Science Café is a popular series of informal discussion evenings where scientists meet general public interested in science. 10th January’s topic was: ELI Beamlines – The Mystery of Laser. Lecturers were the members of our scientific team Pavel Bakule and Daniel Kramer – and it must be said their lecture was a complete success. Not [...]

28th November was the day of the meeting and discussion with citizens of Zvole and Ohrobec – the two municipalities near Dolní Břežany, the home of the ELI Beamlines project. The project management introduced ELI to almost fifty attendants – the international character of the project, its research goals and potential practical use of scientific [...]

Pictures from the ELI Beamlines Scientific Challenges Meeting. Workshop Participants’ Presentations Click image to enlarge.

During his visit to Prague, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji met the members of Steering Committee of ELI Beamlines project. He stated that “Extreme Light Infrastructure opens new and extremely interesting research horizons”. You can read more about this event in our Newsletter (only in Czech). Click to enlarge.

Today, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, together with his Czech counterpart, Petr Nečas, paid a visit to the Prague Asterix Laser System (PALS), where they exchanged on the furthering of scientific co-operation between the Czech Republic, the UK and other members of the EU. A very significant illustration of this co-operation is the Extreme [...]

15th June 2011, Dolní Břežany. The crowded auditorium (cca 70 people) of a local elementary school.  Questions regarding the safety of the project, limitations associated with the construction and future research objectives. All of them were answered. ELI Beamlines team was represented by its Managing Director Vlastimil Růžička, Director of the Institute of Physics Jan [...]

ELI getting real-From Inception to Implementation, 10 December 2010, Paris

The presentation of ELI Beamlines project took place in Dolní Břežany on the 2nd of October 2010. Team from the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences provided inhabitants of Dolnobřežansko region with possibility to get to know the latest information about the current status of the project and its further development.

Photos and presentations from the scientific workshop in the hotel Diplomat in Prague

Our buildings are designed by respected British company BFLS. The ELI Beamlines area will be characterized by its special “college” style. This is not only in accordance with the specific technological needs arising from the research center functions, but also fits in with other modern buildings in Dolní Břežany. Check out the detailed construction schedule. [...]