Promotor: T. Schmidt, Co-promotor: S. J.T. van Noort

In human cells, a meter-long DNA is condensed inside a micrometer-sized cell nucleus. Simultaneously, the genetic code must remain accessible for its replication and transcription to functional proteins.

The genetic information of all living organisms is contained in their DNA. Cells modify the degree of DNA compaction by epigenetics, which largely determines what genes are read out and which genes are transcriptionally silent.

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Pulsars were first discovered in 1967 and since then the population has grown and expanded over several wavelengths.

Gold nanorods are biocompatible nanoparticles that present an excellent two-photon signal that can be used to get high spatial resolution inside living cells. Gold nanorods are photostable and therefore can be followed inside cells for long time, with possible applications as trackers in live cells.

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Mensen kunnen niet zonder eiwitten. Eiwitten versnellen chemische reacties of helpen bij de afbraak van medicijnen. Maar hun complexe werking is nog altijd moeilijk te vatten. Chemicus Marcellus Ubbink kreeg een Vici-subsidie om de dynamiek van eiwitten in ons lichaam in beeld te brengen.

Dr. Marcellus Ubbink is dit voorjaar bij de Faculteit Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen benoemd tot hoogleraar Protein Chemistry. Ubbink kreeg in 2008 een Vici-subsidie van NWO.

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The thesis mainly contributes to the characterization of Majorana fermions as they appear in the Condensed Matter context.

Promotor: C. W. J. Beenakker, Yu. V. Nazarov, Co-promotor: J. Tworzydlo

This thesis presents the results of a study on the interfaces of insulating oxides with and without the insertion of a magnetic layer.

During my PhD research, I studied the photon statistics of light emitted by a microcavity that contains a single quantum dot (QD) on resonance.

This thesis aims to improve the detection from ultra-weak single emitter by enhancing their emission properties with plasmonic nanostructures. We exploit the wet-chemically synthesized single crystalline gold nanorods (GNRs) as our basic frameworks in the whole studies, simply because of their unique…

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Aan de opleidingen van het Centre for Professional Learning op het gebied van Terrorisme, Recht en Veiligheid zijn verschillende (research) fellows verbonden. De fellows geven advies over de inhoud van het curriculum en de verbinding tussen wetenschap en praktijk.

Promotor: T. H. Oosterkamp

Geometric phases lead to a nontrivial interference result when an electron's different quantum mechanical paths choices encircle a magnetic coil in an Aharonov-Bohm experiment.

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Hybrid zones occur where two species meet and produce offspring (hybrids). Typically, hybrids show a considerable reduction in fitness. In this thesis two hybrid zones are treated.

In this work, we investigate the minute circular dichroism effects of single nanoparticles.To this aim, we apply photothermal imaging with a polarization-modulated heating beam.

Promotores: Prof.dr. D. Bouwmeester, Prof.dr. A. Fiore (TU Eindhoven)

Dr. Bela Bode ontvangt van de Alexander von Humboldt-stichting de Feodor Lynen onderzoeksbeurs voor de ontwikkeling van nieuwe methoden voor verbetering van het signaal in de vaste stof NMR. Hij streeft naar een specifiek analytisch instrument voor oppervlakte-studies en onderzoek over membranen en…

Promotor: M.A.G.J. Orrit

This thesis focuses on amyloid proteins, a class of proteins that convert into amyloid fibrils.

We investigate how radiation pressure can be used to influence the mechanical motion of a micro-mirror suspended from springs.

Veel neuropsychologen maken voor hun onderzoek gebruik van de hersenscanners in het LUMC. Toen de coronacrisis uitbrak werden de toegangseisen voor het ziekenhuis flink aangescherpt, en dreigde heel wat psychologisch onderzoek in de soep te lopen. Dankzij goede protocollen kunnen de onderzoekers nu…

We zijn bedroefd door het overlijden van Nicolaas Bloembergen, winnaar van de Nobelprijs voor de Natuurkunde in 1981, op 97-jarige leeftijd.

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This thesis covers various applications of topology in condensed matter physics and quantum information.

In this thesis, I studied the origin and evolution of the non-thermal radiation in merging galaxy clusters.

Promotors: Prof.dr. J. Zaanen, Prof.dr.ir. H. Hilgenkamp

Promotor: Huub J.M. de Groot, Co-promotor: Francesco Buda

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.M de Groot, Co-Promotor: A. Alia

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

Promotor: J.S. Kaastra Co-promotor: E. Constantini

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas Co-Supervisor: R. Offringa

Indonesische vertaling van het boek Recollecting Resonance van Bart Barendregt en Els Bogaerts.

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Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.A. Rottgering

Promotor: J. Aarts

Majorana fermions in superconductors are the subgap quasiparticle excitations that are their own antiparticles.

All life on earth contains DNA, which is used to store biological information. Organisms compact their DNA in order for it to fit inside their cell(s).

The main focus of this thesis is the behaviour of two-dimensional materials, namely (anti)-ferromagnetic materials in the first two chapters, which show topological phases, and energetic square ice in the third and fourth chapter.

Promotores: J. Zaanen, A. Parnachev

In this thesis, I study the formation of large-scale structure and the physics of particle acceleration at large scales (~Mpc).

This thesis focus on the interaction between M dwarf stellar winds and Galactic cosmic rays and the possible effects on the habitability of exoplanets.

Promotor: R. Gill, Co-promotor: P. Massart

The thesis addresses the long-term dynamical evolution of hierarchical multiple systems.