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How quantum is your quantum computer?PHYSICS 14 July 2025Can you prove whether a large quantum system truly behaves according to the weird and wonderful rules of quantum mechanics — or if it just looks like ...
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Leiden scientists join national effort to advance nanomedicine10 July 2025A Dutch consortium has received €6.7 million to accelerate the development of nanomedicines together with patients. Researchers from Leiden University...
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In memoriam Frans Saris01 July 2025It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Prof. Dr. Frans W. Saris.
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Leiden physicists search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particlePHYSICS 27 June 2025Is it possible to measure subtle oscillations caused by dark matter moving through the earth? A Dutch-American physicist team have discovered a new ro...
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NWO Open Competition grants for two projects with Leiden researchers05 June 2025Two research projects with researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Dutch Research Council (NWO) Open Competition Domain Science-M progr...
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‘Doing a PhD is never boring!’ How Guido Stam built a microscope that can measure bacteria without causing harmPHYSICS 05 June 2025A microscope with incredible sharpness that leaves samples unharmed – Guido Stam helped develop one. During his PhD research, he combined light and el...
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New national facility for materials research at the atomic scalePHYSICS 21 May 2025Thanks to a €4.8 million grant from the Dutch Research Council, a consortium that includes four physicists from Leiden University will develop a natio...
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Pushing the boundaries of quantum theoryPHYSICS 16 May 2025Mass, time, space, and complexity — physicists in Leiden are launching eight new research projects tackling some of the most fundamental themes in qua...
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Professorship marks the ticking off of an important milestone for Silvestriappointment 24 April 2025Alessandra Silvestri has been appointed professor in Theoretical Physics in the area of Cosmology. For her this promotion in Leiden is the icing on th...
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NWO funding for five FWN projects within the Dutch Research AgendaGrant 08 April 2025Can humans perceive single photons? What is our place in the universe? How can we make quantum computers more stable? Five researchers from the Facult...
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Liru Feng wins LION Image Award 2025PHYSICS 07 April 2025Fifty euros, a place on the LION photo wall and eternal fame: this is what the winner of the annual LION Image Award gets. This year, the prize goes t...
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Euclid helps to better understand the universe – first results are excitingCOSMOLOGY 19 March 2025For the first time, we’re seeing what Euclid sees. The telescope’s initial observations have provided a wealth of new information about our universe. ...
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Strange materials with potential for innovation in technology and energyPHYSICS 05 March 2025Following in the footsteps of Professor Jan Zaanen, visiting fellow Louk Rademaker is exploring quantum effects in so-called strange materials. His re...
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Special telescope measures neutrino with highest energy everPhysics 12 February 2025Even with state-of-the-art technology, it is almost impossible to see: a cosmic neutrino. Yet scientists have managed to image this particle with a de...
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Ancient magnetic fields: What do they tell us about the early years of the universe?NWO-subsidie 03 February 2025Are magnetic fields older than the first light? And how did they influence the development of our universe right after the Big Bang? Cosmologists from...