(Oct. 9 ) Today, several hundred members of the European scientific community are gathering at the European Spallation Source (ESS) construction site in Lund, Sweden, for the ESS Foundation Stone Ceremony. The event is being held to lay the foundation both for the new facility, which has recently begun construction, and for a new generation of science in Europe. The ceremony, to establish the scientific importance of this major international project, saw the participation of a few hundred members of the European scientific community working together to the ESS, including Italy with the Ministry of Education, University and Research, the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste and the National Research Council (CNR). (Red)
