{"title":"Modern Nuclear Physics in the European research Landscape","authors":"M. Lewitowicz","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021402","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87680428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Zeltner, Hripsime Mkrtchyan, Carmen Martín Valderrama
The Young Minds (YM) programme of the European Physical Society (EPS) was initiated 10 years ago, with the goal to connect young students and researchers all over Europe and to support their professional and personal growth.
{"title":"The Young Minds Leadership Meeting 2021 a virtual experience","authors":"R. Zeltner, Hripsime Mkrtchyan, Carmen Martín Valderrama","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021401","url":null,"abstract":"The Young Minds (YM) programme of the European Physical Society (EPS) was initiated 10 years ago, with the goal to connect young students and researchers all over Europe and to support their professional and personal growth.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79750167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Quantum turbulence, which manifests itself via a tangle of quantized vortices, occurs in quantum fluids, whose properties depend on quantum physics rather than classical physics. Here we report on two limiting forms of quantum turbulence which have been identified and how two-dimensional turbulence, until recently a mathematical idealization, has become experimental reality.
{"title":"Quantum storm in a cold cup","authors":"C. Barenghi, L. Skrbek","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021305","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum turbulence, which manifests itself via a tangle of quantized vortices, occurs in quantum fluids, whose properties depend on quantum physics rather than classical physics. Here we report on two limiting forms of quantum turbulence which have been identified and how two-dimensional turbulence, until recently a mathematical idealization, has become experimental reality.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83936206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Unstable isotopes govern the late evolution of stars and their explosive phenomena, such as novae, supernovae, x-ray bursters and neutron star mergers. Most of them are still out of reach of terrestrial experiments. Upcoming facilities will allow scientists to produce/observe them and shed light on fundamental questions about our universe.
{"title":"Rare isotope beams in astrophysics","authors":"A. Tumino, J. José, M. Cognata","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021403","url":null,"abstract":"Unstable isotopes govern the late evolution of stars and their explosive phenomena, such as novae, supernovae, x-ray bursters and neutron star mergers. Most of them are still out of reach of terrestrial experiments. Upcoming facilities will allow scientists to produce/observe them and shed light on fundamental questions about our universe.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90150184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In 2017 the first observation of an optical transition in an anti-atom was announced by the ALPHA collaboration. This marked a new era in using precision measurements to help unravel one of the most profound questions of modern physics; why the Universe is predominantly made of matter.
{"title":"Spectroscopy of antihydrogen","authors":"N. Madsen","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021404","url":null,"abstract":"In 2017 the first observation of an optical transition in an anti-atom was announced by the ALPHA collaboration. This marked a new era in using precision measurements to help unravel one of the most profound questions of modern physics; why the Universe is predominantly made of matter.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91010644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novel technologies are changing our understanding of the electrical grid. These novel concepts, including power electronics, energy storage, ICT and renewable energy make the electrical grid highly controllable but at the same time also vulnerable. The future grid will introduce novel dynamics, stability challenges and security issues to be handled.
{"title":"Digital Grids beyond Smart Grids challenges to make future electric grids stable and resilient","authors":"J. Domínguez-García","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021506","url":null,"abstract":"Novel technologies are changing our understanding of the electrical grid. These novel concepts, including power electronics, energy storage, ICT and renewable energy make the electrical grid highly controllable but at the same time also vulnerable. The future grid will introduce novel dynamics, stability challenges and security issues to be handled.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87753048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We are used to the continuous supply of electricity from a socket. Behind the socket lies a complex system of large power stations, high-voltage cables, transformers and a distribution network. Little has changed in the system over the last fifty years. The ambition to generate sustainable electricity from variable solar and wind energy has an immense impact on the electricity sector and requires major changes in our electricity grid and its operation.
{"title":"Developing the future electricity grid","authors":"M. Zeman","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021505","url":null,"abstract":"We are used to the continuous supply of electricity from a socket. Behind the socket lies a complex system of large power stations, high-voltage cables, transformers and a distribution network. Little has changed in the system over the last fifty years. The ambition to generate sustainable electricity from variable solar and wind energy has an immense impact on the electricity sector and requires major changes in our electricity grid and its operation.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91241892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
16 N owadays, your smartphone offers workout programs for you if you decide to lose weight after you enter a few important parameters (e.g. height, weight, age and gender) and your goal. As you do sport, your smartwatch continuously monitors your time, calories burnt, pulse rate, heart rate etc. More accurate, personalized workout programs are provided for you based on these data. In parallel, technology can contribute to personalizing education by even predicting what types of tasks and activities would be most beneficial for different students.
{"title":"Challenges and developments in technology-based assessment: possibilities in science education","authors":"G. Molnár","doi":"10.1051/EPN/2021202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/EPN/2021202","url":null,"abstract":"16 N owadays, your smartphone offers workout programs for you if you decide to lose weight after you enter a few important parameters (e.g. height, weight, age and gender) and your goal. As you do sport, your smartwatch continuously monitors your time, calories burnt, pulse rate, heart rate etc. More accurate, personalized workout programs are provided for you based on these data. In parallel, technology can contribute to personalizing education by even predicting what types of tasks and activities would be most beneficial for different students.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85493434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Standard Model of Particle Physics is very successful but does not explain several experimental observations. Extensions of it, invoking new particles or phenomena, could overcome this. Experiments in different energy domains allow testing these extensions and searching for new particles. Here focus is on low-energy experiments with neutrons and radioactive nuclei.
{"title":"Searches for new physics with free neutrons and radioactive atomic nuclei","authors":"N. Severijns","doi":"10.1051/epn/2021405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2021405","url":null,"abstract":"The Standard Model of Particle Physics is very successful but does not explain several experimental observations. Extensions of it, invoking new particles or phenomena, could overcome this. Experiments in different energy domains allow testing these extensions and searching for new particles. Here focus is on low-energy experiments with neutrons and radioactive nuclei.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"143 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73029500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The field of astrophotonics has been fostering photonic innovations critical and unique to astronomical applications for several years. As we are about to embark on the new era of extremely large telescopes, astrophotonics is poised to become an integral part of the next generation astronomical instruments.
{"title":"Astrophotonics: Processing starlight","authors":"A. Dinkelaker, Aashia Rahman","doi":"10.1051/EPN/2021104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/EPN/2021104","url":null,"abstract":"The field of astrophotonics has been fostering photonic innovations critical and unique to astronomical applications for several years. As we are about to embark on the new era of extremely large telescopes, astrophotonics is poised to become an integral part of the next generation astronomical instruments.","PeriodicalId":52467,"journal":{"name":"Europhysics News","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74839663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}