September 2013 | Facts and Info from the European Physical Society | e-EPS
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Editorial – Further structuring contacts within the EPS
Physics is a broad subject, but we are all aware of the way that it is divided into various themes, sometimes very different from each other, sometimes overlapping. Indeed, even when we publish our research, we are guided by schemes such as PACS...
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Thomas Udem winner of EPS-QEOD new prize
The Quantum Electronics and Optics Division of the European Physical Society [EPS-QEOD] awarded its first ever Prize for Research in Laser Science and Applications to Dr. Thomas Udem (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany). More information on the prize is available on the EPS-QEOD website...
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The enchanted Tycho Brahe’s island: nature, history, science
The 7th EPS Historic Site ceremony since 2011 took place on 11 September 2013 on Hven Island, in the municipality of Landskrona, Øresund, Sweden.Hven is the island where the world famous astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) built the most advanced observatory...
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Bridging science through the LAL-LURE accelerator complex
On Friday 13 September 2013, the Laboratory of the Linear Accelerator [LAL] and the Laboratory for the Use of Electromagnetic Radiation [LURE] accelerator complex became the 8th EPS Historic...
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The Federal President of Austria explores the history of physics
On 16 August 2013, the Federal President of Austria, Dr. H. Fischer and his wife Margit visited the permanent exhibition "Radiation and Mankind" of Echophysics, the history of physics centre located at...
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First successful quantum teleportation in a computer chip
Physicists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich [ETH Zurich] have for the first time successfully teleported information in a solid-state system, similar to a computer chip. The major achievement of this study is that the...
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“Advanced Radiation Detectors for Industrial Use” Workshop
The EPS Technology and Innovation Group [TIG] is happy to announce that the European Physical Society, supported by the European Organization for Nuclear Research [CERN]...
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Science Workshop for Young Minds
The EPS Young Minds Section is now planning its 2nd Science Workshop for Young Minds in late 2013 or 2014, and is asking for volunteers and ideas!The first "Science Workshop for Young Minds" [SWYM] was held in September 2012 in cooperation with the Institute of Photonic Sciences [ICFO]...
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CAS course on Advanced Accelerator Physics in Norway
The CERN Accelerator School [CAS] and the Norwegian University of science and Technology [NTNU] recently organised a course on Advanced Accelerator Physics. The course was held in...
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J.Yeomans recipient P-G. de Gennes Lecture Prize
The European Physical Journal E [EPJ E] has awarded the 3rd Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Lecture Prize to Professor Julia Yeomans from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, for her outstanding contributions in...
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IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Quantum Electronics
The IUPAP Commission on Quantum Electronics C17 is presently soliciting nominations for its biennial Young Scientist Prizes in Quantum Electronics to be presented at the International Optics & Photonics Taiwan...
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Rewarding innovation in laser technology
Applications are open for the 2014 Innovation Award in Laser Technology, jointly presented biannually by the European Laser Institute [ELI] and the Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V. [AKL]. Since 2008, ELI and...
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Rendezvous 8 October for Physics Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Physics will be announced on Tuesday 8 October, with live webcast from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
See the website of the Nobel prize for details !!
