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New collaboration

The Niels Bohr Institute collaborates with school

The Niels Bohr Institute has partnered with a school, whose students were invited to the institute…

Snapshot of cosmic burst of radio waves

A strange phenomenon has been observed by astronomers right as it was happening – a ‘fast radio…

Nano electronics -

New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at the University of Copenhagen

A new type of ‘nanowire’ crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the atomic…

Quantum networks -

Atoms queue up for quantum computer networks

In order to develop future quantum computer networks, it is necessary to hold a known number of…

Cells feel surroundings -

Cells ‘feel’ their surroundings using finger-like structures

Cells have finger-like projections that they can ‘feel’ their physical surroundings with using…

Coveted ERC Grants -

ERC grants for two researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute

Two researchers from NBI, Albert Schliesser, Assistant Professor in Quantum Optics and Oliver…

Nature’s ingenious systems:

Celldivision induces tissue ordering

If there is a blood clot preventing blood from flowing across the endothelial cells, they begin to…

The world’s largest telescope

Green light for construction of the E-ELT

The ESO Council has now decided to start building the new large European telescope E-ELT (European…

Congratulations to Antje Fitzner

Congratulations to Antje Fitzner from Centre for Ice and Climate who succesfully defended her PhD…

Cosmic distances:

Using supermassive black holes to measure cosmic distances

One of the major problems in astronomy is measuring very large distances in the universe. The…