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New quantum computer design to predict molecule properties 28 May 2018
The standard approach to build a quantum computer with Majoranas as building blocks is to convert them into qubits. However, a promising application o...
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Interview: Physicist Wim van Saarloos takes office as KNAW President 25 May 2018
On May 28th, Leiden physicist Wim van Saarloos takes office as President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He has been vic...
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Physicists link specific iron forms to Alzheimer’s 08 May 2018
There have been indications for decades that there is a link between increased iron levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease. Leiden physicists fin...
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Royal distinction for physicist Jan Aarts 26 April 2018
Jan Aarts, Leiden professor in experimental physics, has been appointed Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw. He received the royal distinction ...
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Lorentz Professor Tom Lubensky: pioneer in soft matter 25 April 2018
Professor Tom Lubensky from the University of Pennsylvania is visiting Leiden University as the 64th Lorentz Professor at the department of Theoretica...
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Scott Waitukaitus wins FYSICA Young Speakers Contest 25 April 2018
At the annual conference FYSICA of the Netherlands’ Physical Society (NNV), Leiden postdoc Scott Waitukaitis has won the Young Speakers Contest.
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Eric Eliel receives RISE prize for gender equality 24 April 2018
Resigning scientific director of the physics institute Eric Eliel has received the RISE prize for his outstanding commitment to increasing gender equa...
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Science students create audiotour past Leiden wall formulas 24 April 2018
Master students Lotte Koemans and Mandy Meijer have developed an audio tour which takes you past all six wall formulas in the inner city of Leiden. In...
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Our genome captured in numbers 23 April 2018
‘It's where disciplines intersect that the most exciting scientific questions arise.' This was the message given by John van Noort, Professor of Bioph...
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Physicist Michel Orrit new member KNAW 20 April 2018
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) selects prominent researchers as members based on their scientific achievements. On Septembe...
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Interview: Eric Eliel steps down as Scientific Director of Physics 18 April 2018
After seven years, Eric Eliel resigns as scientific director of the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION). On April 18th, LION hosts a farewell party and...
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Neutrino telescope KM3NeT receives 12.7 Million Euro NWO grant 16 April 2018
KM3NeT is selected as one of the ten top research facilities in NWO’s National Roadmap for Large-scale Research Infrastructure. Leiden physicist Dorot...
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Try-out Day at Leiden University 06 April 2018
On Friday April 6th, Leiden University organizes its biannual try-out day. We pay a visit to Physics and Astronomy, which saw their student numbers al...
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Physicists send identical photons through optical fiber 28 March 2018
Leiden physicists have created a light source that emits individual particles in an identical state through optical fibers. Using this setup, their me...
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New practice tool for quantum computer coding: OpenFermion 28 March 2018
In a global effort, quantum computers are rapidly being developed. In the meantime, researchers have to learn how to write code for these devices, whi...