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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...

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...

Science and industry need each other

It’s a special sight: Jan Visser’s desk at Nikhef is full of open little boxes with carefully categorised business cards. I spoke to him the day after a meeting in...

Grant for follow-up studies subsurface approved

The first measurements recently showed that the subsurface of Limburg seems ‘quiet enough’ for the Einstein Telescope. Now the European grant for the follow-up research has also been approved. The...

Limburg appears ‘quiet enough’ for Einstein Telescope

The first measurements show that the ground of Limburg appears ‘quiet enough’ to house the Einstein Telescope. These measurements have been taken in the south of the Dutch province of...

More and more scientific institutions join Einstein Telescope collaboration

In September 2018, ten scientific institutions from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands had already expressed an interest in the Einstein Telescope project. Since then, that group has kept on growing....

Site acquired for ETpathfinder

ETpathfinder, the R&D facility for the Einstein Telescope, is to be located at Duboisdomein 30 in Maastricht. This property is a building Maastricht University has been renting for some years,...