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Einstein Telescope application for European roadmap submitted

On September 9th, the Italian government submitted an application to include the Einstein Telescope in the European roadmap for large research infrastructures. The governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and...

Working visit to Maastricht of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia

On Monday 3 August, representatives of the parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia came to Maastricht for a working visit. This Benelux group of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia wanted to be...

The Einstein Telescope and industry: exploring technological challenges together

The Einstein Telescope comes with unique technical challenges that cannot be solved by science alone. That’s why collaboration with industry is important. During webinars on July 1st and 15th specialists...

BMBF funding for Einstein Telescope preparations

Fourteen German universities and research institutions receive a total of around 2 million euros from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This grant allows physicists and geophysicists to...

Concrete progress for ETpathfinder

A lot of talk has been going around about the prototype for a new generation of gravitational wave detector: ETpathfinder. And now, after many months of careful planning and preparation,...

Webinars on technical challenges of the Einstein Telescope for industry

On 1 and 15 July, webinars will take place to discuss the technical challenges of the Einstein Telescope with interested companies. The Einstein Telescope comes with unique technical challenges that...

Einstein Telescope on Flemish roadmap for large research infrastructures

In May 2020, the Flemish government presented a roadmap for large scale research infrastructures. It’s the first time they published a complete overview of new and existing research infrastructures in...

ETpathfinder construction work in full swing

Meanwhile in Maastricht, the construction work for R&D-lab ETpathfinder continues. These pictures show the hall that will contain the cleanroom with the interferometer inside. Construction workers have taken out the floor,...

Dutch Minister intends to support Einstein Telescope proposal

European scientists and governments are currently preparing a proposal to build the Einstein Telescope in Europe. This will be done via the roadmap of ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum for...

“I feel like Alice in Wonderland” Interview with Prof. Hild in the Observant

The right man in the right place. This would be an accurate description of Professor Stefan Hild, who is currently working to get ETpathfinder – a testing facility for the...