Two of the largest organizations in Europe (CERN and ESA) who deal with the scientific research υπέγραψαν σήμερα μία συμφωνία για περαιτέρω συνεργασία σε θέματα κοινού ενδιαφέροντος.
The Directors-General of the European Center for Nuclear Research and the European Space Agency (ESA) Rolf Hoyer and Jean-Jacques Dorden, respectively, signed the co-operation agreement at a special ceremony in Geneva.
The fact that this year marks 60 year of operation of the European Center for Nuclear Research and half a century of life for ESA, also allowed a historical review with a common frame of reference the Italian natural Endorado Amaldi who is considered the father of the two organizations.
Amaldi, pWeb in the vision of freedom nature of science and the possibilities of international cooperation, had spearheaded the establishment of CERN in the 50s, while shortly afterwards in collaboration with the French physicist Pierre Auger they convinced European governments of the benefits of space research, a move that led to the establishment of European Space Research Organization (ESRO), forerunner of ESA.
His vision was even described by Amalti in a historical letter, a copy of which was sent by ESA in space with the ATV-003 - Edoardo Amaldi mission, which refilled the International Space Station in March of 2012.
During the ceremony, this letter was presented to CERN officials, with an extensive reference to the ideology that continues to be the driving force in both institutions.
"ESA and CERN are visionary children like Amalti, which shows that when we share the challenges and unite our forces, Europe is at the cutting edge of progress, innovation and growth," said Jean-Jacques Dorden.
"The two organizations have common roots and a long history of research in their fields. The new agreement will enhance the synergy of our experience, know-how and infrastructure, "said Rolf Hoyer.
The areas that the two organizations are interested in jointly are development and study of new materials with applications in extreme conditions, micro-systems technology and the applications they may have in small-scale sensor systems, as well as the testing of high-precision detectors used in experiments in CERN but also in space.
