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Important Update
2021-05-14

It is with a heavy heart that we, the organizers of the IPhO 2021, announce the latest decision to have the IPhO 2021 only in the online format. We made this decision for many reasons, mainly because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases all around the world which has made a lot of delegations change their choice of format recently making the physical format a very small event.
How to read the history of climate?
2021-05-13

Until recently, the image of your peer Greta dominated every screen. On 20th August 2018, the ninth-form pupil from Sweden decided to stop going to school. At that time, Sweden was overtaken by heat waves and fires. Instead of going to school, Greta spent three weeks protesting the government’s slack in the fight against climate change. We hear the frightening news about climate almost daily. The world is frazzled out by the intensifying storms, floods, draughts, forest fires, and other disasters. The man-made climate change is often called the greatest threat to humanity in the next century. Use translation programs to read the full story!
Important Deadline
2021-05-12

The Organising Committee reminds all delegations who wish to participate in IPhO 2021 that they need to provide the team size and make the final choice about the participation format by May 14, 2021. In addition, those who participate online must provide the invigilator details or provide a shipping address for the experiment sets also by May 14, 2021. Failure to provide these details by May 14, 2021 will result in the exclusion of delegation from IPhO 2021. We also ask all delegations to do the final submit of their members as soon as possible. If you were granted an extension to provide the student names and other data, you can skip this message.
Smart city changes with Quantum Computing
2021-05-11

How Quantum Computing changes our Smart Cities? Over the last few decades, urban ecosystems have undergone a much greater change than in previous centuries. Today smart systems help monitor, regulate and plan how cities are evolving better than ever before. In order to manage the city in a better way, we must first understand it: collect and analyse a wide range of data. This has been done for centuries, from tax payers data, voter reports, to police summaries, etc. However, obtaining such data often takes time and decisions based on it can be delayed. But 10 years ago, the situation began to change rapidly. Read the story with the help of translation programs.
Jonas Kubilius, a scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence: “As a child, I thought that when people grow up they all become professors”
2021-05-06

If you google Jonas Kubilius, you will find more than one scientist named Jonas with various outstanding academic and professional achievements. “Since childhood, it was clear to me that I will be a professor – could it be otherwise, when your grandfather is the rector and professor of Vilnius University, dad and mom also have academic degrees. I lived in the environment related to science - mathematics, physics, chemistry and others”, - laughed Jonas Kubilius, one of the founders of Inc. Three Thirds, operating in the field of research and application of artificial intelligence. Having already started preparing for a career as a researcher at school, he says he is finally doing what makes sense and gives professional satisfaction: combining science and business.
Rigonda Skorulskienė: falling in love with Physics
2021-05-04

“Physics is all about life, it’s everything that happens around you and even in you. Falling in love with physics is not very common, because either you have a habit of watching the world and asking questions or you don’t. It’s like a ballet, the earlier you start, the easier it gets later. With an inspiring help, witch I had as a child, anyone can fall in love with physics”, - says Rigonda Skorulskienė, a teacher at Kaunas Jesuit Gymnasium and a Member of Ipho2021 management. Read her inspirational story with the help of translation programs.