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A first in the lab: a tiny network that is both strong and flexible 15 February 2024
Daniela Kraft's group has succeeded in creating a network of microparticles that is both strong and completely flexible. This may sound simple, yet th...
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Daniela Kraft appointed professor of Experimental Physics 19 August 2022
Daniela Kraft and her research are a familiar fixture at the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION). Both have been awarded fellowships, grants and freque...
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Physicists from Leiden help create world’s smallest Rembrandt 05 July 2022
Museum De Lakenhal is displaying the smallest work of art in the world: a 3D-printed statue of Rembrandt van Rijn, made by sculptor Jeroen Spijker and...
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Superselective bonds light up 02 September 2021
Rather than one key and one strong lock, biology often uses tens or hundreds of weaker links to bind parts together, such as cells membranes. This all...
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Vidi research grant for physicist Daniela Kraft 04 November 2020
The image of the Leiden microboat traveled all over the world, from the BBC up to Arab shipping blogs. But Daniela Kraft's research group has quite a ...
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3D printed microboat 21 October 2020
From prow to stern, this little boat measures 30 micrometers, about a third of the thickness of a hair. It has been 3D-printed by Leiden physicists Ra...
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How microscopic scallops wander 26 July 2020
All microscopic objects, from enzymes to paint particles, are jittering constantly, bombarded by solvent particles: this is called Brownian motion. Ho...
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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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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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Daniela Kraft wins Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year Award 20 December 2017
The editors of Biophysical Journal have selected a publication from Daniela Kraft’s group as the Paper of the Year 2017. The award recognizes an outst...