The first high-energy collisions between light nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider confirm the unusual “bowling-pin” shape of neon nuclei and offer up a new tool to study the extreme state of matter produced in the aftermath of the Big Bang CERN, Geneva, 18th September...
Author: Duarte Esteves, EPS Young Minds Lisbon On 5th April 2025, Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon) fulfilled its usual tradition and opened its doors to the general public. With the goal of promoting science and engineering, over 100 free activities were offered to about...
Since May 2025, José María de Teresa is the new President-Elect of the European Physical Society. Gina Gunaratnam, EPS communications coordinator, interviewed Prof. de Teresa. How did you get to know the European Physical Society? During my PhD, I learned that one of my supervisors...
Author: Radu Constantinescu The Balkan Physical Union (BPU) is the Union of the National Physical Societies from the following 10 countries, all of which are also EPS members: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey, https://balkanphysicalunion.info/. Founded in 1985, the...
Author: Stefan Kubsky Report on the satellite-event organised by the EPS Technology and Innovation Group (EPS TIG) during the Balkan Physical Unions’ Congress BPU-12, held in Bucharest from 9th to 10th July 2025. At the BPU-12 congress, the EPS’ TIG group organised and performed its...
Author: Gertrud Zwicknagl The first BPU – WE Heraeus School on “Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technologies” https://bpu12.ucv.ro/frontiers-in-quantum-science-and-technology/ took place at the National University for Science and Technology “Politehnica” in Bucharest from 4th to 8th July 2025 under the sponsorship by the WE Heraeus Foundation,...
Emmy Noether, with her fundamental and revolutionary work in the abstract algebra and on conservation laws in theoretical physics, is an exceptional historical figure for all generations – past, present and future – of physicists. The laureates of the Emmy Noether Distinction are chosen for their capacity to...
Herwig Schopper, EPS President from 1995 to 1997, passed away at the age of 101 Authors: James Gillies, Rolf Heuer, and Rüdiger Voss (CERN) Herwig Schopper passed away on 19 August at the age of 101. A brilliant scientist, manager and diplomat, he will be...
Double crystal channelling was observed for the first time at the LHC, a milestone for future short-lived particle research Geneva, 29th August, 2025, by Insa Meinke, CERN Might two bent crystals pave the way to finding new physics? The Standard Model of particle physics describes...
Katowice, Poland — 2nd September 2025. The 49th Congress of Polish Physicists will convene in Katowice on 6th–11th September 2025, bringing together researchers, educators and innovators to discuss frontier science and the role of physics in Europe’s most pressing societal challenges—from energy transition and climate...