News about Physics

Nanocomponent is a quantum leap for Danish physicists

University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less than one-tenth the width of a human hair, the miniscule component makes it possible to…

Taus Munck Hansen

Multi-Messenger Probes of the Sources of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Supervisor: Assi. Prof. Markus Ahlers Co-supervisor: Postdoc. Mohamad Rameez

Greenland Telescope to image black holes by moving onto the Greenland ice sheet

Scientists from DARK at the Niels Bohr Institute will soon be able to participate in the “Event Horizon Telescope” (EHT) with the Greenland Telescope (GLT). The GLT will become part of a global network of radio…

Honorable invitation to Deividas Sabonis, PhD student at Center for Quantum Devices, NBI

Deividas Sabonis, PhD student at the Center for Quantum devices, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has been invited to the annual 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this year dedicated to Physics. It is a…

Ærefuld invitation til Deividas Sabonis, Ph.d. studerende ved Center for Quantum Devices, NBI

Deividas Sabonis, Ph.d. studerende ved Center for Quantum Devices, Niels Bohr Institutet, Københavns Universitet, er blevet inviteret til den 69. Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, som i år er dedikeret til fysik. Det er en…

Eugene Polzik receives Villum Investigator grant for pushing the boundaries of quantum mechanics

Eugene Polzik, head of the QUANTOP Laboratory at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, receives 30 million from the Villum foundation to “push the boundaries of the quantum behavior towards larger and more…

Olga Lia Dimopoulou

Observations of Turbulent Dynamics in the Baltic Sea Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Congratulations to Søren Borg Nielsen

Congratulations to Søren Borg Nielsen at Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth who successfully defended his PhD thesis Tuesday 19 March 2019, and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Søren Borg Nielsen

Oceanic Vertical Mixing, Marine Biogeochemistry and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Long-distance quantum information exchange - success at the nanoscale

At the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, researchers have realized the swap of electron spins between distant quantum dots. The discovery brings us a step closer to future applications of quantum…

Martin Olesen

High resolution climate simulation Supervisor: Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen

Irene Tamborra, associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, receives scientific prize

Irene Tamborra, associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, receives the 2019 MERAC Prize from the European Astronomical Society for the Best Early Career Researcher.

Mikkel Bloch Lauritzen

Spin-photon Entanglement Realised by Quantum Dots Embedded in Waveguides Supervisor: Anders S. Sørensen

Gorm Galster

The Central Trigger Processor of the ATLAS Experiment at the LHC and its Monitoring

Carlos Francisco Castro Soto Reyes

The crustal and sedimentary structure of the Amundsen Basin, Arctic Ocean, derived from seismic reflection and refraction data Academic advisor: Klaus Mosegaard

Four young scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute receive Villum Young Investigator grants

Four young scientists, Matthias Wilhelm, Christa Gall, Michele Burrello and You Zhou recieves Villum Young Investigator grants.

Congratulations to Mads Bruun Poulsen

Congratulations to Mads Bruun Poulsen at Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth who successfully defended his PhD thesis Wednesday 16 January 2019, and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Mads will continue to work…

Catching a glimpse of the gamma-ray burst engine

A gamma-ray burst registered in December of 2017 turns out to be “one of the closets GRBs ever observed”. The discovery is featured in Nature – and it has yielded valuable information about the formation of the most…

Christian Terkelsen Holme

Stable water isotope variability as a proxy of past temperatures Supervisor: Bo M. Vinther

Emilie Capron receives international Early-Career Scientist Award

Emilie Capron received the IUGG (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics) Early Career Scientist Award for her outstanding research in Earth Sciences and her international research cooperation. She is currently…

Andreas Barg

Optomechanics with soft-clamped silicon nitride membranes and carrier-mediated forces in coupled quantum wells Supervisor: Prof. Eugene S. Polzik

Congratulations to Nicholas Rathmann

Congratulations to Nicholas Rathmann at Centre for Ice and Climate who successfully defended his PhD thesis Monday 26 November 2018, and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Nicholas will continue to work as…

Congratulations to Diana Vladimirova

Congratulations to Diana Vladimirova at Centre for Ice and Climate who successfully defended her PhD thesis Friday 23 November 2018, and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Eugene Polzik appointed Knight of the Dannebrog

Eugene Polzik, professor and head of the research group QUANTOP (Quantum Optics Laboratory) at the Niels Bohr Institute, has been conferred the Knight’s Cross of the Order Dannebrog.