ESS will be present at the 5th European Conference on Neutron Scattering in Prague, Czech Republic. There will be an exhibition stand with information about the next generation neutron source and, of course, several participants for the seminars.
On Friday and Saturday ESS is hosting a Satellite Meeting to the ECNS Conference where future ESS users will meet to give their input into the project.
The participants from ESS will report from the conference on the ESS@ECNS blog. You can follow that blog on "http://essatecns.wordpress.com" .
The theme for the ESS participation is Get Involved.
Today it's the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes in Leiden. In order to celebrate this, a phenomenal tutorial web site on superconductivity has been produced in a collaboration between The Institut de Physique du CNRS; The Société Française de Physique et sa section Paris-Sud; TheRéseau thématique de recherche avancée « Triangle de la Physique.
Despite its chilly nature, superconductivity is a hot topic at ESS. Superconducting materials can carry large amounts of electric current without loss but so far only at rather impractical low temperatures. Neutron diffraction has been at the forefront of research into superconductivity, paving the way for new materials that are superconducting at normal temperatures. With green-energy production, it is crucial to use energy efficiently. One route to minimising energy loss is by using materials that conduct electricity without resistance. Superconductors can play a key role for power transmission in a sustainable society.
Read more about "The Superconducting City" in the ESS publication: Neutrons for Science
"The world may be small, but the magic of the ballet world is infinite and embraces everyone who wants to be part of the world dance. It is about passion, love, trust and loyalty to your Terpsichore."
It is the evening of March 6th, and I am getting ready to become a part of this magic world myself, once again. This time though, it is slightly different. Instead of going to the opera house, I am going to “Lund Kino”, where the live broadcast of Don Quixote from Moscow Bolshoi theater is shown. Don Quixote is a stunning production, based on the epic masterpiece by Miguel de Cervantes, originally created for the Bolshoi by Marius Petipa in 1869 and I am very excited to get to see it, together with few of my colleagues and friends from ESS.
I arrive at the cinema, partially dressed up for an opera and partially for a cinema. The performance starts with several short gaps, but it is soon improves and we get a nice, high-definition quality of image and surround sound.
Watching a ballet on a screen is different than live ballet on a stage. At the end of the acts we want to clap, but it feels a bit strange to clap to the screen. However, some of the incredible acts completely capture me, and for some time I am a part of it, I am a part of the magic world of music and beauty. I forget that I’m not in a real opera, that I am not watching the real dancers and I clap. I want to get all the excitement out of myself and praise the talented dancers, whose performance is just astonishing.
The performance lasts for three hours (including two half hour breaks), although I can keep watching endlessly. But the wonderful evening is over. We are very happy and pleased with the ballet. Time to catch a bus now. This time of a day we get only one every 30 minutes...
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Mar 28, 2011
Enjoy this YouTube video with the ESS song, "Stories From The Sound", performed live by The Neutronics at the ESS, E.ON and Lund Energi world premiere presenting the unique ESS energy concept.
An act of true inspiration lead me to compose this song with music and lyrics celebrating the beautiful life around arts & science in the Øresund region in general and the fascinating work at the European Spallation Source in specific. During my travels to different cities and work places involved in this job, I get to meet so many fantastic, competent and kind people from all around the world who gathers here in the Øresund, working to create a place for openness, innovation and a sustainable way of life.
The song describes a little adventure around the mystery we're all so excited to build, operate, explore new things and do science with. It elaborates on our five senses, how research and innovation is driven by curiosity and the mix of different cultures. I've also managed to fit in the capital cities of all the sixteen partner countries involved in the fantastic ESS project.
I would like to thank my director Colin Carlile at ESS, the ESS energy team together with Lund Energi and Richard Bengtsson from E.ON who all paved the way for this musical piece and performance. I would also like to thank the great musicians Alexadra Hamnede, Sebastian Lilja, Peter Andrén and Marcus Liliequist for our magic team spirit and professional concentration, performing a completely new composition on such a short notice. And last but not least, I would like to thank all my colleagues at the multidisciplinary workplace of ESS for the creative spirit you fill my workdays with!
Today it's the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes in Leiden. In order to celebrate this, a phenomenal tutorial web site on superconductivity has been produced in a collaboration between The Institut de Physique du CNRS; The Société Française de Physique et sa section Paris-Sud; TheRéseau thématique de recherche avancée « Triangle de la Physique.
It is the evening of March 6th, and I am getting ready to become a part of this magic world myself, once again. This time though, it is slightly different. Instead of going to the opera house, I am going to “Lund Kino”, where the live broadcast of Don Quixote from Moscow Bolshoi theater is shown. Don Quixote is a stunning production, based on the epic masterpiece by Miguel de Cervantes, originally created for the Bolshoi by Marius Petipa in 1869 and I am very excited to get to see it, together with few of my colleagues and friends from ESS.
As you may know, the