Spin in contemporary physics: experiment and theory
On 7 – 11 September, JINR is hosting the 20th Workshop on High Energy Spin Physics DSPIN‑26. About 150 people take part in it, among them, the representatives of Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, China, Latvia. The event is organized in a hybrid format: in the BLTP Conference halls and online. Since 1981, these meetings have been held once every two years.
Science projects and school lessons
On 27 – 28 August, the All‑Russian Congress of Physics Teachers was held at the Sirius University (Sirius Federal Territory). At the plenary session of the Congress, JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov made a report on the educational and methodological complex of textbooks for the basic and in‑depth study of physics at the school. He announced the introduction of a basic physics textbook for 10th grades a year later in schools throughout Russia. Translated into English, this textbook will also be available for students in schools of JINR Member States.
JINR signed agreement with BRICS+ media network
On 31 August 2026, a cooperation agreement was concluded between the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and TV BRICS, the official media network of the BRICS countries. The document was signed by JINR Director, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Grigory Trubnikov and TV BRICS CEO, Editor‑in‑Chief Janna Tolstikova. The parties will aim to strengthen collaboration between the BRICS+ countries in science, technology, and innovation, develop international expert communities, popularise scientific knowledge, and increase the prestige of research activities.
JINR scientists described new characteristics of heavy rutherfordium isotope fission
For the first time, specialists of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research measured the average number of prompt neutrons emitted during the spontaneous nuclear fission of rutherfordium‑260. The experiment was conducted by the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the U‑400 Cyclotron using the SHELS Separator and the SFiNx Detection System with the participation of scientists from the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. The data obtained deepens scientists’ understanding of the decay mechanisms of transuranic elements and opens up new opportunities for studying nuclei near the boundaries of nuclear stability.
City of scientific cooperation
On 14 – 18 September, a series of festive events "JINR Days in Vietnam" will be held in Hanoi and Nyachang, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Vietnam's membership in JINR. In anticipation of these events, we are publishing the memoirs of a former employee of LCTA - MLIT Thai Le Thang.
