7 April 2026
Bence Gábor has successfully defended his PhD dissertation titled “Collective Effects of Laser-Driven Cold Atoms in an Optical Cavity” at our research institute. He graduated from Szeged and then worked at ELKH Wigner Research Centre for Physics in Budapest. Later, he returned to his hometown. We have asked him about his goals and career so far.
31 March 2026
The 11th edition of the ELI Summer School (ELISS) takes place on 31 August - 4 September 2026 at the ELI ALPS Facility in Szeged, Hungary - REGISTRATION is now open!
26 March 2026
Slovakia has joined the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI) as an Observer, linking its national research capabilities with one of Europe’s flagship scientific infrastructures.
25 March 2026
Montenegro has joined the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI) as an Observer, expanding its role in European research infrastructure and strengthening collaboration in advanced laser science and technology.
20 March 2026
The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS, Canada) and the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) invite applications for a joint PhD program in advanced laser-driven science and technology.
17 March 2026
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) is pleased to announce the opening of the 8th ELI User Call on 17 March 2026. Researchers from around the world are invited to submit proposals for experiments to access ELI’s state-of-the-art instruments and research infrastructure.
13 March 2026
In the context of the Czech President Petr Pavel’s state visit to Lithuania, the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI) and Vilnius University signed a new cooperation agreement during an official ceremony witnessed by the Presidents of both countries.
9 March 2026
The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI) has appointed Ing. Vladimir Klein, MBA, as Chief Information Officer, creating a senior executive role intended to unify digital infrastructure, scientific computing and data strategy across the organisation’s facilities.
5 March 2026
The registration is now open for the ELI User Meeting to be hosted by the ELI Beamlines Facility in Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic, on 24-26 June 2026. This user meeting showcases ELI's scientific offer while actively engaging with the international User Community.
26 February 2026
Our colleagues’ study entitled “Single Attosecond Extreme Ultraviolet Pulse Source via Light-Wave-Controlled Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction” was published in the journal Ultrafast Science. We asked our division head, Subhendu Kahaly, about the details.
23 February 2026
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) will launch its 8th User Call on 17 March 2026, with a proposal deadline of 22 April 2026. Researchers from around the world are invited to apply for access to the cutting-edge instruments of the ELI Facilities.
2 February 2026
Last autumn, our research institute announced the fourth edition of its “Art in Science” competition. The aim of the initiative was to encourage contestants to artistically reinterpret images taken during our research activities. We received a total of 89 entries, more than ever before. The award ceremony was held on 30 January 2026.
27 January 2026
ELI offers users ultrafast laser sources at its ALPS facility. A paper presenting our HR Alignment system, which has been in operation for six months, has been published in High Power Laser Science and Engineering. We asked our senior research fellow Zoltán Várallyay about the details.
5 January 2026
The performance of laser ion accelerators can be significantly improved by modifying the temporal shape of the laser pulse – the relevant results were published in Communications Physics, a journal within Nature Portfolio. We asked head of the research team Károly Osvay about the joint study conducted by the University of Szeged and ELI ALPS.
17 December 2025
A joint Australian-Hungarian-Lithuanian user experiment at ELI ALPS entitled “Towards Compact Laser Driven Neutron Sources for Imaging and Theranostics Radiopharmaceutical Production” has been completed. We asked Jeremy Brown, the associate professor leading the research team, about the aim of the research.
15 December 2025
The pump–probe method is a key tool in many laser experiments, where a pump pulse is used to generate the process to be analyzed, which is then investigated with a probe pulse arriving later. The method developed in Szeged for the precise adjustment of the delay between the two pulses was featured on the cover page of APL Photonics.
11 November 2025
The energy supply of the Szeged laser centre is now supported by a 5 MW capacity small power plant built with the combination of floating, carport-mounted and sun tracking solar panels. The facility was inaugurated on 11 November by Csaba Lantos, head of the Ministry of Energy, which supported the project.
14 November 2025
President Tamás Sulyok’s visit to the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, Attosecond Light Pulse Facility in Szeged, the first by a Hungarian head of state, highlighted Hungary’s leadership in advanced research and its commitment to strengthening Europe’s shared scientific capabilities.
11 November 2025
ELI’s 7th User Call drew record participation from the global scientific research community, with 170 experiment proposals submitted by teams from 30 countries. In total, 680 scientists took part as Principal and Co-Investigators, reflecting both the scale of demand and the widening scope of research being carried out across ELI’s facilities.