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University of Copenhagen researchers have invented a “quantum drum” that can measure pressure, a gas leak, heat, magnetism and a host of other things with extreme precision. It can even scan the shape of a single virus. The invention has now been adapted to work at room temperature and may be finding its way into our phones.

Extreme measuring device can bring quantum technology to your smartphone

Til de nye fysikstuderende, vi har Kickstart på Niels Bohr Institutet ved Københavns Universitet fra 14.-25. august.

From 7–11 August 2023, the Niels Bohr Archive, the Niels Bohr International Academy, and the Niels Bohr Institute will host the Centennial Conference “Crossing the Disciplinary Boundaries of Physics.” It is part of a series of events dedicated to celebrating the centenaries of the Niels Bohr Institute (founded in 1921) and Niels Bohr’s Nobel Prize in Physics (awarded to him in 1922).

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded nearly DKK 42 million to Professor Christine Schøtt Hvidberg for developing models for calculating how the ice sheets will contribute to future sea-level rises.

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More knowledge about future sea-level rises

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Deterministic single photon light sources, creating quantum bits at extreme rates and speed are now coupled to specially designed, integrated photonic circuits, capable of processing quantum information with adequate speed and quality without degrading the susceptible quantum states.

QUANTUM SIMULATOR:

Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators

The first results from the James Webb Space Telescope have hinted at galaxies so early and so massive that they are in tension with our understanding of the formation of structure in the Universe. Various explanations have been proposed that may alleviate this tension. But now a new study from the Cosmic Dawn Center suggests an effect which has never before been studied at such early epochs, indicating that the galaxies may be even more massive.

EARLY UNIVERSE:

James Webb’s “too massive” galaxies may be even more massive

To better understand observations of the most distant galaxies, an international team of astronomers has built a sample of local galaxies which can be studied in much higher detail. In a newly published study they show how the amount of light that escapes from a galaxy is connected to its physical properties.

EARLY UNIVERSE:

Nearby galaxies help astronomers understand distant galaxies

See all the recipients of the Niels Bohr Institute's Medal of Honor since 2010.

Recipients of the Niels Bohr Institute's Medal of Honour since 2010

Open letter from researchers, students and friends of the Niels Bohr Institute protesting the Russian war in Ukraine.

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Open letter from researchers, students and friends of the Niels Bohr Institute protesting the Russian war in Ukraine

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Extreme measuring device can bring quantum technology to your smartphone

University of Copenhagen researchers have invented a “quantum drum” that can measure pressure, a ga…

Quantum simulator:

Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators

Deterministic single photon light sources, creating quantum bits at extreme rates and speed are now…

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