News
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Light on the quantum computer 17 November 2016
Physicist Martin van Exter works with light at nanoscale, at the forefront of nanocomputer research. But as Director of Education he also has a vision...
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LEELIS Conference on future of computer chips 15 November 2016
A collaboration of physicists and chemists organized the LEELIS conference on new computer chip technology in Amsterdam on 10-11 November. Leiden phys...
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Record distance for alternative super current 10 November 2016
Electrons that spin synchronously around their axis, turn out to stay superconducting across large distances within magnetic chromium dioxide. Electri...
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New theory on liquid crystals with high symmetry 08 November 2016
LCD screens use liquid crystals which have a high degree of order, even though they form a fluid. A new theory maps out the interplay between order, t...
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Opening event wall formulas Snellius and Lorentz 26 October 2016
On Thursday 3 November Leiden University will celebrate the official opening of two wall formulas in the city centre. As of now, Snell’s law and the L...
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Physics Nobel Prize to Former Lorentz Professor 05 October 2016
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 goes to David Thouless, Michael Kosterlitz and Duncan Haldane for theoretical discoveries in the field of topological ...
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Melting of frozen electrons visualized 20 September 2016
For the first time, physicists have visualized the ‘melting’ of electrons inside a special class of insulators. It allows electrons to move freely and...
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Light manipulated with large artificial atom 29 August 2016
Physicists have manipulated light with large artificial atoms, so-called quantum dots. Before, this has only been done so well with actual atoms. It i...
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Paradox in superconductivity at high temperature 17 August 2016
Nature publishes an article on a paradoxical discovery in superconductivity. Physicists are searching for superconductivity at high temperatures so th...
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Leiden physicists meet Nobel prize winners 05 July 2016
Two Leiden physicists took part in the Lindau conference in Germany from 26 June to 1 July. They met Nobel prize winners from their field.
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Surface Plasmons Measured for Faster Internet 02 June 2016
Leiden physicists use a new method to measure so-called surface plasmons. Researching these particles could lead to new light-based technology, includ...
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Leiden Physics hosts 2016 NEVAC day 27 May 2016
The Leiden Institute of Physics hosted the annual conference of the Dutch Vacuum Society (NEVAC). Experts in the field of vacuum experiments talked ab...
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Jan Aarts receives FOM Projectruimte Grant 20 May 2016
Experimental physicist Jan Aarts has received a FOM Projectruimte grant of 545,000 euro. He will use the budget to study the interaction between super...
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Electrons found to flow like water 07 March 2016
Science Magazine has published three back-to-back papers on an important discovery in solid state physics. Leiden physicist Jan Zaanen wrote a Perspec...
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Major NWO subsidies for research on dark matter and quantum experiments 10 February 2016
Astronomer Koen Kuijken and physicist Tjerk Oosterkamp have each been awarded a major subsidy by NWO. The funding will allow them to construct new res...