We are currently witnessing spectacular advances in laboratory and facility-based x-ray sources which enable a wide range of investigations with unprecedented time resolution and element specificity. The aim of this Laserlab-Europe foresight workshop is to assess the state of the art and to discuss visions for future opportunities in laser-based…

Graphene enables clock rates in the terahertz range Researchers pave the way for graphene-based nanoelectronics of the future Graphene – an ultrathin material consisting of a single layer of interlinked carbon atoms – is considered a promising candidate for the nanoelectronics of the future. In theory, it should allow clock…

Five European H2020 projects and three Regional projects get together to work with industry with in the European Analytical Research Infrastructures Village (EARIV). EARIV is a network of 8 projects, with 30 ARIs spread across Europe, working together to develop a stronger regional integration with industry.  The resulting “European Analytical Research Infrastructures…

On September 11th 2018, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) will present the 2018 ESFRI Roadmap on Large Scale Research Infrastructures during a half-day conference in Vienna. The venue will be the Aula der Wissenschaften and the event will run from 12:00 to 18:00. The ESFRI Roadmap identifies new Research…

The Baltic Sea Region – A Science Powerhouse… a joint conference organised by Baltic Science Network and Baltic TRAM in cooperation with Science | Business will take place November 26th, 2018 in Brussels (Belgium). Registration is now open – click here. General information The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) is one…

CARAC 2018 is the unique event dedicated to materials characterisation, where all the Characterisation Platforms based in Grenoble will open the doors of their facilities to the industry. People from the industry united by the passion for innovation, with a business or a scientific background, join us every year. Registration…

The first HERCULUS Regional School will be a five-day course taking place from November 4th-9th, 2018 at the SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre in Kraków, Poland. The course will consist of lectures and practicals covering topics in synchrotron radiation (mainly techniques available in the synchrotron facility), including: Introduction to synchrotron radiation and…

The second face-to-face meeting of the CALIPSOplus work package JRA2 was held as joint meeting May, 23rd-24th  in France, kindly hosted by European Synchrotron and Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble. On day 1 a meeting for UmbrellaID takes place. The JRA2 meeting was focussed on the work package status the…

The European project CALIPSOplus brings together 19 partners offering access to 14 synchrotrons and 8 Free-electron Lasers (FELs) in Europe and the Middle East. In particular, the project is funding industry (SMEs) trans-national access to light sources. The second call for proposals is now open for SMEs.   CALIPSOplus is…

The 32nd Rhine-Knee Regional Meeting on Structural Biology will take place in the heart of Switzerland in Emmetten, September, 26th-28th 2018. Since it was first established in 1987, the annual Regio-Meeting has been instrumental in facilitating interactions in the structural biology community in southwestern Germany, the eastern region of France…