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“Build that thing in Sardinia!” In February, we organised eight meetings for residents of the Belgian and Dutch search area for the Einstein Telescope. There was a lot of enthusiasm, but it also appeared that not everyone was overjoyed at the idea. Dewi Andoetoe, communications consultant for the Einstein Telescope, looks back in this column.

Laser specialists Patrick Baer and Melina Reiter (ILT, Aachen) are working on a possible solution for the Einstein Telescope's lasers. The gravitational waves the telescope will look for are themselves invisible, but to detect them you still need light. 

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There’s a lot of interest in the geological survey we’re currently conducting in the search area for the Einstein Telescope. This involves extracting drill cores from the soil to an average depth of 275 metres. Years 5 and 6 of Maria-Hilf primary school in Gemmenich came to see what kind of rocks the geologists are finding in their neighbourhood.

Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have been organising meetings for representatives of other European partner countries. Laurent Ghys of Belspo explains how these talks boost the chances of or our border region.

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On 10 April 2024, the Einstein Telescope EMR Forum took place at the renowned Solvay Library in Brussels. This historic site was the place where Albert Einstein himself, along with other great Nobel Prize-winning scientists such as Niels Bohr, Marie Curie, and Max Planck achieved historic breakthroughs in physics during the famous Solvay Conferences.

Depth drilling will soon give us a better picture of the structure of the subsurface. Watch the kick-off of the drilling campaign at the first site in Hombourg (Wallonia).

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The second call for the R&D scheme technology domains Einstein Telescope for high-tech companies is open. A grant totalling €2,750,000 is available for this.

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The information sessions for residents from the search area were attended by nearly 600 people. They not only had many questions, but also one important message: be careful with our landscape.

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In their clean room in Maastricht, European scientists and companies are building a realistic mock-up of vibration-free interferometers. These will form the heart of the Einstein Telescope.

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This newsletter is a publication of Einstein Telescope - Euregio Meuse-Rhine
Editors: Dewi Andoetoe, Gieljan de Vries and Henk Schroen | Photos: Jonathan Vos | Video: Submedia
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