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Leiden involved in three out of five Physics Vrije Programma grants 21 December 2018NWO has assigned Physics Vrije Programma grants to five collaborations of physicists. Leiden University is involved in three of them.
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Insulator becomes conductor at the push of a button 11 September 2018Ionic liquids are important in scientific research because they can apply a lot of charge over a surface. Leiden physicists have now found that the ch...
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Century-old law on electric noise overturned 27 March 2018Electric noise can be useful for scientists but inconvenient for chip manufacturers. They do share a wish to predict the amount of noise. PhD student ...
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Two graphene layers lean in for a kiss 23 March 2018Leiden physicists and chemists have managed to bring two graphene layers so close together that an electric current spontaneously jumps across. In the...
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New way of driving nanomotors 21 December 2015Leiden Physicists have found evidence for the Berry-force that could be used for driving tiny nanomotors, just like a river drives a water wheel. Nano...