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Record distance for alternative super current 10 November 2016
Electrons that spin synchronously around their axis, turn out to stay superconducting across large distances within magnetic chromium dioxide. Electri...
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New theory on liquid crystals with high symmetry 08 November 2016
LCD screens use liquid crystals which have a high degree of order, even though they form a fluid. A new theory maps out the interplay between order, t...
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New flowchart to eliminate Universe models 08 November 2016
Cosmologists have many possible models for the Universe, of which only one can be true. A new flowchart will eliminate some of them when two specific ...
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Female Researchers in the Spotlight for Physics Ladies Day 27 October 2016
On Friday 28 October, Leiden University organized its annual Physics Ladies Day for female high school students. To mark this festive day, we put the ...
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Opening event wall formulas Snellius and Lorentz 26 October 2016
On Thursday 3 November Leiden University will celebrate the official opening of two wall formulas in the city centre. As of now, Snell’s law and the L...
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Physicists find way to control fractures 12 October 2016
Rigid materials break more easily than floppy ones. This simple observation allows to predict and control the width of cracks. Theoretical understandi...
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Leiden honorary medal for LiS 05 October 2016
The Leidse Instrumentenmakers School (LiS) has received the Leiden erepenning—an honorary medal that is awarded each year during the celebration of th...
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Physics Nobel Prize to Former Lorentz Professor 05 October 2016
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 goes to David Thouless, Michael Kosterlitz and Duncan Haldane for theoretical discoveries in the field of topological ...
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Bernard van Heck Wins Christiaan Huygens Prize 2016 04 October 2016
Bernard van Heck has won the Christiaan Huygens Prize 2016 for his Leiden PhD research on electrical circuits for quantum computers. On behalf of the ...
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Complexity and Network Science at the Leiden Networks Day 27 September 2016
The first successful Leiden Networks day took place on September 23, 2016. Six world-renowned speakers (see photo) in the field of complexity and netw...
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A better view of synthetic fuel production 20 September 2016
Synthetic fuel is cleaner than natural oil, but its production process needs to be more efficient. Now for the first time, physicists have directly ob...
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Melting of frozen electrons visualized 20 September 2016
For the first time, physicists have visualized the ‘melting’ of electrons inside a special class of insulators. It allows electrons to move freely and...
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New force measured between proteins 13 September 2016
Proteins organize themselves around our body cells through a self-induced force. They indent the cell membrane, which makes them roll towards each oth...
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Light manipulated with large artificial atom 29 August 2016
Physicists have manipulated light with large artificial atoms, so-called quantum dots. Before, this has only been done so well with actual atoms. It i...
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Protector against air pollution is vulnerable to air 26 August 2016
Catalyst research aims to make gasoline less polluting. It turns out that during experiments it is actually necessary to protect catalysts from air it...