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Milas, Maja (Institute Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, Croatia), Stojaković, Grigor06/10/2026, 14:00Organisation
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Dr Šrut Rakić, Iva (Institute of Physics)06/10/2026, 14:10Other
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Janđel, Gabriel (PMF)06/10/2026, 14:25Student talk
Several cultures use water as a musical instrument, creating a variety of sounds depending on how the surface of the water is stroked. We investigated three such stroke techniques – The slap, the plunge and the plow.
First we slapped the water, and found out the hand is an approximated helmholtz resonator. Second, we plunged our „hand” into the water, we analysed the cavity collapse...
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Barth, Felix06/10/2026, 14:45Student talk
The Maxwell's Demon appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics which would have drastic implications. Using the Szilard's engine as an example we discover its difficulties and beauties.
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Gábriel, Eszter (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)06/10/2026, 15:05Student talk
A shallow water tank mechanically excited by a motor features some of the basic ingredients of a laser (i.e., a cavity and an amplifier). To what extent can this simple analogy capture more complex aspects of laser physics? The presentation will demonstrate how to create a resonant cavity in a water tank, discuss its limitations, and explore other fascinating analogies between water waves...
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Dr Novkoski, Filip (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU))06/10/2026, 16:00Keynote talk
In this talk I want to convey how quickly we reach open problems with no ready answers, using only a few simple ingredients on the scale of a tabletop (or a couple of them). Drawing on examples from complex systems, fluid dynamics and nonlinear physics, I will describe an approach to physics on the human scale — one that combines experiment and model building, and remains visual and driven...
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Novosel, Bruno (PMF)06/10/2026, 16:25Student talk
Foams represent complex soft-state systems which embody many interesting diffusion, breakage and coalescence phenomena. In our work, we have studied the properties of wet and dry foams in everyday beverages such as fizzy drinks and beer. We theoretically modelled bubble evolution with numerical models combining continuous bubble growth with stochastic bubble breakage. Using our theoretical...
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Schrimpf, Niklas (Vienna University of Technology)06/10/2026, 16:45Student talk
A string telephone is something most are familiar with and have played with as a child and some even schemed to build one stretching all the way to a friend’s house or even a network to multiple houses. In this presentation those plans are revisited by analysing the acoustic properties of a string telephone from the perspective of signal transmission with focus on wave dampening in the...
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Vuković, Ema (PMF)06/10/2026, 17:05Student talk
Figure skating jumps require a precise combination of translational and rotational motion. A simple and accessible method for the automated analysis of biomechanical jump parameters using inertial sensors integrated into a smartphone is presented. Data from six competitive female figure skaters were collected during on-ice and off-ice training and used to analyse flight time, estimate jump...
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Landek, Filip (PMF)07/10/2026, 14:05Student talk
Problems in the IPT, and similar competitions such as IYNT and IYPT, surprisingly often ask for a solution to an engineering problem presented as a physics problem. IPT 2026 Problem 5, the "Ping-Pong Balls Cannon", is a clear example. It asks for a device that launches ping-pong balls as far as possible; meaning there is no single phenomenon to explain, but rather a design space to...
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Lolović, Petar (Technical University of Berlin)07/10/2026, 14:25Student talk
You have probably made and played with string telephones during childhood without giving it that much thought. Taking a closer look into these simple devices reveals interesting physics and important parameters regarding the phone's structure and setup. This talk will show how altering certain parameters influences the string phone's performance, pushing it to its limits!
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Dr Šantić, Neven (Institute of Physics)07/10/2026, 14:45Keynote talk
The understanding and application of quantum mechanics have already given us many technologies that we use every day, from transistors and LEDs to lasers and GPS. Today, we are entering a new quantum revolution, with the promise of quantum computers, secure quantum communication, ultra-sensitive quantum sensors, and extremely precise optical atomic clocks.
In this lecture, I will explore...
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Stojaković, Grigor, Vulić, Dorijan (Ruđer Bošković Institute)07/10/2026, 15:10Organisation
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