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Editorial – The wave of the century With the announcement, on 11 February 2016, of the first detection ever of a gravitational wave by the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations, a New Astronomy, based on listening to the space-time vibrations, was born. This long-awaited wave, 100 years after the theoretical prediction by Albert Einstein and 50 years after the first experimental efforts, arrived on Earth on 14 September 2015 and was finally perceived by humans with very smart “microphones”. [read more]	New EPS Historic Site in Prague dedicated to Ernst Mach 2016 marks the centenary of Ernst Mach’s death. Some five years ago, in anticipation of this anniversary, the Czech physical society proposed to designate the building in Prague where Ernst Mach worked as an EPS historic site. Once accepted, the administrative and design planning for the plaque could begin. Indeed, the historical building, the former Institute of Physics, is located in the ... [read more]
The LIGHT2015 Projects bring the wonders of Photonics to 27 European Countries during IYL 2015 [read more]	SuperKEKB: back on track – better than ever Particle accelerator SuperKEKB in Japan starts commissioning phase After five years of upgrade work, the particle accelerator SuperKEKB at the Japanese ... [read more]	Publish your job opportunities in EPN You may have offers for employment positions in Physical sciences. We are pleased to remind you that career opportunities may ... [read more]
EPS Executive Committee meeting in Athens The EPS Executive Committee met in Athens, Greece on 22-23 January 2016. The meeting was hosted by S. Sotiriou, who is the head of the physics department at the Ellino Germaniki school in Athens. This school is a leader in inquiry based science ... [read more]	3D Printing for development an initiative of the EPS Physics for Development Group The latest initiative of the Physics for Development group was to launch a program on ... [read more]	12th EPS Young Minds Action Committee meeting The 12^th EPS Young Minds Action Committee meeting took place at the University of Konstanz (Germany) on 28 November 2015. The YMAC meets twice a year to discuss... [read more]
Improving Science Education – Strong interest in ESEA training opportunities A European education platform for STEM teachers [read more]	Activities in Japan Arising from the International Year of Light In 2014, three Japanese scientists (Akasaki, Amano, Nakamura) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of efficient blue ... [read more]	The 2016 Weyl Prize awarded to Vasily Pestun The 2016 Hermann Weyl Prize has been awarded to Vasily Pestun of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (France) for his ground breaking results in the study of supersymmetric gauge theories, such as his ... [read more]
Launch of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Toolkit A cross-cutting issue of Horizon 2020, the Responsible ... [read more]	EPS Executive and Staff activity for February 2016 The EPS works to support its members. Click here for the list of the activities of EPS Executive Committee and staff for the last month… [read more]	Featured in EPL [read more]
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Editorial – The wave of the century

With the announcement, on 11 February 2016, of the first detection ever of a gravitational wave by the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations, a New Astronomy, based on listening to the space-time vibrations, was born.

This long-awaited wave, 100 years after the theoretical prediction by Albert Einstein and 50 years after the first experimental efforts, arrived on Earth on 14 September 2015 and was finally perceived by humans with very smart “microphones”.