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Hans Stærkind

Optical Magnetometry for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eugene S. Polzik, Assoc. Prof. Esben T. Petersen and Research Fellow Vincent O. Boer.

New TEM at CAB

CAB has received grants from the governmental research infrastructure roadmap, which allowed to invest in a state-of-the-art Scanning / Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The Talos system allows full control of the…

An updated floristic map of the world

In Nature Communications by Liu, Y., ..., Borregaard, M.K., ... Rahbek, C. and Wang, Z. (2023)

BARC welcomes two new Faculty in 2023

BARC has had a great year - partly because we got to welcome terrific new researchers to the team. Read more about two of them here.

Diversification of flowering plants in space and time

In Nature Communications by Dimitrov, D., ..., Nogués-Bravo, D., ..., C, Rahbek & Wang, Z. (2023)

Dissemination and Outreach Workshop Report is now available

Stakeholders, including researchers, community leaders, local political interest groups, and planners, discussed the project's findings

Eirik Finserås

Eiriks research is related to a comparative assessment of national licensing procedures for offshore wind in the North Sea Basin. Currently entitled `A Comparative Legal Analysis of North Sea Offshore Wind Licensing…

Emilie Munch Gregersen presents Ethnote at Maastricht University Ethnography group's monthly sessions

During the latest monthly session of the Maastricht University Ethnography Group, Emilie Munch Gregersen presented digital fieldnote app Ethnote

Barbara keynote speaker at Planteværket

State of the union talk by Professor Barbara Ann Halkier

JEG HAR SMAGT PÅ BITTER RAPSKAGE. DET KOMMER DU NOK OGSÅ TIL I FREMTIDEN

The potential of rapeseed cake as a novel plant based food product

Centre director Mette Birkedal Bruun in the podcast ‘Videnskab fra vilde hjerner’

Centre director Mette Birkedal Bruun was recently a guest in the Danish podcast Videnskab fra vilde hjerner (Science from Wild Minds) hosted by Professor of astrophysics at University of Copenhagen, Anja C. Andersen.…

Innovative phage therapy project to combat "flesh-eating disease"

In a stride towards combating the rising global threat of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections, also known as the “flesh-eating disease”, the Leo Foundation has granted 4 million DKK to a new innovative phage therapy…

New article: "Exposure to urban and rural contexts shapes smartphone usage behavior"

DISTRACT Researchers Anna Sapienza, Sune Lehmann, and DTU researchers Laura Alessandretti and Marita Lítlá has recently published an article in PNAS Nexus

ngEHT white paper on Fundamental Physics

Black holes can be studied with gravitational waves, but also with light. After the pioneering Event Horizon Telescope images, the next generation observatories - ngEHT - promise to give us amazing new information on…

04. December 2023

Fortunat and Remi setting up the dual-tube snow sampling: photo O. Alemany

Investigating structures of nanocrystals

3D electron diffraction is a rapidly evolving technology that lets researchers examine the atomic structure of pharmaceutical – as well as many other – materials at nanoscale.

Ethicists’ commentary on the importance of meaningful discussion around the decision to euthanize

Ethical question of the month, September 2023 I recently had to make a difficult decision about my beloved, 1-year-old cat. She had some behaviors, respiratory issues, and urinary disease that were challenging to manage…

Familiar figure new head of physicists

Professor Joachim Mathiesen will take up his position as the new head of the Niels Bohr Institute from 1 December 2023. He will be responsible for leading a department in rapid national and international development.

Joachim Mathiesen new head of Niels Bohr Institute

Professor Joachim Mathiesen will take up his position as the new head of the Niels Bohr Institute from 1 December 2023. He will be responsible for leading an institute in rapid national and international development.

Researchers have taught an algorithm to 'taste'

Incorporating human tastes into artificial intelligence makes it easier for wine buyers thirsting for the right wine. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Pioneer Centre for AI have shown that AI can accurately…

Rodrigo Macedo receives EuCAPT travel grant

Rodrigo Panosso Macedo has received an EuCAPT International Exchange Award to initiate a collaboration between the Strong Group and the Relativity group at the University College Dublin (UCD). This joint projected was…

New CMS Report: Military Data Translation and Digital Transformation

The rapid development of digital technology such as big data, AI, and the Internet of Things is becoming increasingly significant for Danish security and defense policy.

Panel on open science in social science at the SAMF Research Day

As part of the SAMF Research Day, DISTRACT PhD Malene Hornstrup Jespersen took part in a panel discussion on the need and challenges of open science in social sciences

Professor: Working with Big Bang and ecosystems should make youth tremble

Science has an entirely overlooked educational capacity – to help young people forming their identity. Therefore, science deserves more than the ancillary role that it plays today. Middle and high school teachers should…