News A GLANCE AT PHYSICS: Hunting Cosmic RaysCosmic 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 revealedThe 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 JapanResearchers 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 InstituteStudents 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 TrustThe 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 InstituteThe 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 PhysicistsWhy 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… VISITS: Kladovo High School Students at the InstituteThe students of the upper grades of Kladovo high school visited the Institute of Physics Belgrade with their teachers, Ivana Stojanović and Aleksandra Jovanović, on Monday, 22 December 2025. The guests were greeted by Dr Dejan Đokić at the Dr… Scientific excellenceSelected projectsCenters of excellenceStrategic partnershipsAwardsReturn from diaspora Video GARDEN OF PHYSICS: Evolution Beyond Our Planet GARDEN OF PHYSICS: The Emergence of Hidden Phases VIDEO: Students on Physics and Career Choice at the Institute GARDEN OF PHYSICS: How to stop the brain drain? GARDEN OF PHYSICS Special: Switzerland and Institute of Physics GARDEN OF PHYSICS 31: The Origin of Replicators GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 30: Quantum effects of photosynthesis GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 29: The Lord of Machines GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 28: The Dawn of Physic in Serbia GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 27: Dark Question of Werner Heisenberg GARDEN OF PHYSICS: Evolution Beyond Our Planet GARDEN OF PHYSICS: The Emergence of Hidden Phases VIDEO: Students on Physics and Career Choice at the Institute GARDEN OF PHYSICS: How to stop the brain drain? GARDEN OF PHYSICS Special: Switzerland and Institute of Physics GARDEN OF PHYSICS 31: The Origin of Replicators GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 30: Quantum effects of photosynthesis GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 29: The Lord of Machines GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 28: The Dawn of Physic in Serbia GARDEN OF PHYSICS Episode 27: Dark Question of Werner Heisenberg EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAININGWorking with talentsCooperation with facultiesPhD studiesVerrocchio and postdoctoral studiesSpecialized trainingTECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESSScientific infrastructureInnovation center and workshopsVerrocchio Prototype Fabrication FacilitySpin off companies Research RESEARCH: On a quest for Holstein PolaronRESEARCH: Physics in the service of surgeryINTERVEIW: Jakša Vučičević, PhDRESEARCH: In search of antimatterCERN: Particle physicists update strategy for the future of the field in EuropeRESEARCH: Novel work on repulsive interaction of photonsNEWS: The Science Fund has approved funding of the ATLAS artificial intelligence projectRESEARCH: Quantum scars in Nature edition SOCIAL RELEVANCEPublic engagement and OutreachLocal communityHumanitarian actionsCenter for Analysis and Development