10 June 2025
Gergely Samu, a research fellow of the Ultrafast Dynamics Group at ELI ALPS and assistant professor at the Faculty of Science and Informatics of the University of Szeged, received the Academic Youth Prize in March and the Polányi Mihály (Michael Polanyi) Youth Prize in June. We have interviewed him on this occasion.
3 June 2025
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) continues to strengthen its ties with Canadian researchers and institutions, building on a history of collaboration in high-intensity laser science. In May, a delegation from ELI visited Canada for a series of meetings with scientists and key stakeholders across the country.
27 May 2025
On 22 May, the ELI Industrial Liaison Officer (ILO) Network gathered at the ELI facility in Szeged, Hungary, to deepen cooperation between European research infrastructures and industry. This was the second meeting of the ILO Network.
29 May 2025
Csongor Nagy, a year three physics student and colleague of ours has come third in the Optics and Laser Science section of the National Conference of Scientific Students’ Associations (OTDK) with his paper titled Time-resolved ellipsometry measurements of surface plasmons. We interviewed Csongor about the special road that has led him to physics.
22 May 2025
We encourage secondary school students interested in physics to shift their holiday by a week and join the summer camp at our research institute from 23 to 27 June 2025, to gain unique experience again this year.
20 May 2025
On 16 May, ELI ALPS’ Day of Light event attracted hundreds of visitors to the institute. This year, quantum science was in the focus, as the UN General Assembly declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
25 April 2025
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology on the occasion that the development of the field kicked off 100 years ago, with discoveries published in 1925. Our programmes on 16 May – the International Day of Light – will also showcase the achievements of quantum science.
22 April 2025
Enikő Szűcs, a senior student at Tömörkény István Secondary Grammar School in Szeged, is a frequent guest at our research institute. She has routinely attended our open days and events organized for students in the past years and has recently written an article about ELI ALPS in the journal titled A Természet Világa.
17 April 2025
The FLexRICAN (FLEXIBILITY IN RIs FOR GLOBAL CARBON NEUTRALITY) project offers sustainable energy solutions for large research sites. The third consortium meeting of the initiative was held in France from 9 to 11 April.
14 April 2025
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we invited year 8 to 12 secondary school students to a Girly Afternoon. The event was attended by thirty-five young ladies from our region and beyond; girls living as far as Debrecen were also interested in the work being done here.
11 April 2025
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) had a strong presence at this year’s SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics conference, held in Prague from 7–10 April 2025.
3 April 2025
The EuPRAXIA Consortium has recently selected ELI Beamlines, the Czech facility of ELI ERIC, as the site for the planned laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerator. The aim is to pioneer compact, high-performance electron accelerators using advanced laser- and beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration technology.
18 March 2025
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) is pleased to announce the launch of the 6th ELI User Call, with submissions open until 25th April. Researchers from around the world are encouraged to submit proposals, which will be evaluated by an international peer-review panel based on scientific excellence.
5 March 2025
For his photos taken at ELI ALPS, Zsolt Dobóczky has received a special award in the recent media competition organized by the Szeged Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The photographer, who is also a full-time teacher of electrotechnics, has been honoured with several prizes for his images of the research institute.
13 March 2025
ELI ALPS Laser Research Institute supports national and international science education by offering exciting research topics for MSc and PhD students.
11 March 2025
The 2025 ELI User Meeting will be held on 18-20 June 2025 in Szeged, Hungary, hosted at the ELI ALPS Facility. ELI’s core user event provides an opportunity for exchange and collaboration while showcasing recent scientific results.
28 February 2025
The Extreme Light Infrastructure is set to open the 6th ELI User Call on 18 March 2025 with a submission deadline of 25 April.
18 February 2025
Physicists regularly come to the aid of physicians with devices built for medical purposes. This time, a laser-based instrument developed at the University of Szeged was proposed for measuring blood loss and tested at the recent blood donation event organized at ELI ALPS Laser Research Institute.
13 February 2025
Researchers at ELI ALPS evaporated gold onto rhodium and prepared a boron nitride monolayer on the alloy. The noble metal atoms were then found to reorganize themselves under the monolayer. The impressive result was published in 2D Materials and Applications, one of the Nature publications.
11 February 2025
The National Laser Transmutation Laboratory, operated in collaboration by the University of Szeged and ELI ALPS Laser Research Institute, reported results of international significance at its project closing conference.