scientist Prize of the Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Division of the EPS is open.
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Flares in the universe can now be studied on earth
Solar flares, cosmic radiation, and the northern lights are well-known phenomena. But exactly how their enormous energy arises is not as well understood. Now, physicists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a new way to study these spectacular space plasma phenomena in a laboratory environment.
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Kavli Prize 2018 in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience
Oslo, Norway – Seven pioneering scientists from Europe and the USA have been named this year’s recipients of the Kavli Prizes – prizes that recognise scientists for their pioneer advances in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.
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The SEENET-MTP marks the 15 years of its existence
With a hope of bridging the gap between Southeastern and Western European scientific community, the participants of the UNESCO sponsored Balkan Workshop BW2003 (Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia) came to a common agreement on the initiative for the creation of the Southeast European Network in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics (SEENET-MTP).
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Light, Colour and Vision
Celebrating is a term that we frequently use, without often grasping its value. Latins used celebratus, past participle of celebrare, in the meaning of “to perform publicly with appropriate rites”.
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News from Switzerland
The new issue Nr. 54 of the SPS Communications of the Swiss Physical Society can now be downloaded at http://www.sps.ch/en/articles/communications/.
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The Origin of Water’s Anomalous Properties Captured by X-ray Experiments
Water is the most important liquid for our existence on Earth and it plays an essential role in physics, chemistry, biology and geoscience.
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Mini-workshop on Nuclear Physics Research in Turkey at the University of Istanbul
The 75th meeting of the Nuclear Physics Board of the EPS took place in Istanbul on May 28-29 2018.
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EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities May 2018
The EPS works to support its members. Click here for the list of the activities of the EPS Executive Committee and the EPS Staff.
