Graphene grows – and we can see it
Graphene is the strongest of all materials. On top of that, it is exceptionally good at conducting heat and electrical currents, making it one of the most special and versatile materials we know. For all these ...
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Searching for dark matter with gravitational waves
UvA physicists Gianfranco Bertone and Samaya Nissanke have received an NWO ENW-M2 grant for their research project ‘Searching for dark matter with gravitational waves’. The grant allows them to create a small team of ... -
A crystal – but not as we know it
When we think of crystals, we think of ice, kitchen salt, quartz, and so on – hard solids whose shapes show a regular pattern. Research performed in the group of UvA-IoP physicist Noushine Shahidzadeh shows that ... -
From numbers to the universe
How many dimensions are there? Is our universe flat or curved? How symmetric are the smallest particles we know? In his new popular science book 'Van getal naar heelal' (Dutch for 'From numbers to the universe') UvA ... -
Glass-like dynamics in plant cells
From 5-10 March, the annual March Meeting of the American Physical Society takes place in Las Vegas. This large meeting brings together scientists and students from around the world to connect and collaborate across ... -
'Cosmology' by Daniel Baumann wins PROSE award
UvA-IoP physicist Daniel Baumann's new textbook 'Cosmology' has won the PROSE Award of the Association of American Publishers. The book was selected as the best new book in the category 'Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy ... -
Teflon is so slippery because it slides on itself
The surface of Teflon – the non-stick coating in your pan – is incredibly slippery. Thanks to research carried out at the Institute of Physics (UvA) and research centre ARCNL, we finally know where this slipperiness ... -
Green light for Dutch LISA-contribution
A Dutch consortium in which UvA researchers Samaya Nissanke and Michael Wise are involved, as well as several members of Nikhef, received a €12 million Road Map grant that allows the consortium to become an important ... -
Why icicles are rippled
Winter is coming to an end; the last nights of below zero temperatures are here. In the morning, one still spots the occasional icicle on a gutter or car bumper. When you look at these icicles carefully, you may ... -
No ‘second law of entanglement’ after all
When two microscopic systems are entangled, their properties are linked to each other irrespective of the physical distance between the two. Manipulating this uniquely quantum phenomenon is what allows for quantum ...
IoP's research divisions
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IHEF: High Energy Physics
The Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEF) is an integral part of Nikhef, the national institute for subatomic physics. The research focuses on both theoretical and experimental particle and astroparticle physics. -
ITFA: Theoretical Physics
At the Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA), scientists at ITFA perform research around research themes ranging from condensed matter theory to astroparticle physics. -
WZI: Experimental Physics
At the Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI) for experimental physics, scientists perform research in the areas of quantum gases & quantum information, quantum materials, and soft matter.
