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News on Geophysics

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…

Cancer treatment project -

14.5 million DKK for interdisciplinary cancer therapy project led by Lene Oddershede

A new research project will work to develop a treatment that only affects cancer tumours locally.…

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…

Mystery of dwarf galaxy could be ejected black hole

Astronomers have observed a mysterious phenomenon, which could be a massive black hole that has bee…