650 search results for “quantum mechanisms” in the Staff website
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Physics in the picture: cancer cells as an explosion of fireworks
When you think of physics, do you think only of complicated formulas? You’re not the only one. Therefore, every year, the Leiden Insitute of Physics organises the LION Image Award to show another side of physics: beautiful images about intriguing science. The winner of the 2022 photo competition captured…
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Emergent Space-Time, Black Holes and Quantum Information
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Former scientific director physics remains active. ‘Through this role, I continue being part of the future.’
For many years, he was active in various management positions at the LION and even after his retirement he is still very involved. Professor Jan Aarts leads the Leiden hub of the Quantum Delta NL growth fund and is now temporarily responsible for national educational activities. In this way, he is helping…
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Nandan MalhotraFaculty of Science
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Stories from women in physics: ‘I want to understand how the world works’
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, women students and researchers from physics talk about what inspires them about their work. From quantum to cosmology and biophysics, their curiosity about how nature works is what connects these women. What do these 5 scientists want to share…
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Cheaper, more accurate DNA sequencing
A new graphene-based method could make for faster, cheaper and more accurate DNA sequencing, say a group of Leiden physicists and chemists.
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Heineken Young Scientists Award for three Leiden researchers
Three of the four Heineken Young Scientists Awards for 2022 have gone to researchers from Leiden: chronobiologist Laura Kervezee, physicist Jordi Tura i Brugués and health psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet.
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Remarkable achievement: Leiden professor appointed AAAS Fellow
Carlo Beenakker has been appointed a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the organisation behind the journal Science. Among the Fellows, he is the third Dutch person and first Leiden researcher.
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Thijs HoogenboomFaculty of Science
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Raphaël ZwierFaculty of Science
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KHMW graduation prize for research on superconducting qubits
Matthias Flór receives the KHMW Graduation Prize in Theoretical Physics for his master's thesis. His research on exotic superconductors at Leiden University and TU Delft struck a chord with the jury. The jury unanimously chose to award Flór noting that ‘he demonstrated impressive technical abilities…
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Separating quantum and classical computing: rigorous proof and practical application
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Hybrid Quantum-Classical Metaheuristics for Automated Machine Learning Applications
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Computational speedups and learnability in quantum machine learning
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Proof techniques in the quantum random-oracle model
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The power of one qubit in quantum simulation algorithms
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Herman SpainkFaculty of Science
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Cognitive Mechanism of Conformity
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Unravelling Glycosylation Reaction Mechanisms
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Colloidal Mechanical Metamaterials
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Astronomers and surgeons join forces in the operating theatre
Astronomers and surgeons from Leiden are collaborating with industry to develop an optical instrument that delivers faster, more accurate imaging of tumour tissue and abnormal blood flow during surgery.
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Bob van de WaterFaculty of Science
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Wolfgang LöfflerFaculty of Science
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David Simon DechantFaculty of Science
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Vedran DunjkoFaculty of Science
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On quantum transport in flat-band materials
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In memoriam Jan Zaanen 1957-2024: The universe in a speck of rusting copper
This Thursday, January 18th 2024, our esteemed colleague Jan Zaanen passed away. Jan was one of our star scientists, larger than life, with an unabashed, boisterous drive for the best of physics at the Institute Lorentz, at the Leiden Institute of Physics and in the full international scientific community.…
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Leiden University supports Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme
Leiden University supports the new Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme, which builds on the Growth Agenda for Zuid-Holland and focuses on accelerating innovation, sustainability and economic growth in the region.
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Computing with rubber
Without electronics carrying out computational tasks our daily lives would look very different. Devices such as elevators, vending machines, turnstiles, washing machines and even traffic lights use a simple form of electronic computing to switch from state to state. But, what if power supply is not…
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Hysterons and Pathways in Mechanical Metamaterials
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Bas HensenFaculty of Science
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Milan AllanFaculty of Science
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Stefano PollaFaculty of Science
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Yudai SatoFaculty of Science
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JINYU ZHANG
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Zhiyuan ChengFaculty of Science
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Owidiusz Makuta
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Thomas SteenbergenFaculty of Science
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Albert Gasull CeladesFaculty of Science
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Maria Luisa Mattana
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Saqib Ahmad
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Jurriaan Langendorff
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Junxiang Yao
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Kshiti Sneh RaiFaculty of Science
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Vitalii FedosieievFaculty of Science
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Dennis UitenbroekFaculty of Science
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Aletta MeinsmaFaculty of Science
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Resi Aarts
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Patrick EmontsFaculty of Science
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Kirsten KanneworffFaculty of Science