The ETMOST meetings are online meetings, aimed at non-specialists sharing information on science and technology activities in the EMR region. With updates on astrophysics, geology, engineering, Gravitational Wave Science etc. The online series will cover all relevant aspects for people involved in ET activities in the EMR region. The meetings are being held once a month, on the third Wednesday afternoon 16:00 – 17:00 CET (sharp).Next meeting: Wednesday May 21st, 16:00, Tjonnie Li (KU Leuven) on Comparing the Triangle and 2L geometries. Details are available at https://indico.nikhef.nl/event/6353/ Contact: Achim Stahl (stahl(at)physik.rwth-aachen.de) & Stan Bentvelsen (stanb(at)nikhef.nl)

Award for experimental physicist from Hannover The Senate of RWTH Aachen University awarded Karsten Danzmann the academic degree of “Doktor der Naturwissenschaften honoris causa”. Danzmann is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) and director of the Institute for Gravitational Physics at Leibniz University Hannover. The honorary doctorate ceremony took place in Aachen on 9 May 2025. Karsten Danzmann receives the award for his outstanding contribution to the development of the technologies that led to the discovery of gravitational waves and that will significantly improve further research into them, as well as for his support of the Einstein Telescope project. “I am absolutely excited about…

Within the green energy deal of the German Federal Government, the installation of new and re-powering of existing wind turbines is seen as a high priority to reach the goal of 2% aerial coverage by 2032. This development is visible across the country, but also in the seismic data of the nationwide and federal states seismometer networks. Characteristic frequencies originating at wind turbines affect the seismic records and may hide weaker signals from physically interesting sources within and outside of the Earth. To mitigate these effects, the seismological community initiated different projects to understand the induced seismic signals and relate them to mechanical processes at the wind turbines. While the…

On 29 April, representatives from the federal and Saxon parliaments, relevant ministries, the region, and the scientific community visited the first exploratory borehole for the Einstein Telescope at the potential site in Lusatia. They were briefed on the current status, ongoing progress, and upcoming steps.The borehole, located in Hoske near Wittichenau, is being used to investigate the geological characteristics of the Lusatian granite and to assess the site’s suitability for the Einstein Telescope. It is planned to reach a depth of 300 metres and will be equipped with state-of-the-art sensors for long-term monitoring. Drilling has currently reached a depth of around 85 metres. The project is financed through federal funding.…