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John van Noort appointed Professor in Biophysics 14 June 2017
Leiden University has appointed John van Noort as Professor in Biophysics. He studies the way in which our DNA is folded and read out.
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Meet this year's Lorentz Professor Renata Kallosh: 'Lorentz is my hero in physics' 08 June 2017
Professor Renata Kallosh (Stanford University), one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, will be this summer’s Lorentz Professor at the Leid...
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Leiden econophysics model tested best by central banks 01 June 2017
A full overview of all loans and debts between banks would help preventing a new financial collapse. But banks do not provide this information. An eco...
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Peculiar particles show paradoxical behavior 23 May 2017
Theoretical physicists research a special class of particles; Weyl fermions. They have found them to exhibit paradoxical behavior, in contradiction to...
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NWO Projectruimte Grant for DNA Flexibility Research 17 May 2017
Theoretical physicist Helmut Schiessel receives an NWO Projectruimte grant of 390,000 euro. He will use this budget to hire a postdoc and a PhD studen...
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Major Expansion Leiden Quantum Computing 08 May 2017
The 18.8 million euro NWO Zwaartekracht grant for quantum software which Amsterdam, Delft and Leiden landed collectively, means for Leiden University ...
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Developing quantum software with a grant of 18.8 million euros 04 May 2017
The first larger quantum computers will soon be available. These computers need new software. Researchers at Leiden University have been awarded a Gra...
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Crossing the Intensity Frontier 01 May 2017
In the hunt for new particles, physicists look at ever higher energy particle collisions, moving the energy frontier. Some particles however are elusi...
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Tiny joints for reconfigurable microstructures 28 April 2017
Leiden physicists exploit self-assembly of small particles to someday create functional structures such as micro-robots from the bottom up. They have ...
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Physicists image individual molecules by watching them absorb light 13 April 2017
Molecules are extremely hard to see in visible light, especially without using fluorescence. Leiden physicists have now made their optical technique s...
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New way of tracking nanoparticles 06 April 2017
Nanoparticles are widely used, but their effect on the environment is unclear because they are hard to track. Leiden physicists have developed a new m...
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Jo Hermans wins EPS Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal 05 April 2017
The European Physical Society (EPS) has awarded the Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal 2017 to Jo Hermans, emeritus Professor in Physics. He wins the awa...
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Marileen Dogterom new KNAW board member 21 March 2017
Marileen Dogterom, Professor bionanoscience in Delft and Professor molecular physics in Leiden, will take a seat at the KNAW board as of June 1st. She...
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5 Grants for Leiden Physics in 10 years ERC 15 March 2017
This weeks marks the 10th anniversary of the European Research Council. For the past decade, the council has contributed to many scientific projects a...
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Leiden Celebrates Einstein’s Birthday 14 March 2017
Exactly 138 years ago, Albert Einstein came into this world to forever change our understanding of it. The Leiden physics institute, where he frequent...