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Veni grants for 19 young Leiden researchers 15 July 2016
Nineteen researchers who have recently been awarded their PhD are to receive a Veni grant of up to 250,000 euros. Science funding agency NWO has awar...
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NWO Veni Grant for Bouncing Balls on Hot Plate 14 July 2016
Physicist Scott Waitukaitis receives an NWO Veni grant to research the Leidenfrost effect for squishy materials. This effect is well-known for dancing...
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MRI Machine at the Nanoscale Breaks World Records 14 July 2016
A new NMR microscope gives researchers an improved instrument to study fundamental physical processes. It also offers new possibilities for medical sc...
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New model predicts ‘yoyo’ orbits around black holes 07 July 2016
Stars orbit black holes while jumping up and down. This is the prediction of a theoretical model developed by Leiden physicist Satish Kumar Saravanan,...
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Leiden physicists meet Nobel prize winners 05 July 2016
Two Leiden physicists took part in the Lindau conference in Germany from 26 June to 1 July. They met Nobel prize winners from their field.
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Stefano Coppola Receives AXA RF Fellowship to Study Pancreatic Cancer 16 June 2016
Leiden biophysicist Stefano Coppola has received the prestigious AXA Research Fund postdoctoral fellowship. With this grant he can work for two years ...
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Second layer of information in DNA confirmed 08 June 2016
Leiden theoretical physicists have proven that not only the genetic information in DNA determines who we are, but also DNA’s mechanics. Helmut Schiess...
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Surface Plasmons Measured for Faster Internet 02 June 2016
Leiden physicists use a new method to measure so-called surface plasmons. Researching these particles could lead to new light-based technology, includ...
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Leiden Physics hosts 2016 NEVAC day 27 May 2016
The Leiden Institute of Physics hosted the annual conference of the Dutch Vacuum Society (NEVAC). Experts in the field of vacuum experiments talked ab...
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Jan Aarts receives FOM Projectruimte Grant 20 May 2016
Experimental physicist Jan Aarts has received a FOM Projectruimte grant of 545,000 euro. He will use the budget to study the interaction between super...
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Important Effect Observed in Development of Quantum Storage 28 April 2016
Rare-earth materials are prime candidates for storing quantum information, because the undesirable interaction with their environment is extremely wea...
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Students colonise Mars with E. coli bacteria 21 April 2016
Using E. coli bacteria to convert a toxic compound in the soil on Mars into oxygen to make life on the planet possible. A team of thirteen Leiden stud...
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Michel Orrit Wins Edison Volta Prize 13 April 2016
The European Physical Society has awarded the prestigieus Edison Volta Prize to Leiden physicist Michel Orrit. The prize is handed out every two years...
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ERC Advanced Grant for Physicist Alexey Boyarsky 12 April 2016
Leiden physicist Alexey Boyarsky, together with his colleagues from Lausanne and Copenhagen, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to research an ext...
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New facility for production of liquid helium and new low-vibration lab 08 April 2016
After 2 years of planning, designing, testing and adjusting, the brand-new low-vibration physics lab at the new Gorlaeus Building of the Science Campu...