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Microswimmers swim faster over slippery surfaces 28 January 2020
Tiny self-propelling spheres, measuring only micrometers, move faster over a hydrophobic silicone surface than they do over hydrophilic glass. 'Almost...
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The peculiar effect of a small error 27 January 2020
Metamaterials have properties that depend on their shape and architecture. Researchers at AMOLF, Leiden University and Tel Aviv University have found ...
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The roughening of a platinum electrode 27 January 2020
Smooth platinum electrodes roughen and wear when subjected to repeated cycles of oxidation and reduction, which causes nanometer-scale mounds to grow....
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Martin van Hecke wins 2020 Dutch Physica Award 09 January 2020
The 2020 Physica Award has been awarded to physicist Martin van Hecke, a researcher at the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) and the Amsterdam AMOLF....
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Faculty of Science starts new year with awards for talents 07 January 2020
Mathematician Robbin Bastiaansen, physicist Irene Battisti, pharmacist Fouzia Lghoul-Oulad Saïd and physics and astronomy student Maite Boden are the ...
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New water jet cutter for Fine Mechanical Department 07 January 2020
The Fine Mechanical Department's (FMD) new Wardjet A0612 will cut anything using a 4000 bar water jet. This enables the FMD to work faster, more accur...
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Combined technique measures nanostructures ten times better than before 11 December 2019
Researchers at Leiden University and TU Delft have combined two techniques that are used to measure the structure of biomolecules, creating a method t...
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Luca Giomi wins ERC Consolidator Grant for flowing cells 10 December 2019
Theoretical physicist Luca Giomi receives a 2 million euro ERC Consolidator Grant for research into flowing cells in a strange hexatic phase, which is...
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Daniela Kraft wins Athena Prize 2019 10 December 2019
Daniela Kraft will be awarded the NWO Athena Prize 2019 in a ceremony at the CHAINS Chemistry Conference on 10 December. The prize recognizes excellen...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers 10 December 2019
The European Research Council has awarded ERC Consolidator Grants to four researchers from Leiden. These grants of up to 2m euros will enable them to ...
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FET Open Grant for Many Photon Entanglement 05 December 2019
The Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) is the coordinating partner in the Qluster research project, which was awarded a 2,9 million euro FET Open gran...
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Superconductivity theory under attack 28 November 2019
Measurements on a superconducting material show an abrupt transition between a normal metal and a 'strange' metal. The really strange thing, however, ...
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Stefano Polla wins Lorentz Master thesis award 26 November 2019
Stefano Pollas master thesis 'Quantum Digital Cooling' has been awarded the Lorentz Master thesis award. The award, 3000 euros and a certificate, has ...
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Jorinde van de Vis wins For Women in Science Rising Talent prize 21 November 2019
Jorinde van de Vis wins the For Women in Science Rising Talent-prize for women in science, for her PhD thesis in cosmology and particle physics.
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How an Alzheimer related protein forms plaques 08 November 2019
Neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, are characterised by aggregates of protein in the brain. The connection of these aggregates to the...