A GLANCE AT PHYSICS: Hunting Cosmic Rays
Cosmic rays have been known for more than a century: we know that they come from space, that they are mainly composed of protons, and that they enter Earth’s atmosphere where they collide with atmospheric particles. This produces secondary cosmic…
December Monthly Physics Challenge solution revealed
The solution to the October Monthly Physics Challenge ‘Does a Slinky defy gravity?’ was published on the mpc.ipb.ac.rs website. As a reminder, in this challenge, young physicists were expected to provide a mathematical model of the slinky toy in free fall. Watch…
RESEARCH TASK: Does a Slinky Defy Gravity?
The new December Monthly Physics Challenge has been released! This month, we are experimenting with a well-known toy – the Slinky. Do you remember it? A Slinky is placed vertically in the Earth’s gravitational field, and at the initial moment,…
NEWS: Centre for Non-Equilibrium Processes at a Prestigious Meeting in Japan
Researchers from the Centre for Non-Equilibrium Processes, a Centre of Excellence of the Institute of Physics Belgrade, participated in the prestigious international conference Materials Research Meeting (MRM2025) in Yokohama, Japan, where they presented the results of the Centre’s research. This…
VISITS: Students of the Faculty of Mathematics at the Institute
Students of the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Belgrade visited the Institute of Physics Belgrade on Thursday, 25 December 2025. Third-year students of astronomy and astrophysics had an opportunity to tour several laboratories, meet researchers and observe what…
EVENTS: CTRUST Workshop on Trust
The workshop ’Trust: Foundations, Measurements and Significance’ was held within the CTRUST project in cooperation with HPC Serbia, on 22 and 23 December at the Institute of Physics Belgrade. It brought together researchers in the fields of physics, computing, social…
EVENTS: New Year Show for Children at the Institute
The Institute of Physics Belgrade organised the traditional New Year show for the children of the staff on Wednesday, 24 December. An entertaining, but also educational show with fairies and Santa Claus, who in the play retired due to smartphones,…
A GLANCE AT PHYSICS: Research Tasks for Future Physicists
Why are challenges important for young people interested in physics? What inspired a group of physicists from the Institute of Physics Belgrade and the Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, to launch the Monthly Physics Challenge, and how can future…