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Tomorrow’s pharmaceuticals could be discovered by quantum simulators

Trial and error define today’s approach to developing new pharmaceutical drugs.

Villum Experiment grants for two young researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute

Two young researchers at the Niels Bohr Insitute are among the beneficiaries for the Villum Experiment grants 2020.

Microsoft and University of Copenhagen collaboration yields promising material for quantum computing

Researchers at the Microsoft Quantum Materials Lab and the University of Copenhagen, working closely together, have succeeded in realizing an important and promising material for use in a future quantum computer.

Extracting order from a quantum measurement finally shown experimentally

For more than a century, physicists have been aware of the link between the disorder in a system, and information obtained by measurement. Now, it has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time.

New anthology on cashlessness: Who’s Cashing In?

A new anthology on the cashless society examines the strategies adopted by different people when traditional coins and banknotes rapidly disappear from their daily economic exchanges.

Young researcher talents get prestigeous career push

The ERC starting grant means a lot to me, as it provides an important step forward in my academic career, says Leonardo Midolo, Niels Bohr Institute.

Falk Oraschewski

Modelling of firn densification in the presence of horizontal strain rates Supervisor: Aslak Grinsted

Knowledge about the past can preserve the biodiversity of tomorrow

Climate change threatens plants and animals across the planet. Interdisciplinary research by, among others, climate and biodiversity researchers at the University of Copenhagen, has mapped responds of biodiversity cause…

Sissel Bay Nielsen

Title: Flavour Identification Techniques Supervisor: Mogens Dam

New study: Eyes linger less on 'fake news' headlines

A new study reports that people spend a little less time looking at 'fake news' headlines than to factual ones — knowledge that could make it easier to sort through fake news.

Proven: Historical climate changes occurred simultaneously in several parts of the world

A new study published by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and partner institutions has proven that repeated and abrupt climate changes during the last ice age occurred simultaneously in South America,…

All project meetings are currently on zoom

Due to Corona restrictions, all project meetings take place on the virtual platform zoom for continued coordination and research collaboration.

Karoline Løve & Kristine Simone Nielsen

Expanding the Physics of Dark Matter Supervisor: Steen H. Hansen

Researchers got busy: After nearly allowing the solution to a math conundrum from the 1980’s slip away

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) thought that they were five years away from solving a math riddle from the 1980’s. In reality, and without knowing, they had…

Ryan Yde

Room temperature spin ensembles for precision measurements Supervisor: Prof. Eugene Polzik

Wiebke Margitta Kolbe

Testing the usage of neural networks in the shortwave radiation parameterization of the WRF model Supervisor: Eigil Kaas

Daniel Lawther

Clues to the inner workings of active galactic nuclei from spectral energy distributions, photoionization modeling and the rare subset of FeLoBAL quasars Supervisor: Marianne Vestergaard

New study warns: We have underestimated the pace at which the Arctic is melting

Arctic sea ice is melting more quickly than once assumed. Today’s climate models have yet to incorporate the steep rise in temperatures that have occurred over the past 40 years. This, according to a new study by…

New blog looks at social consequences of a cashless economy

Researchers at the Department of Anthropology have launched a new blog, which discusses the transition to a cashless economy and the impact on the cash-reliant and indebted urban poor.

Jacob Thornfeldt Hansen

Title: Motional Quantum States of Cesium Atoms Trapped Around a Nanofiber Supervisors: Prof. Eugene Polzik, Assoc. Prof. Jörg Helge Müller

Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also give…

Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also give…

Separating Gamma-Ray Bursts: Students Make Important Breakthrough

By applying a machine-learning algorithm, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute, have developed a method to classify all gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), without needing to find an afterglow.

Alaskan volcano linked to mysterious period with extreme climate in ancient Rome

An international team, including researchers from the University of Copenhagen, has found evidence suggesting that the megaeruption of an Alaskan volcano may be to blame.