Observations of the formation of light-nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter Particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) can reach temperatures over one hundred thousand times hotter than at the centre of the Sun. Yet, somehow, light atomic nuclei and...
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On 10 December 2015, the nuclear fusion facility at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald generated its first plasma. Since then, the world’s most powerful stellarator-type experiment has broken several records – and now forms the basis for power plant plans...
1 December 2025 – ISE-EPSO press release Today, organisations representing Europe’s research and innovation community present a coordinated set of amendments to the European Commission’s proposals for the 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). We are united by a simple, urgent call:...
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Energy plays a crucial role in economic development and stability. The establishment of the European Coal & Steel Community in 1951 and Euratom in 1957 reflected the recognition of energy’s importance in shaping Europe’s future. European Union (EU) energy policy decisions are driven by a...
Author: Amy Walter From OA to AI, the academic world continues to evolve at a pace. At EDP Sciences, we’ve been working, as always, to keep equity and academic rigour at the heart of every advancement. Discover the latest news from EDP Sciences, an Associate...
On 14th November, the German Physical Society (DPG) and the Physical Society of Japan (JPS) signed a common “Declaration for the Future” warning on any use of nuclear weapons. In their “Declaration for the Future”, the JPS and the DPG warn that any use of...
The Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division (SNPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) is happy to announce the winners of the EPS SNPD Prizes 2025. EPS – SNPD Prizes Professor Alessandro Vespignani – Northeastern University – USA for his seminal contributions to the statistical physics...
Authors: Guido Drexlin and Thomas Muller On October 30 2025, the European Physical Society (EPS) conferred the award `EPS Historic Site´ on the Heinrich Hertz Lecture Hall at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in recognition of the series of ingenious experiments carried out at...