News about Physics

Largest James Webb program yet approved: led by researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center

Among the successful proposals that have now been selected by the committee is the largest program ever conducted with Webb, “COSMOS-3D”, led by assistant professor Koki Kakiichi at the Cosmic Dawn Center.

Superradiant atoms could push the boundaries of how precisely time can be measured

Superradiant atoms can help us measure time more precisely than ever. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen present a new method for measuring the time interval, the second, mitigating some of th…

Internet can achieve quantum speed with light saved as sound

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute have developed a new way to create quantum memory: A small drum can store data sent with light in its sonic vibrations, and then forward the data with…

Irene Livia Kruse

Chasing the Storms - A Simulation and Observation-Based Exploration of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Cold Pools, from the Midlatitudes to the Tropics Supervisor: Jan O. Härter

Weria Pezeshkian publishes in Nature Communications

Together they have developed a software package designed to model and study biological membranes at the so-called mesoscale of living organisms. The software package is made publicly available and is likely to spark…

Jannik Höller

Development of a Deep Learning Approach for the Segmentation of Convective Cold Pools in Satellite-Observable Data Supervisor: Jan O. Härter

Sarah Pearson receives an ERC starting grant

NBI Assistant Professor has been awarded an ERC starting Grant from the European Commission.

Vadim Rusakov

Star formation in galaxies across cosmic time - Stellar Populations in Multiwavelength Photometric Observations Supervisor: Charles L Steinhardt

Zhen Li

The phenomenological study on alternative black holes and dark matter distribution Supervisor: Steen H. Hansen

“It’s ultimately about predicting everything” – theory could be a map to hunted quantum materials

A breakthrough in theoretical physics is an important step towards predicting the behavior of the fundamental matter of which our world is built. It can be used to calculate systems of enormous quantities of quantum…

Scientists on the hunt for evidence of quantum gravity’s existence at the South Pole

University of Copenhagen team contributes to an Antarctic large-scale experiment striving to find out if gravity also exists at the quantum level. An extraordinary particle able to travel undisturbed through space seems…

Physicists develop modeling software to diagnose serious diseases

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark have recently published FreeDTS – a shared software package designed to model and study biological membranes.

Sarah Pearson among Berlingske’s top 100 talents

Each year Berlingske selects the 100 most promising young talents in Denmark in private industry and the public sector.

Elegant use of noise for quantum computing

Scientists around the world work hard to rinse quantum systems for noise, which may disturb the function of tomorrow’s powerful quantum computers. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have found a way to use noise…

Irene Tamborra receives Elite Research Award

Queen Mary and Minister of Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund presented the Elite Research Award to NBIA Professor Irene Tamborra.

Irene Tamborra receives Elite Research Award

Irene Tamborra joined NBIA in 2016 as Knud Højgaard Foundation Assistant Professor. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017 and Professor in 2021. Irene Tamborra has established the AstroNU group at NBIA with …

Lightning on exoplanets: Benefits to learning physics outside the solar system

Taking physics teaching several light-years away from our own planet can help students understand that the laws of physics are universal.

Simon Caron-Huot receives Lars Kann-Rasmussen Prize

On the February 7th, former NBIA Asisstant Professor Simon Caron-Huot received this year's Lars Kann-Rasmussen Prize.

Aaron David Schneider

Bridging Atmospheres and Interiors: Exploring Exoplanetary Gas Giants Supervisor: Uffe Gråe Jørgensen

DIANA Quantum Centre inauguration at the Niels Bohr Institute

On January 11th, 2024, we celebrated the start of the initial cohort of 6 companies joining the Deep Tech Lab-Quantum Accelerator and introduced the DIANA Quantum Center and Test sites as part of the Danish quantum…

Award-winning researcher dreams of stellar explosions and strives for equity and inclusion in academia

She studies the giant explosions of dying stars and dreams of experiencing and extracting data from a supernova close to Earth. Professor Irene Tamborra from the Niels Bohr Institute also tirelessly promotes equity and…

Alessia Platania and Apoorv Tiwari receive Villum Young Investigator grants

New Assistant Professor Alessia Platania joins NBIA with a Villum Young Investigator grant entitled "Non-perturbative strings, asymptotic safety, and the swampland". Alessia Platania is currently post-doctoral research…

Researchers aim to advance quantum sensing to transform disease diagnosis and prevention

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 150 million to establish the Copenhagen Center for Biomedical Quantum Sensing, under which an international research collaboration aims to develop novel quantum…

Einstein Waves: a Strong network

The Strong Group is now part of a European network set to study nonlinear aspects of Einstein equations. The effort is funded by a Marie Curie RISE project: 101131233 — EinsteinWaves. Other nodes in Europe include…