doc. dr. Luka Leskovec: New Publication in Physical Review Letters
Doc. dr. Luka Leskovec and his collaborators recently broke new ground in lattice QCD. In their latest Editor’s Suggestions of Physical Review Letters, they present the first ab initio calculation of the semileptonic decay B → ρ ℓ ν, fully accounting for … Read More
Quantum Day on Val 202: Our researchers in the Spotlight, dr. Lara Ulčakar selected as “Name of the Week”
Last week, Val 202 aired a special edition of the podcast Frekvenca X, dedicated to Quantum Day at the Jožef Stefan Institute. The episode featured in-depth discussions about quantum science and technology, and we are proud that several guests from … Read More
prof. dr. Rok Žitko: Slovenia in International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025
This year marks the centenary of the beginning of the development of modern quantum theory, which has provided definitive answers to some of the key questions of classical physics since the end of the 19th century, such as the correct … Read More
Our former colleague has been awarded the Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem
On 26 March 2025, the Jožef Stefan Institute awarded the Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem to encourage young researchers to be even more committed to scientific research, which is also a kind of call to action for the economy to use … Read More
New Insights into the Correlated Metal of Preformed Pairs
Klemen Kovač, mag. fiz. and prof. dr. Janez Bonča from our Department, in collaboration with researchers at the University of British Columbia (Canada), have published a paper entitled Signature of Preformed Pairs in Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy in Physical Review Letters. … Read More
33. dnevi Jožefa Stefana I 33. Days of Jožef Stefan, 24. – 29. 3. 2025
Obveščamo vas, da bodo od 24. do 29. marca tradicionalno potekali Dnevi Jožefa Stefana, ki jih že od leta 1993 izvajamo v počastitev rojstnega dneva slovitega fizika Jožefa Stefana, katerega ime nosi naš inštitut. To je teden, ko odpremo vrata … Read More
doc. dr. Luka Leskovec: New Publication in Physical Review Letters
Doc. dr. Luka Leskovec and his collaborators recently broke new ground in lattice QCD. In their latest Editor’s Suggestions of Physical Review Letters, they present the first ab initio calculation of the semileptonic decay B → ρ ℓ ν, fully accounting for … Read More
33. dnevi Jožefa Stefana I 33. Days of Jožef Stefan, 24. – 29. 3. 2025
Obveščamo vas, da bodo od 24. do 29. marca tradicionalno potekali Dnevi Jožefa Stefana, ki jih že od leta 1993 izvajamo v počastitev rojstnega dneva slovitega fizika Jožefa Stefana, katerega ime nosi naš inštitut. To je teden, ko odpremo vrata … Read More
9th Symposium on Prospects in the Physics of Discrete Symmetries
We are pleased to share the outcomes from the Symposium on Prospects in the Physics of Discrete Symmetries, held from 2–6 December 2024 at the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre (Gospodarsko razstavišče). The symposium brought together leading experts in high-energy … Read More
Full Membership in CERN: Enhancing Slovenian Engagement in International Projects
Slovenia has officially become a full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), marking a significant milestone in its scientific and research community. This new status is expected to boost the involvement of Slovenian researchers and institutions in … Read More
What’s the Matter? A Show on Elementary Particle Physics
We are organising a performance titled: What’s the Matter? A Show on Elementary Particle Physics with 28 Demonstration Experiments. The event, which lasts 2 hours, conveys the basic concepts of particle physics in an entertaining manner, including the discovery of … Read More
Awarded MSCA Cofund project entitled “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH)
The Department of Theoretical Physics and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics (coordinated by prof. dr. Andrej Zorko), together with 11 other departments at the Jožef Stefan Institute, were awarded the MSCA Cofund project “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH). Project … Read More
Quantum Day on Val 202: Our researchers in the Spotlight, dr. Lara Ulčakar selected as “Name of the Week”
Last week, Val 202 aired a special edition of the podcast Frekvenca X, dedicated to Quantum Day at the Jožef Stefan Institute. The episode featured in-depth discussions about quantum science and technology, and we are proud that several guests from … Read More
prof. dr. Rok Žitko: Slovenia in International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025
This year marks the centenary of the beginning of the development of modern quantum theory, which has provided definitive answers to some of the key questions of classical physics since the end of the 19th century, such as the correct … Read More
New Insights into the Correlated Metal of Preformed Pairs
Klemen Kovač, mag. fiz. and prof. dr. Janez Bonča from our Department, in collaboration with researchers at the University of British Columbia (Canada), have published a paper entitled Signature of Preformed Pairs in Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy in Physical Review Letters. … Read More
33. dnevi Jožefa Stefana I 33. Days of Jožef Stefan, 24. – 29. 3. 2025
Obveščamo vas, da bodo od 24. do 29. marca tradicionalno potekali Dnevi Jožefa Stefana, ki jih že od leta 1993 izvajamo v počastitev rojstnega dneva slovitega fizika Jožefa Stefana, katerega ime nosi naš inštitut. To je teden, ko odpremo vrata … Read More
Dr. Denis Golež Awarded the Blinc Award for Early Career Physicists
We are proud to share that dr. Denis Golež, a colleague from our Department at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana, has been awarded the prestigious Blinc Award for physicists … Read More
dr. Zala Lenarčič at TEDx Ljubljana
Dr. Zala Lenarčič will participate at TEDx event in Ljubljana on 22 November 2024 in the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev dom. Dr. Zala Lenarčič is an outstanding researcher in the field of theoretical physics, whose passion and unwavering dedication unveil … Read More
Our former colleague has been awarded the Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem
On 26 March 2025, the Jožef Stefan Institute awarded the Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem to encourage young researchers to be even more committed to scientific research, which is also a kind of call to action for the economy to use … Read More
33. dnevi Jožefa Stefana I 33. Days of Jožef Stefan, 24. – 29. 3. 2025
Obveščamo vas, da bodo od 24. do 29. marca tradicionalno potekali Dnevi Jožefa Stefana, ki jih že od leta 1993 izvajamo v počastitev rojstnega dneva slovitega fizika Jožefa Stefana, katerega ime nosi naš inštitut. To je teden, ko odpremo vrata … Read More
Dneva biofizike 2025
Konferenca Dneva biofizike 2025 bo potekala 5. in 6. junija 2025 v Celjskem domu v Celju. Konferenca bo združila raziskovalce s področja biofizike ter sorodnih ved in ponudila priložnost za izmenjavo idej, predstavitev aktualnih raziskav in interdisciplinarno povezovanje. Še posebej … Read More
In Memoriam: Prof. Rudolf Podgornik
With deep sorrow, we announce that Prof. Rudolf Podgornik passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024, due to complications from COVID. He was a distinguished scientist at the Jožef Stefan Institute and Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of … Read More
Paper on the absence of rigidity transition in epithelia published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
Jan Rozman (Oxford University), Matej Krajnc, and Primož Ziherl have published a paper titled “Basolateral cell mechanics prevents rigidity transition in epithelial monolayers” in Physical Review Letters. In this study, the authors employ a three-dimensional vertex model to explore how … Read More
Awarded MSCA Cofund project entitled “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH)
The Department of Theoretical Physics and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics (coordinated by prof. dr. Andrej Zorko), together with 11 other departments at the Jožef Stefan Institute, were awarded the MSCA Cofund project “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH). Project … Read More