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Probing the secret forces of pericytes 28 May 2020
Leiden researchers found a way to measure the tiny forces exerted by pericytes, one of the most elusive, hard to research cell types, which occur in t...
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Anne Meeussen wins Young Speakers' Contest 17 April 2020
Anne Meeussen is the winner of the Fysica 2020 Young Speakers' Contest. She was elected by the online attendants after delivering a talk about metamat...
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Making cells ultra-heavy 14 April 2020
The life of a fibroblast is heavy, but PhD student Julia Eckert makes it 19.5 times heavier, using the Large Diameter Centrifuge at the ESTEC space re...
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Two-photon microscope captures plant cells 09 March 2020
Leiden physicists are helping Wageningen plant researchers to study unpredictable plant embryos. For this, they are using a novel two-photon fluoresce...
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Understanding metastasis: Science Groot grant for Erik Danen 05 March 2020
A team led by Erik Danen from the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research has received a 3 million euros NWO Science Groot grant to unravel the first...
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Science Groot funding for Leiden scientists 24 February 2020
Leiden scientists are the main applicants for five projects that have been awarded a Science Groot grant of up to 3 million euros in the Science Domai...
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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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The peculiar effect of a small error 27 January 2020
Metamaterials have properties that depend on their shape and architecture. Researchers at AMOLF, Leiden University and Tel Aviv University have found ...
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Martin van Hecke wins 2020 Dutch Physica Award 09 January 2020
The 2020 Physica Award has been awarded to physicist Martin van Hecke, a researcher at the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) and the Amsterdam AMOLF....
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Combined technique measures nanostructures ten times better than before 11 December 2019
Researchers at Leiden University and TU Delft have combined two techniques that are used to measure the structure of biomolecules, creating a method t...
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Luca Giomi wins ERC Consolidator Grant for flowing cells 10 December 2019
Theoretical physicist Luca Giomi receives a 2 million euro ERC Consolidator Grant for research into flowing cells in a strange hexatic phase, which is...
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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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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers 10 December 2019
The European Research Council has awarded ERC Consolidator Grants to four researchers from Leiden. These grants of up to 2m euros will enable them to ...
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How an Alzheimer related protein forms plaques 08 November 2019
Neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, are characterised by aggregates of protein in the brain. The connection of these aggregates to the...
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NWA grant for research into iron nanoparticles in the brain 23 July 2019
Physicists Lucia Bossoni and Martina Huber have been awarded an NWA Ideeëngenerator-grant for research into iron nanoparticles in the brain. These nan...