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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Venice forum brings future of particle physics into focus
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics…
Nikhef 50 years young
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Nikhef assists in massive fast data transfer test to Finland
Nikhef was recently involved in a successful test for high-speed scientific data transport from Amsterdam to Finland over a distance of 3,500 kilometers. This was announced by ICT…