https://www.uu.nl/en en Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:01:41 +0200 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:11:00 +0100 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/matthieu-verstraete-appointed-as-professor-in-ab-initio-simulations-of-quantum-materials Verstraete predicts, via computer simulations, how materials behave at the quantum level under specific conditions, such as high temperatures or pressures. 137545 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:11:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-help-finding-black-holes-and-more In this newsflash, you will find quick, bite-sized updates on a range of topics that we wish to share with you in addition to the other, more extensive articles in our newsfeed. 135501 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:18:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/hologram-based-model-allows-for-new-sneak-peek-into-pre-big-bang-events Combining principles of holography and string theory, researchers from Utrecht University, among others, developed a model that could potentially elucidate how the universe expanded, and gained enough heat in the final phase before the Big Bang. 132176 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:55:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-candidate-robin-verstraten-on-ew-magazines-30-under-30 The list includes up-and-coming Dutch talents that the jury believes will help shape the future of the Netherlands. 132164 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:25:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/first-ever-observation-of-brazil-nut-effect-for-colloidal-particles Developers of paints and inks, and completely different disciplines, such as geology, will benefit from understanding this phenomenon. 128469 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:41:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-kramers-chair-of-theoretical-physics The Institute for Theoretical Physics is excited to announce that Prof. Randall Kamien (University of Pennsylvania) will be the (visiting) Kramers Professor. 127200 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:23:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/we-should-cherish-the-unexpected-connections-in-science Professor Rembert Duine researches energy efficient alternatives for electronics. He draws inspiration for this from knowledge about black holes. 123846 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:57:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/Quantum-algorithms-help-computers-understand-language Tools from quantum mechanics can help computers to interpret ambiguous language. 123397 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/eight-nwo-open-competition-enw-xl-projects-with-utrecht-faculty-of-science-researchers Utrecht Faculty of Science researchers are taking part in eight out of the 21 projects in the ENW-XL Open Competition, one of which as principal investigator. 122031 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:28:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/first-collisions-recorded-after-the-lhc-restart On July 5, after a break of more than three years, Run 3 started at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13.6 TeV, the highest ever reached. 121084 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:27:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sustainability-research-within-the-natural-sciences-should-be-more-visible On 24 March, the kick-off event for the new platform Science for Sustainability will take place. Master students Jamie and Tara spoke with René van Roij to find out why he took the initiative to start S4S. 114323 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/thomas-grimm-appointed-professor-of-quantum-gravity-and-geometry As of 1 December 2021, Thomas Grimm is appointed as Professor of Quantum Gravity and Geometry at the Institute of Theoretical Physics. 112807 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:39:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/emmeph-thesis-awards-for-spin-currents-gravitational-waves-and-ocean-plastic Physics students Alptug Ulugol, Renske Wierda and Bram van Duinen were awarded EMMEPH prizes for the best Master’s and Bachelor’s theses with a ceremony in the final part of the ‘t Hooft Colloquium. 110427 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/can-consciousness-be-explained-by-quantum-physics-my-research-takes-us-a-step-closer-to-finding-out Article on The Conversation UK by Professor Cristiane de Morais Smith, testing some of the principles underpinning the quantum theory of consciousness 108683 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ten-utrecht-based-researchers-receive-vici-grant Ten Utrecht based researchers receive a Vici grant from NWO. 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