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NWO Vidi grants for 11 UvA researchers
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants worth €800,000 each to 11 experienced researchers from the UvA and the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC. The grants will enable them to develop their own innovative ... -
Worms in a maze
Particles that can move on their own (“active matter”) are currently a hot topic in physics. The theory to describe such particles is still being developed. As a consequence, experiments on well-characterized active ... -
Eternal matter waves
Imagining our everyday life without lasers is difficult. We use lasers in printers, CD players, pointers, measuring devices, and so on. What makes lasers so special is that they use coherent waves of light: all the ... -
Detecting new particles around black holes with gravitational waves
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard University now show that these clouds would leave a characteristic imprint on the ... -
Zeeman Lab becomes EPS Historic Site
The European Physical Society has declared the Zeeman Lab a Historic Site. On 25 May, the birthday of Pieter Zeeman (1865-1943), a commemorative plaque on the building was unveiled by former EPS president Petra Rudolf. -
Preventing airborne virus transmission
UvA physicists Daniel Bonn and Mazi Jalaal are involved in in the MIST programme (MItigation STrategies for airborne infection control) in which a large number of academic and industrial partners aim to better ... -
Large NWA grant for research into the social impact of quantum secure cryptography
The arrival of quantum computers will have major societal consequences, especially in the field of cybersecurity. A new consortium led by Sebastian De Haro of the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation and the ... -
Daniel Bonn elected member of the KNAW
Physicist Daniel Bonn (UvA-Institute of Physics) was elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Bonn is one of 22 new members to be inducted on Monday 12 September. -
Eric Laenen to be appointed as new director IoP
Prof. Eric Laenen will be appointed as director of the Institute of Physics (IoP) as of 18 May 2022 for a period of three years. As director of IoP, Laenen aims to enhance connections both within the institute and ... -
Designing the perfect piece of chocolate
We like some foods, and dislike others. Of course, the way food tastes is important, but mouthfeel, and even the sound that food makes when we bite it, also determine whether we enjoy the eating experience. Is it ...
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.
