National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
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Nikhef researchers study the interactions and structure of all elementary particles and fields at the smallest distance scale and the highest attainable energy.
Register now for FYSICA 2026! The congress of the Dutch Physical Society (NNV) and Radboud University Nijmegen, where hundreds of physicists from all corners of society get a chance to share and deepen their knowledge and meet and discuss with colleagues and friends.
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FYSICA 2026
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February 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Register now for FYSICA 2026! The congress of the Dutch Physical Society (NNV) and Radboud University Nijmegen, where hundreds of physicists from all corners of society get a chance to share and deepen their knowledge and meet and discuss with colleagues and friends.
www.fysica.nl/page/692/1/f...
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De Masterclass Deeltjesfysica vindt plaats op woensdag 1 april 2026. Schrijf je nu in via outreach.web.nikhef.nl/masterclass/
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
De Masterclass Deeltjesfysica vindt plaats op woensdag 1 april 2026. Schrijf je nu in via outreach.web.nikhef.nl/masterclass/
Onderzoekers van het Van Swinderen Instituut in Groningen hebben een nieuwe methode gevonden om individuele moleculen stil te zetten voor precisiestudies. Hun artikel is zojuist verschenen. www.nikhef.nl/news/nikhef-...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Onderzoekers van het Van Swinderen Instituut in Groningen hebben een nieuwe methode gevonden om individuele moleculen stil te zetten voor precisiestudies. Hun artikel is zojuist verschenen. www.nikhef.nl/news/nikhef-...
Precision time technology from Nikhef, among others, plays a vital role in the new scientific time and frequency network of the collaborating Dutch universities, which was inaugurated last week.
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Nikhef technology vital element in academic atomic clock network - Nikhef
Precision time technology from Nikhef, among others, plays a vital role in the new scientific time and frequency network of the collaborating Dutch universities, which was inaugurated last...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Precision time technology from Nikhef, among others, plays a vital role in the new scientific time and frequency network of the collaborating Dutch universities, which was inaugurated last week.
www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
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Today @nikhef.bsky.social (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) again covered with a thin layer of snow ❄️
January 29, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Today @nikhef.bsky.social (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) again covered with a thin layer of snow ❄️
Maandag 26 januari leidde Nikhef-masterstudent Niels ter Linden online kijkers rond bij de ATLAS-detector op CERN Terugkijken is mogelijk via Youtube. Video van Clara Nellist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrA...
LIVE: Digitale rondleiding door de ATLAS detector bij CERN
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January 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Maandag 26 januari leidde Nikhef-masterstudent Niels ter Linden online kijkers rond bij de ATLAS-detector op CERN Terugkijken is mogelijk via Youtube. Video van Clara Nellist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrA...
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The cloud chamber is an important part of the @nikhef.bsky.social expostrip, the instrument that make traces of small particles visible, but is now under maintenance 🛠️
It will be back soon 😊
It will be back soon 😊
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The cloud chamber is an important part of the @nikhef.bsky.social expostrip, the instrument that make traces of small particles visible, but is now under maintenance 🛠️
It will be back soon 😊
It will be back soon 😊
Altijd al een kijkje willen nemen bij de versnellers en detectoren van CERN? Op maandag 26 januari 13:30 uur leidt Nikhef-masterstudent Niels ter Linden in een live verbinding www.youtube.com/@Nikhef toeschouwers rond bij het ATLAS-experiment op CERN. www.nikhef.nl/evenement/li...
January 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Altijd al een kijkje willen nemen bij de versnellers en detectoren van CERN? Op maandag 26 januari 13:30 uur leidt Nikhef-masterstudent Niels ter Linden in een live verbinding www.youtube.com/@Nikhef toeschouwers rond bij het ATLAS-experiment op CERN. www.nikhef.nl/evenement/li...
Last year, major particle physics laboratories worldwide opened their doors to photographers. With exclusive access, participating photographers captured images of particle physics. Interactions has collected the top 3 images from each laboratory.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Last year, major particle physics laboratories worldwide opened their doors to photographers. With exclusive access, participating photographers captured images of particle physics. Interactions has collected the top 3 images from each laboratory.
Vote here:
www.interactions.org/photowalk
Vote here:
www.interactions.org/photowalk
Nikhef has joined the new European initiative in the field of scientific use of artificial intelligence. SCIANCE (AI in science) was formally launched in Brussels this week.
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Nikhef joins European artificial intelligence initiative - Nikhef
Nikhef has joined the new European initiative in the field of scientific use of artificial intelligence. SCIANCE (AI in science) was formally launched in Brussels this week. The...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Nikhef has joined the new European initiative in the field of scientific use of artificial intelligence. SCIANCE (AI in science) was formally launched in Brussels this week.
www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
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Dinsdagavond feestavond: boekje kopen bij @boekhandelkooyker.bsky.social, hapje eten met vrienden en naar het Leiden Science Café voor een lezing van @ernst-janbuis.bsky.social. Verhaal over het detecteren van neutrino’s mbv de @km3net.bsky.social telescoop. Allemaal @nikhef.bsky.social 🤩
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Dinsdagavond feestavond: boekje kopen bij @boekhandelkooyker.bsky.social, hapje eten met vrienden en naar het Leiden Science Café voor een lezing van @ernst-janbuis.bsky.social. Verhaal over het detecteren van neutrino’s mbv de @km3net.bsky.social telescoop. Allemaal @nikhef.bsky.social 🤩
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Almost finished 🥂! A special @nikhef.bsky.social conference table (3x1.5m with an inlaid Nikhef logo) for our new director Jorgen D'Hondt is in production at Houtwerk B.V.
👉 To be continued next week ✨!
👉 To be continued next week ✨!
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Almost finished 🥂! A special @nikhef.bsky.social conference table (3x1.5m with an inlaid Nikhef logo) for our new director Jorgen D'Hondt is in production at Houtwerk B.V.
👉 To be continued next week ✨!
👉 To be continued next week ✨!
De volgende lezing is op 19 januari!
Publieke colleges op Nikhef: Masterstudent technische natuurkunde Niels ter Linden werkt op Nikhef aan zijn scriptie en vertelt in drie colleges op 12, 19 en 26 januari over de wonderlijke wereld van de allerkleinste deeltjes. Meld je nu aan: www.nikhef.nl/evenement/ou...
Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan: drie college's kleinste deeltjes - Nikhef
Stichting Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan brengt een ouder publiek in aanraking met studenten op allerlei gebied. Masterstudent technische natuurkunde Niels ter Linden werkt op Nikhef aan zijn scriptie...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
De volgende lezing is op 19 januari!
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Mooi artikel van @georgevanhal.bsky.social over het idee van acoustische detectie van zeer hoog energetische neutrino’s van @nikhef.bsky.social natuurkundige @ernst-janbuis.bsky.social 🤩
Nederlandse fysicus bouwt onderwaterdetector om spookdeeltjes uit de kosmos te betrappen
Nederlandse fysicus bouwt onderwaterdetector om spookdeeltjes uit de kosmos te betrappen
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January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Mooi artikel van @georgevanhal.bsky.social over het idee van acoustische detectie van zeer hoog energetische neutrino’s van @nikhef.bsky.social natuurkundige @ernst-janbuis.bsky.social 🤩
Master’s student in physics Meera Patel has been awarded the Olga Igonkina scholarship 2025 for her work on the dark matter detector XENONnT. The jury announced its decision on Thursday.
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Olga Igonkina grant for Master's student Meera Patel - Nikhef
Master’s student in physics Meera Patel has been awarded the Olga Igonkina scholarship 2025 for her work on the dark matter detector XENONnT. The jury announced its decision...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Master’s student in physics Meera Patel has been awarded the Olga Igonkina scholarship 2025 for her work on the dark matter detector XENONnT. The jury announced its decision on Thursday.
www.nikhef.nl/en/news/olga...
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Nikhef-onderzoeker Ernst-Jan Buis morgen in de Volkskrant over zijn truc om ongrijpbare spookdeeltjes toch te vangen. www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/n...
Nederlandse fysicus bouwt onderwaterdetector om spookdeeltjes uit de kosmos te betrappen
Fysicus Ernst-Jan Buis hoopt met speciale onderwatermicrofoons in de zee het geplof vast te leggen van inslaande neutrino’s, de meest ongrijpbare deeltjes uit de natuurkunde. Moeten de lokale walvisse...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Nikhef-onderzoeker Ernst-Jan Buis morgen in de Volkskrant over zijn truc om ongrijpbare spookdeeltjes toch te vangen. www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/n...
Spot the ☃️!
Pic by @mjkraan.bsky.social
Pic by @mjkraan.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Spot the ☃️!
Pic by @mjkraan.bsky.social
Pic by @mjkraan.bsky.social
Our colleague @mjkraan.bsky.social braving the weather on his bike this morning! 🥶🤩
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Our colleague @mjkraan.bsky.social braving the weather on his bike this morning! 🥶🤩
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Six years ago the LIGO and Virgo detectors observed for the first time ever a “mixed” merger of a black hole with a neutron star 🕳️⭐ (1/6)
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Six years ago the LIGO and Virgo detectors observed for the first time ever a “mixed” merger of a black hole with a neutron star 🕳️⭐ (1/6)
Publieke colleges op Nikhef: Masterstudent technische natuurkunde Niels ter Linden werkt op Nikhef aan zijn scriptie en vertelt in drie colleges op 12, 19 en 26 januari over de wonderlijke wereld van de allerkleinste deeltjes. Meld je nu aan: www.nikhef.nl/evenement/ou...
Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan: drie college's kleinste deeltjes - Nikhef
Stichting Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan brengt een ouder publiek in aanraking met studenten op allerlei gebied. Masterstudent technische natuurkunde Niels ter Linden werkt op Nikhef aan zijn scriptie...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Publieke colleges op Nikhef: Masterstudent technische natuurkunde Niels ter Linden werkt op Nikhef aan zijn scriptie en vertelt in drie colleges op 12, 19 en 26 januari over de wonderlijke wereld van de allerkleinste deeltjes. Meld je nu aan: www.nikhef.nl/evenement/ou...
Happy New Year from everyone at Nikhef
Watch the short version of our 'Nikhef: Inspiring Science & Society' video here:
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Watch the short version of our 'Nikhef: Inspiring Science & Society' video here:
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Nikhef 50: Inspiring Science and Society - short version
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January 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Happy New Year from everyone at Nikhef
Watch the short version of our 'Nikhef: Inspiring Science & Society' video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mY-...
Watch the short version of our 'Nikhef: Inspiring Science & Society' video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mY-...
Christmas decorations display live neutrinos in the Southern French deep sea...
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Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!
@km3net.bsky.social
Christmas decorations display live neutrinos in the Southern French deep sea - Nikhef
It may look like Christmas decorations, but hundreds of flashing lights in the Nikhef entrance hall show live the impacts of particles in the deep sea off Toulon,...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Christmas decorations display live neutrinos in the Southern French deep sea...
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Merry Christmas!
@km3net.bsky.social
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Merry Christmas!
@km3net.bsky.social
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Do you see the particles flying through our detector representation @nikhef.bsky.social?!
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do you see the particles flying through our detector representation @nikhef.bsky.social?!
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
After a wonderful 50th anniversary year in 2025, the management and staff of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef wish you a prosperous 2026. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
Nikhef wishes you a magnificent 2026! - Nikhef
After a wonderful 50th anniversary year in 2025, the management and staff of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef wish you a prosperous 2026. The institute will...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
After a wonderful 50th anniversary year in 2025, the management and staff of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef wish you a prosperous 2026. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
AI is rapidly becoming an indispensable technology in particle and astroparticle physics. To accelerate scientific discovery, Nikhef is establishing a dedicated AI R&D group to enable more, faster and better science across all its research programmes. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/arti...
Artificial Intelligence to enhance all Nikhef research programmes - Nikhef
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming an indispensable technology in particle and astroparticle physics. To accelerate scientific discovery, Nikhef is establishing a dedicated AI R&D group ...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
AI is rapidly becoming an indispensable technology in particle and astroparticle physics. To accelerate scientific discovery, Nikhef is establishing a dedicated AI R&D group to enable more, faster and better science across all its research programmes. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/arti...