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Physicists demonstrate new method to make single photons 23 July 2018
Scientists need individual photons for quantum cryptography and quantum computers. Leiden physicists have now experimentally demonstrated a new produc...
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New quantum computer design to predict molecule properties 28 May 2018
The standard approach to build a quantum computer with Majoranas as building blocks is to convert them into qubits. However, a promising application o...
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Century-old law on electric noise overturned 27 March 2018
Electric 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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NWO Projectruimte for physicists Schalm and Zaanen 16 March 2018
NWO has awarded a €392k Projectruimte grant to physicists Koenraad Schalm and Jan Zaanen to study ‘strange metals’. These materials are alleged to fol...
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Collaboration group Aarts and Intel 01 February 2018
Physics professor Jan Aarts starts a collaboration with chip manufacturer Intel to perform fundamental research in low-power, cryogenic computing.
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New memory developed for superconducting computer 13 December 2017
If computers work on superconducting current, they won’t consume any energy. Leiden physicists have now gained control over a new type of superconduct...
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Humidity switches molecular diode off and on 04 December 2017
An international group of scientists, led by Leiden physicist Sense Jan van der Molen, has developed the first switchable molecular diode. You can tur...
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Sander Blok wins LION Image Award 2017 10 November 2017
Sander Blok has won the third edition of the annual LION Image Award. He created a colorful image of gold nanoparticles with a low-energy electron mic...
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Black holes with ‘dreadlocks’ offer insight into quantum matter 06 November 2017
Physicists understand little about quantum matter, which is a building block of future quantum computers. Theorists have now discovered that black hol...
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Pinching holes to create superconductors 01 September 2017
In their quest for materials that conduct electricity without resistance at moderate temperatures, scientists usually work on their chemical make-up. ...
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Two ERC grant for Leiden Physics 11 August 2017
This year, two Leiden physicists have earned a prestigious ERC Starting Grant. With a budget of 1.5 million euros, this is one of the largest individu...
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Milan Allan wins Bryan R. Coles Prize 17 July 2017
Milan Allan has received the Bryan R. Coles Prize at the International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES) in Prague.
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Solution to distortion effect STM scanning 27 June 2017
STM scanning experiments on poorly conducting materials are challenging, and can cause a distortion effect. A new model corrects for this effect, allo...
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Interactions in Designer Materials Unveiled 29 November 2016
Graphene and other layered materials combine into completely new substances. Leiden physicists establish the ground rules for designing such materials...
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Three FOM-Projectruimte Grants for Leiden Physics 21 November 2016
The Leiden Institute of Physics has been awarded three out of twelve available grants from the FOM Projectruimte. Principal Investigators Milan Allan,...