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Examining DNA molecules one by one: how combining techniques can help us understand diseases such as dementia
‘By cleverly combining new techniques for analysing DNA at the level of individual molecules, we can achieve real breakthroughs in research into conditions such as dementia,’ predicts Professor John van Noort. Together with four leading biophysics research groups, he has written a review article in…
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Physicist Sense Jan van der Molen plays ‘Dutch shuffleboard’ with electrons
Physicist Sense Jan van der Molen researches materials that do not exist in nature. ‘It’s fascinating to see how the properties of a material change if we manage to make it super thin.’ He will give his inaugural lecture on 21 October.
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'An opportunity to learn new things myself'
Sang-Ah Yoo is a freelance journalist and is following the lateral entry programme Dutch at ICLON Leiden University. She enjoys showing students what language can do for you.
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Grants for research on immune cells, vegan cheese and PFAS detection
Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognised through grants, prizes and other awards. We highlight some of these achievements below.
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Communicating about quantum: explanations improve understanding but reduce confidence
Quantum technology has the potential to transform society. But how can you effectively inform the public about such complex and enigmatic science and technology? PhD candidate Aletta Meinsma explored this.
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Physics alumni with a dream: making MRI scanners available worldwide
Building a high-quality MRI scanner at the lowest possible cost. That was the challenge Thomas O’Reilly and Karina Soemarwoto set themselves. This year, they are selling their self-built MRI scanner to their first ten customers, with many more expected to follow soon. In doing so, they hope to make…
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Light on the quantum computer
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 for physics teaching. Inaugural lecture 18 November.
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Funding for green fertilisers, high-energy particles and a circular power plant
Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognised through grants, prizes and other awards. We highlight some of these achievements below.
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ESA officially adopts ARRAKIHS mission: Europe leads the exploration of the low surface brightness universe
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially adopted ARRAKIHS as a scientific mission, confirming the target launch date of 2030. Matthieu Schaller is part of the Science Team: ‘I look forward to learning more about the dark part of our cosmos.’
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Probing the Limits of Quantum Mechanics using a Cold Mechanical Force Sensor
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Biophysical studies of intracellular and cellular motility
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Optical Near-Field Electron Microscopy
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Counting Metamaterials
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Luttinger liquid on a lattice
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Colloidal Mechanical Metamaterials
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Approaches to Study Biologically Relevant Reactions: Examples from Amyloid Aggregation to Enzymes
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LCN2 seminar October 2025
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LCN2 seminar February 2025
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Special Colloquium 'News from the neutrino sky'
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In a State of Superposition: Exploring (In)Effective Public Communication About Quantum Technology
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Evolution of Au(111) Electrode Surface in Different Electrolytes and Conditions Studied with a Home-made EC-STM
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Experimental quantum position verification: practical challenges and single-photon correlations
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Quantum Parameter Estimation for Early Fault-tolerant Quantum Simulation
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Complex impedance scanning tunneling microscopy
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Transition Graphs of Interacting Hysterons
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Hall of Fame 2017
Many of our staff and students have won prizes over the past year. Others have been awarded a subsidy, or, because of their eminence in their field, they have been appointed members of academic societies or have taken up positions in the community. Reasons enough to be proud of them and to include them…
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Van Marum Colloquium: Playing to strengths : the advantages of using boron doped diamond electrodes in electrochemical research
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FYSICA 2025
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Van Marum Colloquium: Exploring the Interfacial Properties and Electrocatalytic Activity of Platinum-Palladium Single Crystal Alloys
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LCN2 seminar September 2025
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LCN2 seminar January 2025
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Van Marum Colloquium: Near-ambient pressure XPS/NEXAFS at Diamond Light Source
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Van Marum Colloquium: Tale of Two Beamers: results from recent improvements in two molecular beam scattering instruments
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Van Marum Colloquium: Infrared Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy in Microfluidic and Electrochemical Environments
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Van Marum Colloquium: On the Stability of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts
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Van Marum Colloquium: Technological Developments for EC-STM Measurements: Single-molecule Reaction Measurements and Development of Electrodeposited
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High-Tech Innovation Specialisation - Online Information Event
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Van Marum Colloquium: Influence of Nanoscale Surface Topography and Chemical Modification on Electrical Double-Layer Interactions in Aqueous
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Van Marum Colloquium: How can machine learning facilitate computational electrochemistry
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100 Years of SPIN symposium
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Science Minor Information Market
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Van Marum Colloquium: Iontronics: what, how and why?
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Van Marum Colloquium: On the nature of the active site in heterogeneous catalysis – under reaction conditions
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LCN2 seminar May 2025
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Van Marum Colloquium: Understanding Structure and Function in Molecular and Material Metal Oxides
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81st LCN2 seminar May 2026
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Graphene is a thoroughbred that has to be tamed
Electrons in graphene behave like light particles; they have no mass and can penetrate everything: very useful if you dream about nano-electronics. But you do have to channel them. Carlo Beenakker will be researching how. He has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant of 1.5 million euro to carry out this…
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Alumnus Robert Ietswaart: ‘Machine learning is revolutionising drug discovery’
Robert Ietswaart does research into gene regulation at the famous Harvard Medical School in Boston. He developed an algorithm to better predict whether a candidate medicine is going to produce side effects. He studied mathematics and physics in Leiden, and gained his PhD in computational biology in…