This year’s Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Greek-born Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbon nanotubes – from basic science to exciting applications.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano yesterday presented Greek authorities with a small piece of sculpture from the Parthenon kept in a museum in Sicily, for the past 200 years.

The Greek-Orthodox Community of South Australia is organising the 3rd consecutive Greek cultural festival, “Odyssey” in Adelaide. Visitors can enjoy a journey into Greek civilization and culture, running from October 1 to November 2. 

The international tourist exhibition, Philoxenia, has once again invited the traveling public to participate in an vote for the Greek tourism prizes, “Philoxenia Tourism Awards”.

The Executive Secretariat of the Confederation of Greek Communities in Europe’s Coordinating Council met last weekend in Frankfurt.