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Remarkable achievement: Leiden professor appointed AAAS Fellow 26 April 2024
Carlo Beenakker has been appointed a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the organisation behind the journal Sci...
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The quantum computer: it doesn't exist yet, but still we understand increasingly better what problems it can solve 09 April 2024
How do we know what a quantum computer is good for when it hasn't been built yet? That's what PhD candidate Casper Gyurik investigated by combining tw...
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Jointly into the quantum future: ‘A crucial role for education and science communication’ 07 March 2024
The second quantum revolution is in full swing, bringing all kinds of new technologies to within reach, and offering many opportunities as well as cha...
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Want to know more about quantum? These games make it fun 23 February 2024
Tic tac toe, but with quantum effects. That makes learning the principles of quantum technology a piece of cake. This is the aim of a new start-up fou...
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In memoriam Jan Zaanen 1957-2024: The universe in a speck of rusting copper 22 January 2024
This Thursday, January 18th 2024, our esteemed colleague Jan Zaanen passed away. Jan was one of our star scientists, larger than life, with an unabash...
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Bachelor's research on ultra-thin nanochip nominated for Young Talent Award 12 December 2023
Using 2D materials, physics student Romme van der Kemp developed a nanochip that is extremely small ánd scalable. This is needed to make all kinds of ...
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New spinoff company to solve major roadblock in the quantum revolution 06 December 2023
Physicist Kaveh Lahabi’s research on quantum materials led to the launch of a new company: QuantaMap. With his colleagues, he developed a sensor that ...
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Two ERC Consolidator Grants for Leiden researchers 23 November 2023
Research on quantum computers and Islamic charities: two Leiden researchers have received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council.
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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology 09 November 2023
Quantum technology is the future, but not without skilled people. For this reason, the Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Delft/Leiden has been establishe...
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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres 10 August 2023
How can physics help reduce emissions from energy-guzzling data centres? With a Rubicon grant, physicist Remko Fermin will conduct fundamental researc...
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This is how physicists use light to build complex structures 04 July 2023
PhD candidate Petr Steindl creates complex structures of light using single photons. As a teenager, he wanted to study Czech poetry but decided on qua...
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New method to find Majorana’s tested for the first time 22 June 2023
Fifteen years ago, an alternative technique to look for the elusive Majorana particles was conceived theoretically. But no one carried out the experim...
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5 years Quantum Rules lab: ‘The best part is when you hear the penny drop with a student’ 21 June 2023
Physics teacher Henk Buisman welcomes secondary school teachers ánd students who want to know more about quantum physics. And he likes to help them in...
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Communication about quantum technology offers many opportunities (but there are risks too) 21 April 2023
Watching and analysing hundreds of TEDx talks, that too can be research. That becomes clear from the work of PhD student Aletta Meinsma, who is studyi...
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Hooray! This extremely sensitive microscope survived its relocation 06 April 2023
Moving an electron microscope of 2000 kg is a delicate challenge. The highly sensitive instrument needed to be moved to a new measurement hall, but ev...