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Join us to discuss how these insights will impact near-term applications on Earth and in space, covering technologies like optical communications, ultra-lightweight materials, and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to connect with a community of experts and enthusiasts, all united in a common goal.&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sntevents.uni.lu\/product\/feis-2024\/\">Register for this event<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irg.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CALL-FOR-PAPERS-Revised_v5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/irg.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CALL-FOR-PAPERS-Revised_v5.pdf\">all for abstracts and submission link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The event is part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/\/space-agency.public.lu\/en\/news-media\/news\/2024\/luxembourgspaceweek2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxembourg Space Week<\/a>, scheduled from December 2nd to 5th. With 5 parallel events, the Luxembourg Space Week will be the place&nbsp;where innovation meets exploration, offering a dynamic platform for industry leaders, enthusiasts, and visionaries alike to converge and chart the future of space.&nbsp;<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interstell&#8217;Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symposium will for the first time welcome an art exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interstell.art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interstell&#8217;Art<\/a>, as art has played a key role in rendering interstellar visions tangible and fostered its cultural impact.&nbsp;\u201cEvery art should become science, and every science should become art.\u201d Along with this quote from&nbsp;Friedrich von Schlegel (1797) the organizing committee calls for artists and gallerists whose artists are inspired by the cosmos, to submit a proposal of genuine art, graphic or sculptures, mixed media, abstract or figurative. 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