Foundation Stone Ceremony Marks Scientific Importance of ESS
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.ESS is a consortium of European nations cooperating in the design and construction of one of Europe’s largest active infrastructure projects. Today’s event follows the ESS groundbreaking held in early September, when the host countries,