National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Welcome to Nikhef. We are the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Our institute performs research into the elementary building blocks of our Universe, their mutual forces and the structure of space and time.
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Smart Skills Lab to share knowledge Einstein Telescope with industry
A new laboratory in Maastricht will make the technology from the Einstein Telescope research accessible to the business community. Over the coming years, the new ETpathfinder Smart Skills…
Second connection point installed in deep sea for French section of KM3NeT
In mid-August, a connection point for the KM3NeT neutrino detector was successfully installed on the seabed in the Mediterranean Sea near Toulon. Four detector lines are also connected…
Nikhef proposal brings nano-clock data networks under practical reach
An addition to the standards for network interface modules proposed by Nikhef will play an important role in the introduction of ultra-precise timing in data networks. “This brings…