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Charles Marcus elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
09 May 2018
Congratulations to Charles Marcus on being elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. Charles Marcus is a professor and Center Director of the Center for Quantum Devices at the Niels Bohr Institute.
From musician to professor of quantum physics
08 May 2018
Peter Krogstrup Jeppesen has had a meteoric career in a complex area of research and after only a relatively short period of time in the world of physics, and he can now call himself a professor of quantum physics.
The Carlsberg foundation supports the search for hidden particles with a grant of 4.4 million DKK
25 April 2018
Oleg Ruchayskiy, lector in the research group Experimental Subatomic Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen receives grant of 4.4 million DKK from the Carlsberg Foundation for Microphysics of the Universe.
PhD student awarded the NBI TA prize for teaching in Linear Algebra
23 April 2018
The prize for the best TA at Niels Bohr Institute is awarded for only the second time. The prize was established by the Teaching Committee based on a recommendation from the Physics Students Council.
Eugene Polzik receives ERC Advanced Grant for the second time, this time for 16.2 million DKK
12 April 2018
Since the ERC Advanced Grant was established ten years ago in 2008, 50 of these special grants have been awarded to Danish researchers. Eugene Polzik is the first researcher from Denmark who has been awarded this grant twice.
Neutron scattering brings us a step closer to the quantum computer
29 March 2018
A major challenge for future quantum computers is that you have to keep the quantum information long enough to make calculations on it – but the information only has a very short lifespan, often less than a microsecond.
A dusty atmosphere caused extreme global cooling
21 February 2018
In recent Earth history, climate has varied following ~100,000 year, and during the coldest glacial conditions, global mean temperatures were about 5 °C cooler than present.
Markus Ahlers receives 7.3 million DDK to find the sources of cosmic neutrinos
30 January 2018
Markus Ahlers, assistant professor in the Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology research group at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen receives a Villum Young Investigator grant on 7.350.000 DDK for his neutrino research.
Giorgos Leloudas receives 10 million DKK to investigate the “blackest” of black holes in the Universe
26 January 2018
The research in the black holes in the center of galaxies gets a boost on 10 million DKK with a Villum Young Investigator grant to assistant professor Giorgos Leloudas at DARK Cosmology Centre.
Mark Rudner receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award 2017
25 January 2018
At the Niels Bohr Institute's annual kick-off meeting on January 25, 2018, the Jens Martin Prize was awarded to Mark Spencer Rudner for his education at the bachelor's degree "Condensed Matter Physics 1 (CMP1)".
Lars Egstrøm Kristensen receives 9.3 million DKK to look for the building blocks of life in the Universe
25 January 2018
From dead molecules to life – but how? Lars Egstrøm Kristensen, associate professor at the Astro and Planetary research section, has received 9.368.760 DKK from the Villum Young Investigator programme.
Science and Physics World Breakthrough of the Year 2017
21 December 2017
Science Breakthrough of the Year 2017 in the highly acclaimed publications, Science and Physics World, goes to the collaboration that led to the first ever observation of gravitational waves.
Research Collaboration on virus attacks
20 December 2017
Physicists and molecular biologists from the University of Copenhagen have published a new and exciting take on how bacteria can survive virus attacks.
Chaos in the transition from sleep to awake
15 December 2017
Danish researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have investigated how to describe one of the most significant state changes in the brain, namely the transition between sleep and wakefulness.
Climate research receives a 4.5 million DKK grant from the Carlsberg Foundation
12 December 2017
Carlsberg Foundation supports a climate project with 4.5 million DKK grant, that will provide new knowledge about the mechanisms of the sudden climate change of the past, improving our ability to handle the risk of the future climate change.
Jan Haerter receives DKK 10 million for research on atmospheric complexity
30 November 2017
Jan Haerter from the Atmospheric Complexity Group at the Niels Bohr Institute receives an ERC Consolidator Grant of DKK 10 million for research on cloud-cloud interaction and for better understanding of the climate system.
Qubits put into reverse
30 November 2017
A group of scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has figured out how to make spin qubits perform controlled backward rotations. This has never been shown before.
Women in Physics Prize 2017 awarded to up and coming astrophysicist Sarah Pearson
27 November 2017
Together with the well-deserved KIF prize of 5000 Danish crowns, Christina Nis, Professor MSO at Roskilde University and member of the KiF Prize award committee, delivered these fine words to the Columbia-based Phd student
From deep under the Antartica-surface: IceCube has collected new knowledge about high-energy neutrino physics
23 November 2017
High-energy neutrinos ‘caught’ in Antarctica Scientists from NBI were part of an international team measuring neutrino interaction at energy levels 1000 times higher than what can be attained in man-made particle generators.
Jürgen Schukraft receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2017
22 November 2017
Jürgen Schukraft, one the world’s leading physicists in the study of the Quark Gluon Plasma, has been awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2017. He is a member of the DISCOVERY (DNRF) center of excellence advisory board.
Eugene Polzik receives DKK 10 million for fundamental research and innovation in quantum optics
20 November 2017
QUANTOP at the Niels Bohr Institute has attracted DKK 10 million funding from two funding agencies, the John Templeton Foundation (USA) and EUREKA – the European framework targeting cooperation between SMEs and research centers.
Anja Andersen new Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Technology
20 November 2017
Anja C. Andersen has been appointed at the Niels Bohr Institute as Denmark’s first Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Technology, with the task of stimulating public interest in, and enthusiasm for, science.
Colour technology of ancient egyptian papyrus revealed by synchrotron analysis
20 November 2017
Copper has for the first time been found to be a constituency of papyrus black ink. The papyri are fabricated over a period of 300 years and geographically spread over the entire Egypt.
Anja C. Andersen has been awarded the Danish Authors' Society Literary Prize 2017
17 November 2017
The prize has previously been awarded, among others, to Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Tor Nørretranders, Jørn Lund, Peter Øvig Knudsen, Jens Andersen, Ulrik Langen and Søren Ryge. This year, the prize is shared between Anja C. Andersen and Henrik Wivel.
Mogens Høgh Jensen appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
16 November 2017
Mogens Høgh Jensen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by HM Queen Margrethe on the 275th anniversary of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, which took place on 13 November 2017.
New discovery: Supernova explodes several times
08 November 2017
Astronomers have for the first time discovered a star that exploded multiple times over a period of more than fifty years. These observations are challenging existing theories on cosmic catastrophes.
Neutron star smash shakes universe
17 October 2017
Scientists have, for the first time, captured gravitational waves as well as light, from two neutron stars that orbited each other ever closer to eventually collide. The groundbreaking discovery begins a...
Now we know where the heavy elements come from
16 October 2017
The discovery of a kilonova produced by the collision of two neutron stars brings researchers a big step closer to the explanation of one of the great puzzles of science: how the heaviest elements in the universe were formed.
ALMA and Rosetta Detect Freon-40 in Space
03 October 2017
Observations made with ALMA and ESA’s Rosetta mission by an international team, including researchers from NBI, have revealed the presence of the organohalogen Freon-40 in gas around both an infant star and a comet.
New generation ESA-satellites capable of revealing future sea level rises
03 October 2017
NEGIS, the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, splits into three gigantic glaciers - holding back ice masses equaling a global sea level rise of approx. one meter. ESA satellites can help reveal future sea increases.
New ’building material’ points toward quantum computers
02 October 2017
A Danish-American research team has shown that it is possible to produce ‘Majorana particles’ in a new ‘building material’. The research, led by scientists from Niels Bohr institute, paves the road for new types of experiments.
Star formation influenced by local environmental conditions
15 September 2017
Three scientists at Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), University of Copenhagen, have carried out extensive computer simulations related to star formation, and they conclude that the present ‘standard explanatory model’ is lacking...
Microsoft establishes Quantum Centre at the University of Copenhagen
06 September 2017
The University of Copenhagen plays a central role in an ambitious Microsoft multi-million dollar investment. Today, the tech company and the University signed a long-term collaboration agreement on the development of a general-purpose, scalable quantum computer. This is a project which opens up tremendous new opportunities for science and technology.
Massive Antarctic Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Abrupt Southern Hemisphere Climate Changes Near the End of the Last Ice Age
05 September 2017
Halogen-rich eruptions created a stratospheric ozone hole over Antarctica that, analogous to the modern ozone hole, led to large-scale changes in atmospheric circulation and hydroclimate throughout the Southern Hemisphere.
ERC Starting Grant for Jacob Bourjaily
23 August 2017
Jacob Bourjaily, Assistant Professor of Physics at the Niels Bohr International Academy, has been awarded a Starting Grant worth €1.5 million from the European Research Council (ERC).
Satellite photos reveal gigantic outburst floods
13 August 2017
The lake has been the source of four major outburst floods over the last 50 years - each representing an astounding mass of energy, equaling up to 240 Hiroshima-bombs. The next may happen as soon as 2018-19.
Spying on malaria parasites at -196 Celsius
08 August 2017
A team of scientists led by postdoc Sergey Kapishnikov from the Niels Bohr Institute has managed to obtain new information about the ravaging mode of operation applied by malaria parasites when attacking their victims.
The earliest stages of life might be simpler than we thought
13 July 2017
In the very earliest stages of life, mammalian cells multiply and form the embryo. New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that this process might be much simpler than we thought.
Smart atomic cloud solves Heisenberg's observation problem
13 July 2017
One of the most fundamental principles of physics, "Quantum Back Action", has been challenged by researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, which has used laser light to link a vibrating membrane with cesium atoms.
Iron secrets behind superconductors unlocked
07 July 2017
Due to magnetism iron should - theoretically - be a poor superconductor. Nevertheless certain ironbased materials possess fine superconducting properties. Why? Because the five unbound electrons found in iron...
At the age of 85-year old, Erik Høg is planning a satellite to be launched in 20 years
04 July 2017
Erik Høg, who celebrated his 85th birthday earlier this year, has just had his fourth major astrometry project approved, a project that he started in 2013 and one that ESA is now joining. A satellite that will be launched in 20 years.
Jan W. Thomsen appointed head of the Niels Bohr Institute
27 June 2017
Jan W. Thomsen comes from the post as Head of the Quantum Metrology Research Group at the Niels Bohr Institute, and he takes over as Head of Department on September 1, 2017.
Unexpected rotation in a stone-dead galaxy
20 June 2017
A joint European-US study led by experts from Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, reveals a rotating stellar disk à la the Milky Way in a stone-dead galaxy 10 billion light-years from Earth.
Holey pattern boosts coherence of nanomechanical membrane vibrations
12 June 2017
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have introduced a new type of nanomechanical resonator, in which a pattern of holes localizes vibrations to a small region in a 30 nm thick membrane.
ALMA Finds Ingredient of Life Around Infant Sun-like Stars
06 June 2017
Astronomers, including researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, have used ALMA to observed stars like the Sun at a very early stage in their formation and found traces of methyl isocyanate — a chemical building block of life.
Søren Stobbe awarded the 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize
24 May 2017
38-year-old Associate Professor Søren Stobbe of the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute has been awarded the 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize by the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science. Søren Stobbe received the award for successfully conducting commercially-oriented research while inspiring his students to do the same. Likewise, 35-year-old Assistant Professor Mads Fiil Hjorth of the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and 35-year-old Postdoc Svend Roesen Madsen of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences received the Business Prize for Young Researchers. They received their awards for conducting research in commercial contexts while inspiring others. The 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize is worth 75,000 Danish kroner – the largest sum for a UCPH award, while the two business-minded younger researchers shared the second prize, each being awarded 37,500 kroner towards their future work.
KU researcher with bad climate news won the Danish Research Result of the Year
28 April 2017
Gary Shaffer, Professor Emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute, and Jens Olaf Pepke Pedersen from DTU have made the year’s most important scientific discovery, according to the users of Videnskab.dk.
New Ice core drilling in North Eastern Greenland
27 April 2017
The first crew of researchers, technicians and students has arrived at the EastGRIP research camp on the Greenland ice cap, flown in by ski-equipped American Hercules planes, where they during the next 4 months will....
New astronomy center will reveal the cosmic dawn
19 April 2017
Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) is a new basic research centre funded by the Danish National Research Foundation and located at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen in close collaboration with DTU Space.
Huge grant to quantum research
19 April 2017
Danish National Research Foundation is willing to donate up to 62 million kroner to a new research centre at the Niels Bohr Institute. The new Centre of Excellence will be named Hybrid Quantum Networks (Hy – Q).
An important step towards new malaria medicine
12 April 2017
An international research team, led by Sergey Kapishnikov and Jens Als-Nielsen from the X-ray and Neutron Science section at the Niels Bohr Institute, has developed new techniques in analyzing malaria infected red blood cells.
Large ERC grant for Kim Sneppen
05 April 2017
An advanced ERC grant for Kim Sneppen of DKK 16.500.000 was awarded for development of new methods and models to explore the diverse and complex world within and between cells, for investigating how diversity emerges and is maintained...
The Villum Foundation invests 80 MDKK in the dark universe and climate change
20 March 2017
Niels Bohr Institute Professors Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Centre for Ice and Climate and Jens Hjorth, Dark Cosmology Centre, have obtained a grant of nearly 40 million Danish crowns each, from the new Villum Investigator program.
Niels Bohr Institute welcomes 6 new Marie Curie Fellows
22 February 2017
From “Quantum Supremacy” to planet-disks interactions, the Niels Bohr Institute opens its doors to ever more scientific excellence, with 6 new Marie Curie Grants for a total of € 1,3 million, so just short of 10 Million DKK.
Carlsberg supports Danish Mars research
30 January 2017
Morten Bo Madsen, head of the Mars Group at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a grant of 2.5 million kroner from the Carlsberg Foundation for the project: A Field Trip 250 million km from home – Salary for Essential Expert and Materials...
First step towards photonic quantum network
25 January 2017
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have now developed the first building blocks needed to construct complex quantum photonic circuits for quantum networks. This rapid development in quantum networks
Most of the world is dark
20 January 2017
"The universe is dark – and mainly consists of dark matter and dark energy. Only 5% of the universe is composed of luminous matter from galaxies, planets and stars. Yet little is known about the rest of the universe. But we do know that it is there, because dark matter interacts with gravitational forces," according to Professor Jens Hjorth.
Brian Møller Andersen receives grant from the Carlsberg Foundation
19 January 2017
Brian Møller Andersen, associate professor in the research group, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute has received a grant of 3.2 million kroner from the Carlsberg Foundation for the project: Superconductivity of New Materials.
Newly discovered mechanism in cells can regulate the immune system
21 December 2016
Special proteins are important for the function of cells and play an important role in processes and effectiveness of the immune system. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have observed how concentrations
The Sound of Quantum Vacuum
21 December 2016
Quantum mechanics dictates sensitivity limits in the measurements of displacement, velocity and acceleration. A recent experiment at NBI probes these limits, analyzing how quantum fluctuations set a sensor membrane
Scientific ‘facts’ could be false
20 December 2016
When is a scientific result true or false? Experiments always have a certain proportion of positive results and negative results, but scientific journals prefer to publish the positive results and new research from the Niels Bohr Institute...
Newly formed stars shoot out powerful whirlwinds
14 December 2016
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have used the ALMA telescopes to observe the early stages in the formation of a new solar system. For the first time they have seen how a powerful whirlwind shoot out from...
Spinning Supermassive Black Hole: New Suspect in the Death of Unlucky Star
12 December 2016
In the search for truth, questioning accepted assumptions is the duty of any scientist. This necessity of investigating and reassessing our knowledge makes often way for newer, exciting hypotheses that continuously challenge
Christine Hvidberg new Head of Studies
08 December 2016
Christine Schøtt Hvidberg, associate professor of geophysics in Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute, has been appointed as the new head of studies. She replaces Lise Arleth, who has been the head of studies since 2012.
Gerard ’t Hooft receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2016
30 November 2016
The Dutch professor of theoretical physics, Nobel laureate Gerard ’t Hooft has been awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2016 for his groundbreaking work on black holes, quantum gravity and quantum field theories.
Mystery of ultra-diffuse faint galaxies solved
29 November 2016
Over the last year, researchers have observed some very faint, diffuse galaxies. The galaxies are as faint as dwarf galaxies, but are distributed over an area just as large as the Milky Way.
University of Copenhagen partners with Microsoft to develop topological quantum computer
28 November 2016
Professor Charles Marcus will build the world's first topological quantum computer at the Niels Bohr Institute in collaboration with the Technical University of Delft and Sydney University under a Microsoft...
Large EU grant for astronomy project
23 November 2016
Astrophysicist Heidi Korhonen, associate professor in the Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute has received a grant of 3.2 million kroner to lead an EU project that will train young researchers in astronomical observations with telescopes.
Marianne Vestergaard receives the University of Copenhagen Teaching Award 2016
15 November 2016
Marianne Vestergaard studies the physical processes of the quasars – their structure and evolution, and how the quasars affect their surroundings. She has been awarded the University Copenhagen Teaching Award 2016 for her engaging and active...
Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje member of EU science committee
14 November 2016
Professor Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje, Center for Particel Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute has been appointed member of the Science Advisory Board of ScienceEurope in Brussels.
Anja C. Andersen awarded the H.C. Ørsted Medal
24 October 2016
In recognition of Anja Andersen’s unique ability to communicate about both astronomy and physics she has been awarded the H.C. Ørsted Medal in Silver, which will be presented by its patron, Her Majesty, Queen Margrethe.
Chaos in cosmos: Stars with three planet-forming discs of gas
11 October 2016
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a system consisting of two stars with three rotating planet-forming accretion discs around them. It is a binary star where each star has its own planet-forming...
Trust fosters networking and knowledge sharing
11 October 2016
A group of researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have examined how a communication network can arise within a new experiment called Expert Game. They discovered that the driving mechanism for...
Quantum technology boosted by 20 million kroner from the Ministry of Science
06 October 2016
Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation has awarded 20 million kroner to a new centre, QUANTECH, which will build up a research infrastructure comprised of a facility with a number of instruments for producing...
Robert Feidenhans’l resigns as head of the Niels Bohr Institute
06 October 2016
Robert Feidenhans’l, professor and head of the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has been appointed as the Chairman of the Management Board of the large European research facility XFEL in Hamburg.
Tracking the amount of sea ice from the Greenland ice sheet
27 September 2016
By analysing ice cores drilled from deep inside the Greenland ice sheet, researchers have started to calculate how much Arctic sea ice there was in the past. The results have just published in the research journal Scientific
Effective reflection of light for quantum technology
23 September 2016
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have developed a new method where they create a very strong interaction between light and atoms, which means that the light can be controlled and reflected on a glass fiber.
First step in the Deep Space mission
21 September 2016
Deep Space is a project that will use a new specially designed telescope to look far into space in order to observe radiation from the early universe. The equipment will be placed at Summit in the middle of the...
Acidity in atmosphere minimised to preindustrial levels
19 September 2016
New research shows that human pollution of the atmosphere with acid is now almost back to the level that it was before the pollution started with industrialisation in the 1930s. The results come from studies of the Greenland
Eugene Polzik on the steering committee for EU quantum technology flagship
13 September 2016
The EU will launch a €1 billion innovative quantum technology project. In order to develop a program of research, a steering committee of senior researchers and business people has been established. From Denmark, Professor Eugene Polzik...
Researchers unravel process for the formation of rainstorms
29 August 2016
Violent thunderstorms can often cause torrential rain, which poses a threat for both humans and the infrastructure. Until now such extreme weather phenomena have been very poorly understood.
Scientist Holger Bech Nielsen turns 75
23 August 2016
Denmark’s most famous and beloved physicist Holger Bech Nielsen turns 75 on the 25th of August. Holger Bech Nielsen is professor of theoretical high-energy physics, which is the study of the basic structure and organisation of the universe.
Star and planetary scientists get millions of hours on EU supercomputers
17 August 2016
The universe is full of mysteries. Mysteries that cannot be solved by observation alone, but researchers can examine them using modelling. However, this requires enormous processing power and is very expensive.
The long hunted sterile neutrino cannot be traced
08 August 2016
Some of the most abundant particles in the universe are the so-called ghost particles, neutrinos, which travel through virtually anything on their journey through the universe. Researchers have identified three types of...
Gentle cancer treatment using nanoparticles works
02 August 2016
Cancer treatments based on laser irridation of tiny nanoparticles that are injected directly into the cancer tumor are working and can destroy the cancer from within. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute and the Faculty
Optical magnetic field sensor can detect signals from the nervous system
15 July 2016
The human body is controlled by electrical impulses in, for example, the brain, the heart and nervous system. These electrical signals create tiny magnetic fields, which can be used to diagnose various diseases.
Bacteria avoid age defects through collective behaviour
14 July 2016
As they age, more and more defects arise in most organisms. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered that microorganisms like bacteria can keep a colony young by practicing a common strategy...
Nobel laureate Ben Mottelson turns 90
06 July 2016
Ben Mottelson, together with Aage Bohr, received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for their work describing the structure of the atomic nucleus. On July 9th, Ben Mottelson will turn 90 and even though he officially retired in 1994, he still comes into the
Four research projects at the Niels Bohr Institute receive funding from FNU
30 June 2016
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have received grants totalling more than 13.5 million kroner from the Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences, FNU under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
Warning from the past: Future global warming could be even warmer
27 June 2016
Future global warming will not only depend on the amount of emissions from man-made greenhouse gasses, but will also depend on the sensitivity of the climate system and response to feedback mechanisms.
Jan W. Thomsen receives the award Teacher of the Year, SCIENCE 2016
22 June 2016
“Jan W. Thomsen captivates the physics students when he takes them into the world of quantum optics and with his great enthusiasm and energetic demeanour he manages to create a learning atmosphere where students can strengthen their...
Site on Mars named after Mars researcher Jens Martin Knudsen
07 June 2016
The Danish Mars researcher Jens Martin Knudsen has had an area on Mars named after him. The site has been named Knudsen Ridge and has a very beautiful location by Endeavour Crater near the equator.
Albert Schliesser appointed professor of optical quantum physics
06 June 2016
Albert Schliesser is a young top researcher who received his PhD in 2009 and now – only seven years later, has been appointed professor. Albert Schliesser works with quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
Quantum photonic researchers start new company, Sparrow Quantum
27 May 2016
Researchers in the research group Quantum Photonics at the Niels Bohr Institute have formed a new company, Sparrow Quantum, which will produce photonic chips that could be used for quantum technology based on light.
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz receives Niels Bohr Professorship for exploring the universe
20 May 2016
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, will be a Niels Bohr Professor at Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.
Star with different internal driving force than the Sun
04 May 2016
Astrophysicists from the Niels Bohr Institute have observed a distant star in the constellation Andromeda with a different positioning of sunspots and this indicates a magnetic field that is driven by completely different
Jan Thomsen in a new EU project on ultra-precise atomic clocks
02 May 2016
Jan Thomsen, Associate Professor and head of the Ultracold Atoms research group at the Niels Bohr Institute is part of a grant of 14 million kroner to participate in an EU project to develop ultra-precise atomic clocks that will define international
Insulating layer of air above the Greenland ice sheet reduces precipitation
29 April 2016
The Earth’s climate has been warming, but even though the Greenland ice sheet is melting rapidly in the coastal regions, there are large parts of the ice sheet where there has hardly been any melting on the surface.
Superfast light source made from artificial atom
26 April 2016
New research results from the Niels Bohr Institute show that light sources can be made much faster by using a principle that was predicted theoretically in 1954. Superfast light sources can be used, for example, in laser lights, LED...
Mogens Høgh Jensen new president of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
19 April 2016
Mogens Høgh Jensen, a professor of biophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has been appointed president of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Unique opportunity for Danish companies in the competition to develop materials of the future
13 April 2016
An agreement has just been finalized on Danish co-financing of the coming X-ray facility in Lund, Sweden - MAX IV. The agreement gives Danish companies and researchers direct access to use some of the world’s
Massive investment: From theoretical quantum physics to usable quantum technology
07 April 2016
In a major new effort to translate quantum physics into practical quantum technology, the Innovation Fund Denmark has therefore invested 80 million kroner in a nationwide project involving three universities.
Jørgen Peder Steffensen appointed professor of glaciology
04 April 2016
Jørgen Peder Steffensen has been appointed professor of ice core related research at the Centre for Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
Danish professor new vice-president of the CERN Council
01 April 2016
Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje, a professor of particle physics and head of the Subatomic research group at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has been elected as vice president of the CERN Council.
Easter can be calculated with greater accuracy using new ‘old’ astronomical method
18 March 2016
Easter can fall early and late, in fact, the timing can fluctuate by an entire month from late March to late April. Using a new astronomical method of calculation, the date of Easter would be better defined as the first Sunday after
Climate variations analysed 5 million years back in time
16 March 2016
When we talk about climate change today, we have to recognise the natural variations to be able to distinguish them from the human-induced changes. Researchers from the NBI have analysed the natural climate variations over
Protected Majorana states for quantum information
09 March 2016
Quantum technology has the potential to revolutionize computation, cryptography, and simulation of quantum systems. However: quantum states are fragile, and so must be controlled without being measured.
Cancer treatment on a cellular level
02 March 2016
The most common treatments for cancer are radiation and chemotherapy. However they have side effects and also damage healthy tissues. Researchers at NBI are therefore working to develop a gentler treatment that ‘tricks’ the
Physicist Peter Lodahl receives prestigious EliteForsk Award
25 February 2016
Peter Lodahl, professor of quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has received the prestigious Danish elite researcher award, the EliteForsk Award 2016. Peter Lodahl works with experimental quantum physics
Innovation project will bridge the gap between industry and research
23 February 2016
Three universities are joining forces to help Danish companies use brand new methods for product development. Innovation Fund Denmark has just invested 50 million kroner in the social partnership LINX, so that Danish Industry can derive
Dark Cosmology Centre in hunt for gravitational wave sources
11 February 2016
Today it was announced that gravitational waves, a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, have been directly detected for the first time and astrophysicists from the Niels Bohr Institute’s Dark Cosmology Centre...
The universe’s primordial soup flowing at CERN
09 February 2016
Researchers have recreated the universe’s primordial soup in miniature format by colliding lead atoms with extremely high energy in the 27 km long particle accelerator, the LHC at CERN.
Marianne Vestergaard receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award
02 February 2016
“There are many good teachers, but there is one in particular that deserves to be celebrated for the brilliant difference she has made in the lives of her students, both professionally and personally - Marianne Vestergaard.
Diversity of nature formulated
01 February 2016
We humans are affecting nature to a greater and greater degree and this is contributing to the reduction of biodiversity globally. To better assess the consequences requires a better understanding of the environmental
Brian Schmidt receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2015
29 January 2016
Brian Schmidt, Professor of astronomy and Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University, has been awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2015. Brian Schmidt studies supernovae (exploding stars) and gamma-ray bursts
The solar system’s ninth planet in sight
26 January 2016
Two American researchers believe that they have found evidence that there is still a giant planet in our own solar system that we have never seen. It has long been known that the small dwarf planet Sedna moved in a strange
Seven researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute receives grants from the Villum Foundation
21 January 2016
The Niels Bohr Institute has obtained seven grants from the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator Programme which is awarded to young up-and-coming scientific researchers. The awards are typically worth between 5 and 7 million kroner
Georgios Magdis receives grant from Villum Foundation
19 January 2016
Georgios Magdis, an assistant professor at the Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, has received a grant of five million kroner from the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator Programme.
Very high silicon content surprises Mars researchers
17 December 2015
New results from the Mars rover Curosity show that some rocks in Gale Crater have a high content of the element silicon. Since the accumulation of silica typically require a combination of both heat and water, this place might once
Troels Petersen from the Niels Bohr Institute receives Science Dissimination Award
15 December 2015
‘A star in the area of communication’ – this is how Troels Petersen is described by colleagues, media and anyone who has experienced him talk about what he is passionate about – physics. Troels Petersen is an associate professor of particle physics and works with
Astronomy archaeology – finding 120-year-old observations
08 December 2015
In the basement under the Niels Bohr Institute building on Juliane Maries Vej in Copenhagen they have found astronomical observations that go more than 120 years back in time. The observations were recorded on thin photographic
Mark Rudner receives ERC grant of nearly 12 million kroner
25 November 2015
Mark Rudner, associate professor in Condensed Matter Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has received a grant from the European Research Council, an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million Euro.
CERN collides heavy nuclei at new record high energy
25 November 2015
The world’s most powerful accelerator, the 27 km long Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operating at CERN in Geneva established collisions between lead nuclei, this morning, at the highest energies ever.
The KIF Prize 2015 goes to Professor Jens Hjorth
18 November 2015
The Danish Network for Women in Physics, KIF has awarded the 2015 prize to Professor Jens Hjorth, the director of the Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
Anja Andersen receives the Danish Physical Society’s Communication Award
12 November 2015
Anja Andersen, associate professor at the Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has received the International Year of Light Communication Award from the Danish Physical Society.
The past shows how abrupt climate shifts affect Earth
09 November 2015
New research shows how past abrupt climatic changes in the North Atlantic propagated globally. The study, led by researchers from The Niels Bohr Institute, shows how interaction between heat transport in the ocean and the...
Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst
06 November 2015
The NASA satellite, Swift, has now detected its 1000th gamma-ray burst. Since the launch of the satellite in 2004, it has revolutionised research into gamma-ray bursts.
The Greenland ice sheet contains nutrients from precipitation
04 November 2015
New research shows that the ice sheet on Greenland contains the nutrient phosphorus, which was carried by the atmosphere across the country, where it fell with precipitation. This new knowledge is important for...
Jes Jørgensen receives The Academy of Sciences and Letters Silver Medal 2015
02 November 2015
In 2015, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters awards a silver medal goes to Associate Professor Jes K. Jørgensen from the Niels Bohr Institute for his research into the processes surrounding the formation of stars and planets.
Photons open the gateway for quantum networks
23 October 2015
There is tremendous potential for new information technology based on light (photons), and quantum technology based on photons – called quantum photonics, will be able to hold much more information than current computer technology.
Pavel Naselsky appointed Professor
14 October 2015
Pavel Naselsky has been appointed professor in the research group Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology at the Niels Bohr Institute. He researches the very earliest universe using observations from the Planck Satellite, which can display images...
KU students win gold in the United States for Mars moss project
05 October 2015
Can we develop a moss that can survive and grow on Mars? A group of students from the Center for Synthetic Biology and the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen decided to try.
Eugene Polzik receives ERC grant
18 September 2015
Eugene Polzik, professor and head of the Center for Quantum Optics, Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has received a grant of nearly 1.2 million kroner (150,000 Euro) from the European Research Council, ERC for...
Viewpoint: Wiring Up Superconducting Qubits
14 September 2015
A qubit made of a semiconducting nanowire sandwiched between two superconductors could simplify the design of quantum information processing architectures.
Pavel Naselsky receives 6 million kroner for research into the creation of the universe
08 September 2015
Pavel Naselsky, professor in the research group Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a grant of 6 million kroner from the Villum Foundation for the construction of a brand new telescope on the Greenland ice sheet.
Space Station seen from Chile
08 September 2015
Here is a rather special picture of the International Space Station with Andreas Mogensen on board taken by a PhD student from Aarhus, René Tronsgaard Rasmussen sitting at the telescope and keeping an eye on the planets.
Martin Pessah appointed professor of theoretical astrophysics
26 August 2015
Martin Pessah has been appointed professor of theoretical astrophysics at the Niels Bohr International Academy at the Niels Bohr Institute, where he researches the fundamental processes in the formation of planets, stars and black holes.
Christopher Pethick receives the Feenberg Award
18 August 2015
Christopher Pethick, Professor at the Niels Bohr International Academy and Nordita has received the Feenberg Medal 2015 for his pioneering contributions and profound insights into many-body physics across diverse physical systems
Physics has a full house of new students
17 August 2015
The Niels Bohr Institute has admitted 158 new students. This means that the physics programme is fully booked. We really got a full house of talented people. 26 of the new students have a grade point average of more than 12 and the overall
Kim Splittorff new Deputy Head
10 August 2015
Kim Splittorff, associate professor of theoretical particle physics, is the new Deputy Head of Institute for Teaching at the Niels Bohr Institute.
Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances!
27 July 2015
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new type of photonic channels, where back and forth are not equal distances! Such a system has been a missing component for building quantum photonic circuits on a large
Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation
08 July 2015
Astronomers from NBI have observed a super-bright supernova association with a very unusual long lasting gamma-ray burst. Gamma-ray bursts are in rare cases observed in connection with supernovae, which are the
Volcanic eruptions are important for world climate
08 July 2015
Large volcanic eruptions release huge clouds of ash and acid into the atmosphere. These clouds spread across the globe and block out the Sun, resulting in a colder climate for decades afterwards. Climate researchers have known
Lise Arleth appointed professor of experimental biophysics
01 July 2015
Lise Arleth has been appointed professor in the research group Neutron and X-ray Scattering at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
Nanowires could be the LEDs of the future
24 June 2015
The latest research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows that LEDs made from nanowires will use less energy and provide better light. The researchers studied nanowires using X-ray microscopy and with this method they can pinpoint exactly...
Pól Martin Bendix receives Sapere Aude grant
23 June 2015
Associate professor of biophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute, Pól Martin Bendix has received a Sapere Aude grant from the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation’s special research career programme for research leaders. The grant is for 7 million
Risk of major sea level rise in Northern Europe
18 June 2015
Global warming leads to the ice sheets on land melting and flowing into the sea, which consequently rises. New calculations by researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute show that the sea level in Northern Europe may rise more than
New Greenland ice core drilled through the Renland ice cap
17 June 2015
An international research team led by the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have drilled an ice core through the ice cap on the Renland peninsula in the Scoresbysund fjord in Eastern Greenland in record time.
CERN restarts particle collisions at record high energy
03 June 2015
The 27 km long underground particle accelerator, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is once again in full swing and is colliding protons at record energies. This is after a break of more than two years to rebuild and upgrade the
Research station moved nearly 500 km across the Greenland ice sheet
28 May 2015
The entire research station NEEM has been moved 465 km across the Greenland ice sheet on skis to the new camp EGRIP, where there will be a future international drilling camp and a gateway to research programmes in East
Peter Lodahl receives prestigious ERC Advanced Grant
12 May 2015
Peter Lodahl, professor and head of the Quantum Photonics research group at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a large and prestigious grant from the European Research Council, the ERC Advanced Grant.
Thomas Heimburg appointed Professor
28 April 2015
Thomas Heimburg, head of the Membrane Biophysics Group at the Niels Bohr Institute, has been appointed professor of theoretical and experimental biophysics. He researches how the signals of nerve pathways function using waves in the form of a sound pulse
Detector at the South Pole explores the mysterious neutrinos
16 April 2015
The Earth is constantly bombarded by billions of neutrinos, which zip right through the entire globe. The giant IceCube experiment at the South Pole can detect when there is a collision between neutrinos and atoms in the ice.
Mars might have liquid water
13 April 2015
Researchers have long known that there was water in the form of ice on Mars. Now, new research from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity shows that it is possible that there is liquid water close to the surface of Mars.
Namiko Mitarai receives prestigious Japanese elite researcher award
07 April 2015
Namiko Mitarai, associate professor and researcher in biophysics in the research group BioComplexity at the Niels Bohr Institute, has been awarded the prestigious Japanese elite researcher award, The Young Scientists’ Prize in the Commendation for Science and
Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
07 April 2015
Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres. A thick layer of dust covers the glaciers, so they appear as surface of the ground, but radar
Super sensitive measurement of magnetic fields in swinging atoms
30 March 2015
There are electrical signals in the nervous system, the brain and throughout the human body and there are tiny magnetic fields associated with these signals that could be important for medical science.
A.P. Møller Foundation donates 25 million kroner to ice core research
20 March 2015
Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, head of the Centre for Ice and Climate at NBIhas received a grant of 25 million kroner from the A.P. Møller Foundation for a major new research project in Greenland.
Planets in the habitable zone around most stars, calculate researchers
18 March 2015
Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets in our galaxy, the Milky Way. By analysing these planetary systems, researchers from the Australian National University and the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen have calculated
Quantum link between QDev in Denmark and QuTech in Holland
17 March 2015
The Center for Quantum Devices, QDev at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen and QuTech at Delft University of Technology in Holland have therefore entered into an international partnership in the research
CERN starting the LHC accelerator up again to solve new mysteries
12 March 2015
The 27 km long subterranean particle accelerator, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is ready to start up again. The LHC is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world. After a break of two years, which was a
New research into materials for tooth fillings
10 March 2015
Tooth decay is a serious health problem and it is often necessary to repair cavities. Today they often use a composite filling material made of acrylate compounds, as it resembles the colour of the teeth and is reasonably strong
Quantum mechanic frequency filter for atomic clocks
06 March 2015
In an atomic clock, electrons jumping from one orbit to another decides the clock’s frequency. To get the electrons to jump, researchers shine light on the atoms using stabilised laser light. However, the laser light has to have a very
Astronomers observe four images of the same supernova using a cosmic lens
05 March 2015
Astronomers have for the first time observed a supernova multiply-imaged due to gravitational lensing. The light from the supernova is seen in four different images due to a cosmic phenomenon that causes light to be deflected by the
Astronomers find dust in the early universe
02 March 2015
Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe – both in the formation of planets and new stars. But the earliest galaxies had no dust, only gas. Now an international team of astronomers, led by researchers from the Niels
Biophysicist receives EliteForsk Award 2015
26 February 2015
Biophysics professor Lene Oddershede of the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute at the Faculty of Science will receive an EliteForsk Award - Denmark's largest public research award - on Thursday, February 26. Lene Oddershede's work mainly focuses on an interdisciplinary research domain where physics, biology and medicine merge.
The Niels Bohr Institute collaborates with school
25 February 2015
The Niels Bohr Institute has partnered with a school, whose students were invited to the institute where researchers held a lecture on the scientific creation story, from the Big Bang to modern man.
Two researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute receive large ERC grants
03 February 2015
Two researchers in astrophysics - Sune Toft, associate professor at the Dark Cosmology Centre and Jes Jørgensen, associate professor in Astrophysics and Planetary Science have each received 15 million kroner (approx. 2 million euro) from the European Research
Jan W. Thomsen receives annual teaching award at NBI
30 January 2015
“For more than five years, Jan Thomsen has captivated class after class as he takes students on a journey into the world of optics,” reads the justification from the students for recommending Jan Thomsen for the Niels Bohr Institute’s award for teacher of the year
Three researchers at NBI receive grants from the Villum Foundation
22 January 2015
Three researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, theoretical physicist Michael Trott, condensed matter physicist Jessica Bolinsson and astrophysicist Claudio Grillo have received grants totalling 13.4 million kroner from the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator
Young researcher at QDev receives grant from the Villum Foundation
22 January 2015
Condensed matter physicist Jessica Bolinsson has received a grant from the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator Programme.
Snapshot of cosmic burst of radio waves
19 January 2015
A strange phenomenon has been observed by astronomers right as it was happening – a ‘fast radio burst’. The eruption is described as an extremely short, sharp flash of radio waves from an unknown source in the universe.
Lene Oddershede appointed professor
19 January 2015
Lene Oddershede, head of the research group Optical Tweezers at the Niels Bohr Institute, has been appointed professor of experimental biophysics. In the last year, Lene Oddershede has received a grant from the Danish National Research Foundation
New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at the University of Copenhagen
12 January 2015
A new type of ‘nanowire’ crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the atomic scale could lay the foundation for future semiconducting electronics. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are behind
14.5 million DKK for interdisciplinary cancer therapy project led by Lene Oddershede
07 January 2015
A new research project will work to develop a treatment that only affects cancer tumours locally. The treatment involves injecting tiny nanoparticles into the tumour, where they are irradiated and destroy the cancer from within.
ERC grants for two researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute
18 December 2014
Two researchers from NBI, Albert Schliesser, Assistant Professor in Quantum Optics and Oliver Gressel, Assistant Professor in Astrophysics and Planetary Science has received grants totalling more than 21 million kroner from the European Research Council
Jérôme Chappellaz receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s Medal of Honour
26 November 2014
Jérôme Chappellaz is a glaciologist and the director of LGGE in Grenoble, France. He researches ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland and analyses the atmospheric composition in order to reconstruct past natural climate variations compared to the
Eugene Polzik receives Danish Association of Masters and PhDs’ Research Award
19 November 2014
Eugene Polzik, professor and head of the research group Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute has received the 2014 Danish Association of Masters and PhDs’ Research Award for Science and Technology.
Malte Olsen – 50 years of physics experiments, teaching, Mars and a physics column
29 October 2014
NBI’s physics column, Ask About Physics, is often called ‘Ask Malte’ and it is a very apt title as Malte Olsen is the editor of the popular column. Malte Olsen has 50 years of wide-ranging experience in the world of physics...
Professor Carl Christian Tscherning has died
27 October 2014
Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, Carl Christian Tscherning has died at the age of 72. Carl Christian Tscherning was a professor of geodesy, which is the study of the Earth’s shape and size. Even though he retired at the age of 70, he continued to work
Charlie Marcus wins 2014 Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology
17 October 2014
Each year, the NBIC presents an award recognizing an outstanding research scientist from the international community.
Charles Marcus receives American research prize
15 October 2014
Charles Marcus, who is a professor and head of the Center for Quantum Devices at NBI has been awarded the prize for ’Research Excellence in Nanotechnology’ by the nanoscience centre, NBIC at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Microsoft’s Strange Quest for the Topological Qubit
14 October 2014
This week, a new article appeared in MIT Technology Review on Microsoft's efforts to create a topological quantum computer, which mentions Microsoft's collaboration with QDev.
Over 12 million kroner to two researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute
10 October 2014
Astrophysicist Lise Bech Christensen from the DARK Cosmology Centre and particle physicist Stefania Xella from the Discovery Center have both received grants of approximately 6-6½ million kroner from YDUN under the Danish Council for Independent
Albert Schliesser awarded international research prize
08 October 2014
Albert Schliesser, a research assistant professor at Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute has been awarded the research prize ‘Young Scientist Prize in Optics’ by the international physics organisation, IUPAP.
60 million kroner for a new Center of Excellence, StemPhys led by Lene Oddershede
08 October 2014
Stem cells have the potential to develop into any type of cell and now the Danish National Research Foundation has awarded 60 million kroner for a new Center of Excellence, StemPhys, that will conduct research into how to control stem cell
Namiko Mitarai part of a new Center of Excellence, BASP
07 October 2014
Bacteria are hardy and can survive in the most extreme stress conditions. The Danish National Research Foundation has allocated 50 million DKK for a new Center of Excellence, Center for Bacterial Stress Pesponse and Persistence.
Four researchers have 100-year anniversary between them
01 October 2014
Four researchers are celebrating their 25th anniversary. Three of the researchers are Morten Bo Madsen, Uffe Gråe Jørgensen and Kim Lefmann who are celebrating 25 years as state employees, while Stig Skelboe is celebrating his 25th anniversary as a professor.
New book about life as seen from physics
29 September 2014
The book ’Models of Life’ is a non-traditional biophysics textbook and it describes how life functions. The book is written by a professor of biophysics, Kim Sneppen, Niels Bohr Institute.
Gediminas Kirsanskas completed PhD thesis on Electron Transport in Quantum Dots and Heat Transport in Molecules
14 September 2014
On the 1st of September, Gediminas Kirsanskas successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Electron Transport in Quantum Dots and Heat Transport in Molecules". Congratulations!
Peter Ditlevsen receives EU grant to research abrupt climate change
11 September 2014
The EU has allocated four million Euros (29.7 million kroner) to an international network of researchers who will try to understand critical changes in complex dynamic systems in nature, in technology and in society
50 busy years with stars, telescopes and international collaboration
02 September 2014
Johannes Andersen is an associate professor of astronomy at the Niels Bohr Institute. His work has been half instrument development and half research with the instruments – and then an additional half a lifetime of international collaboration
Nothing but 12´s throughout entire physics programme
01 September 2014
Julius Bier Kirkegaard has only scored 12s throughout all five years of his studies at the Niels Bohr Institute. He has received a 12 in all exams and for the final bachelor and master projects, both in biophysics.
New collaboration between the Niels Bohr Institute and DMI
29 August 2014
Two of DMI’s foremost climate researchers will join the Niels Bohr Institute as adjunct professor and associate professor respectively. They are research director Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen and climate research Peter Lang Langen
Biophysicist Pernille Yde receives prestigious award
18 August 2014
The Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science, SNU has awarded the prestigious Kirstine Meyer Grant to Pernille Yde for her research in biophysical computer models with special focus on inflammation and diabetes.
New outreach videos by QDev staff
17 August 2014
In these videos, Jesper Nygård explains the next big thing in information technology lies in harnessing the power of quantum physics. Brian Møller Andersen explains the mind-boggling phenomenon of superconductivity.
Brian Møller Andersen receives 1.2 million kr. for research into superconductors
08 August 2014
Brian Møller Andersen has received a grant of 1.2 million kr. from the Villum Foundation for the research project ‘Unconventional superconductors’.
"Denmark as a knowledge magnet"
06 August 2014
QDev has been featured in a recent article in Berlingske, on the importance of attracting international academic talent to the country.
The full text of the article can be found here.
Collaboration between the Niels Bohr Institute and Microsoft over the computers of the future
09 July 2014
As part of their investment in research into quantum information technology, Microsoft is collaborating with Professor Charles Marcus, head of the Center for Quantum Devices (QDev) at the Niels Bohr Institute
Collaboration between the Niels Bohr Institute and Microsoft over the computers of the future
09 July 2014
As part of their investment in research into quantum information technology, Microsoft is collaborating with Professor Charles Marcus, head of the Center for Quantum Devices (QDev) at the Niels Bohr Institute
QDev Summer School 2014
09 July 2014
Last week, QDev hosted the first week-long summer school at the HCØ campus in Copenhagen on Quantum Effects in Low-dimensional Systems.
The final funding for ESS is now secured
07 July 2014
After a long delay Germany last Friday July 4 formally signed an agreement with Sweden and Denmark on the co-funding of the European Spallation Source (ESS). All funding is now secured and the construction which will begin this summer in Lund, Sweden
Four researchers from Ice and Climate among the most cited in geoscience
03 July 2014
On the list of the most cited researchers in the world are four researchers from the Centre for Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute: Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Associate Professor Jørgen Peder Steffensen, Associate Professor Matthias Bigler...
Grants from FNU to Astrophysics and Biophysics
30 June 2014
Two researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, Marianne Vestergaard at the Dark Cosmology Centre and Lene Oddershede in Optical Tweezers have both received grants of approx. 6-6½ million kroner from FNU
New York Times on Quantum Computing
25 June 2014
In the recently appeared article "Microsoft makes bet Quantum Computing is next breakthrough", the New York Times reports on the recent advances in Topological Quantum Computing. Charles Marcus is featured as one of the scientists to comment on the story.
FNU grants to Biophysics and Oceanography
25 June 2014
Two professors at the Niels Bohr Institute, Mogens Høgh Jensen, Professor of Biophysics, and Markus Jochum, Professor of Oceanography, have both received a grant of 2.4 million kroner from FNU
Trading at 'light' speed
23 June 2014
Kenneth Skovhede, who has a PhD in eScience has received a three-year industrial postdoc to develop new programming tools that will make it possible to accelerate high-speed equity trading of the stock market
Two NBI researchers receive Sapere Aude grants
19 June 2014
Two NBI researchers, Charlotte Fløe Kristiansen, a professor in theoretical high energy physics and Albert Schliesser, an assistant professor in quantum mechanics have both received grants from the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation
The ALICE group at NBI receives 6½ million kroner to research primordial soup
16 June 2014
The ALICE group at NBI has received a grant of 6½ million kroner from the Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences to research the universe’s primordial soup using collisions of atomic nuclei at the LHC at CERN.
QDev retreat 2014
21 May 2014
During the third weekend of May, QDev hosted its annual retreat. This year, the staff went to the sunny west of Fyn to enjoy a weekend of social and outdoor activities.
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, new adjunct professor of high energy astrophysics
19 May 2014
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, USA, and he is also head of the Theoretical Astrophysics Santa Cruz Institute. He is now employed as adjunct professor at Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen receives European Agassiz Medal
08 May 2014
Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, head of the Centre for Ice and Climate at NBI, has been awarded the Louis Agassiz Medal by the EGU (European Geoscience Union). She is receiving the medal for her outstanding scientific contributions in glaciology and...
Coffee and discussion
02 May 2014
Starting Monday, May 5th, everyone is welcome to join us Monday through Friday at 9AM in the second floor lunch room, to start the day off in good company.
You bring the discussion, we'll bring the coffee!
Klaus Mosegaard new professor of geophysics - again
30 April 2014
Klaus Mosegaard is a geophysicist and researches the Earth’s internal processes and the geological structure of the subsurface using mathematical modeling. Now he is back at the Niels Bohr Institute as professor and head of the research group...
NBI publications on ESO’s top 20 list
31 March 2014
Several articles from the Niels Bohr Institute are on ESO’s top 20 list of most cited articles and two with first authors from NBI.
Johan Samsing receives the prestigious Einstein Fellowship
20 March 2014
Johan Samsing, who is just about to complete his PhD at Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, has just been awarded one of the most prestigious research fellowships in astrophysics, the so-called ‘Einstein Fellowship’
Outreach: Charlie Marcus at Science & Cocktails
25 February 2014
On Tuesday, May 6th, Charlie Marcus will appear as guest speaker at Science & Cocktails, an initiative that makes scientific knowledge more accessible and entertaining by combining public lectures with music/art performances, and, of course, cocktails!
Mars research receives FNU grant
13 February 2014
Morten Bo Madsen, who leads the Mars Group in Astrophysics and Science at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a grant of just over 3.8 million kroner from FNU, the Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences.
Bo Vinther receives 7 million kroner from the Research Council for ice core research
06 February 2014
Bo Vinther, associate professor in the research group Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a Sapere Aude grant of 7 million kroner from the Danish Council for Independent Research.
Lab managers and instructors win this year’s Jens Martin Prize
05 February 2014
The Niels Bohr Institute award for teacher of the year, the special Jens Martin Prize, has been awarded to a group of teachers: The lab managers and lab instructors for the courses Mechanics 1 and 2.
6.7 million DKK for Danish CERN research
23 January 2014
Research at CERN receives 6.685 million Danish kroner from NUFI, the National Committee for Research Infrastructure under the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. The funds are granted for the operation and the development of...
Fellowships awarded
20 January 2014
Recently, a number of people at QDev received prestigious fellowships, Mark Rudner, Karl Petersson and Mathias Lunde.
QDev/NBIA Summer School
20 January 2014
QDev/NBIA Summer School - This summer, QDev and NBIA will co-host a summer school on "Quantum Effects in Low-Dimensional Systems."
Kim Pedersen completed PhD thesis on Theoretical Investigations Regarding Single Molecules
20 January 2014
On January the 17th, Kim Pedersen successfully defended his PhD thesis. Congratulations!
10.8 million kroner for research into quantum information technology
16 January 2014
Two researchers, Mark Rudner and Michael J. Kastoryano from the Niels Bohr Institute, have received support from the VILLUM FOUNDATION’s Young Investigator Programme for research into quantum information technology.
Eugene Polzik’s research chosen as the year’s best by Ingeniøren
03 January 2014
Ingeniøren (The Engineer) has chosen Eugene Polzik’s research on teleporation as the year’s most important Danish research results in science. Eugene Polzik is the head of the research group Quantop at the Niels Bohr Institute
Prestigious EU Grant for Climate Research at the Niels Bohr Institute
10 December 2013
Center for Ice and Climate at NBI, DMI and the Bjerknes Center in Norway has received a shared grant of approx. 90 mill. Danish Crowns for Arctic climate research focusing on abrupt climate change and consequences of such change for the Greenland
Charlie Marcus selected as AAAS fellow
05 December 2013
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Triple A-S" (AAAS), has selected QDev director Charlie Marcus as fellow in the physics section.
Shivendra Upadhyay completed PhD thesis on Design of Indium Arsenide nanowire sensors for pH and biological sensing and low temperature transport through p-doped Indium Arsenide nanowires
02 December 2013
On the 29th of November, Shivendra Upadhyay successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Design of Indium Arsenide nanowire sensors for pH and biological sensing and low temperature transport through p-doped Indium Arsenide...
Jeppe Holm completed PhD thesis on Nanowire Growth for Photovoltaics
12 November 2013
On the 31st of October, Jeppe Vilstrup Holm successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Nanowire Growth for Photovoltaics". Congratulations!
Darach Watson receives Lundbeck Foundation Research Prize
31 October 2013
Darach Watson has been awarded the Lundbeck Foundation Research Prize for Young Scientists for his outstanding and innovative research in astrophysics, where he has developed a groundbreaking method for measuring distances in the cosmos
Bohr & The Model: Lectures, film and exhibition
29 October 2013
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Niels Bohr’s atomic model, the Niels Bohr Institute and The Royal Library are offering lectures, film and exhibition.
Outreach: Charlie Marcus about quantum computing
01 October 2013
In this YouTube video, Charlie Marcus will be answering all your questions about quantum computing. How do you build a quantumcomputer? Is putting some 'qubits' (bits that are both 1 and 0 at the same time) in a black box enough?
Discovery Center receives 40 million kroner
30 September 2013
The Discovery Center for Particle Physics at NBI has received a grant of 40 million kroner from the Danish National Research Foundation. This grant means that the Discovery Center, which was established in January 2010
MSc and BSc theses
20 August 2013
This summer, 12 MSc and BSc students defended their theses at QDev. Congratulations! Click here to read their theses.
Visiting PhD student J.T. Mlack
18 August 2013
J. T. Mlack, a Ph.D. student, is visiting QDev one year from Johns Hopkins University, from the lab of Nina Markovic. He obtained a fellowship to support this trip through a joint NSF DNRF program called NSF GRF Nordic Research Opportunity.
Peter Krogstrup appointed assistant professor at QDev on nanowire growth
01 August 2013
As of May 2013, Peter Krogstrup has been appointed assistant professor at the Center for Quantum Devices. He will be working on MBE growth of nanowires.
Peter Krogstrup appointed assistant professor at QDev on nanowire growth
01 August 2013
As of May 2013, Peter Krogstrup has been appointed assistant professor at the Center for Quantum Devices. He will be working on MBE growth of nanowires.
Researcher from NBI one of the keynote speakers at the Lattice Conference
04 July 2013
Joyce C. Myers, postdoc in the research group Theoretical Particle Physics at NBI will be one of the keynote speakers at the large international conference, Lattice 2013 in Germany.
Denmark contributing to the world's largest telescope for searching for life in the unive
16 April 2013
The Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University and DTU space are investing at total of 37 million kroner in a new telescope, which will be called the European Extremely Large Telescope, E-ELT.
Kim Lefmann Teacher of the Year at NBI
01 February 2013
Associate Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, Kim Lefmann receives the Jens Martin Prize as teacher of the year at NBI. He teaches experimental physics, and it has gained so much popularity that it has become one of the biggest courses.
David García awarded 3.5 million kr. for research in photonics
30 January 2013
David García-Fernandez is postdoc in the Quantum Photonics group at the Niels Bohr Institute and he has just received 3.5 million kroner from the Villum Foundation Young Investigator Programme for a research project
Jens-Jørgen Gaardhøje and Dorthe Dahl-Jensen receive French Order of Chivalry
29 January 2013
Two professors at the Niels Bohr Institute, Jens-Jørgen Gaardhøje and Dorthe Dahl-Jensen have been awarded the prestigious French Order of Chivalry, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques.
Professor Ignacio Cirac receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour
09 January 2013
Ignacio Cirac is being awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour in recognition of his truly outstanding contribution to the development of new theories about the future of information networks based on the laws of quantum mechanics
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen receives Berlingske Foundation Award of Honour
07 January 2013
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Professor and Leader of the Centre for Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute, is awarded the Berlingske Foundation Award of Honour today.
The paths of photons are random – but coordinated
20 December 2012
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have demonstrated that photons (light particles) emitted from light sources embedded in a complex and disordered structure are able to mutually coordinate their paths through the medium
New knowledge about the remarkable properties of black holes
11 December 2012
Black holes are surrounded by many mysteries, but now researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have come up with new groundbreaking theories that can explain several of their properties.
Jacob Trier Frederiksen receives EU funding for fusion energy research
10 December 2012
To research into developing technology that can produce energy using fusion, the EU has given 7.5 million kroner in funding to a consortium of researchers from 16 countries, including researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute.
Brian Møller Andersen receives 10 million to research superconductors
12 November 2012
Brian Møller Andersen, associate professor of condensed matter physics at the Niels Bohr Institute has received 10 million kroner from the Lundbeck Foundation to research new super superconducting materials
Massive volcanic eruption puts past climate and people in perspective
05 November 2012
The largest volcanic eruption on Earth in the past millions of years took place in Indonesia 74,000 years ago and researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute can now link the colossal eruption with the global climate
Turbulent flows in 2D can be calculated in new model
23 October 2012
Turbulent flows have challenged researchers for centuries. It is impossible to predict chaotic weather more than a week in advance. Now, however, researchers from NBI have succeeded in developing a
Tropical cyclones are occurring more frequently than before
16 October 2012
Are there more tropical cyclones now than in the past? New research from the Niels Bohr Institute clearly shows that there is an increasing tendency for cyclones when the climate is warmer
Raining millions to NBI researchers
08 October 2012
Six researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, Kim Lefmann, Klaus Galsgaard, Uffe Gråe Jørgensen, Poul Henrik Damgaard, Jan W. Thomsen and Peter Lodahl have received grants from the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation, FNU.
Methane emissions can be traced back to Roman times
03 October 2012
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere can be traced back thousands of years in the Greenland ice sheet. The results go all the way back to Roman times and up to the present
The Mars rover Curiosity finds an old riverbed on Mars
01 October 2012
The rover Curiosity, which landed on Mars on the 6th of August, has found deposits formed in the Martian past by a fast moving stream of water with a depth between ankle and hip height
CERN experiments may reveal new state of matter for the 'glue particles', the gluons
14 September 2012
At the LHC accelerator at CERN, collisions between protons and lead nuclei were established for the first time. At the LHC accelerator at CERN, collisions between protons and lead nuclei were established tonight, for the first time
Mars's dramatic climate variations are driven by the Sun
06 September 2012
Researchers from NBI have related the layers in the ice cap on Mars’s north pole to variations in solar insolation on Mars, thus established the first dated climate history for Mars
Niels Obers new Deputy Head of Research
05 September 2012
Professor of theoretical particle physics, Niels Obers is the new Deputy Head of the Niels Bohr Institute. He came to the Niels Bohr Institute in 2002 and has been the group leader for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology since 2007.
The mystery of dark matter may be near to being deciphered
04 September 2012
With the latest observations from the Planck satellite, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, may be closer than ever to a solution to the origin of the mysterious dark matter
Sweet building blocks of life found around young star
29 August 2012
Life is made up of a series of complex organic molecules, including sugars. Astronomers from NBI have now observed a simple sugar molecule in the gas surrounding a young star
Robert Feidenhans'l is the new head of the Niels Bohr Institute
24 August 2012
Professor of nanophysics, Robert Feidenhans'l is the new head of the Niels Bohr Institute. He is coming from a position as the deputy head of research and begins his new position as head of institute on 1 September
Martin Pessah receives ERC grant to research accretion disks around stars and black holes
21 August 2012
Theoretical astrophysicist, Martin Pessah, has been awarded 13.3 million kroner from the European Research Council, ERC, to research into the fundamental processes in the formation and evolution of planets, stars and black holes
Successful landing on Mars
06 August 2012
"It has succeeded, it has landed”, it sounds from head of the Danish Mars research group, Morten Bo Madsen, who is reporting from NASA’s control centre in Pasadena, California
Warming and melting on top of the Greenland ice sheet
03 August 2012
On top of the approximately 3 km thick ice sheet in Greenland the temperature is normally around minus 10-15 degrees C in the summer. This year, researchers from NBI observed temperatures above zero
Rise in temperatures and CO2 follow each other closely in climate change
23 July 2012
New research from the Niels Bohr Institute indicates that, contrary to previous opinion, the rise in temperature and the rise in the atmospheric CO2 follow each other closely in terms of time.
Breakthrough – the Higgs has been found
04 July 2012
So there it is – the Higgs, the mysterious particle that causes all things to have a mass. After 45 years of intense searching, researchers at CERN have now detected the existence of the mysterious particle
Discovery of material with amazing properties
24 June 2012
Normally a material can be either magnetically or electrically polarized, but not both. Now researchers at NBI have studied a material that is simultaneously magnetically and electrically polarizable.
Oxford professor Subir Sarkar gets Niels Bohr professorship
21 June 2012
Professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Oxford University, Subir Sarkar, has been awarded a Niels Bohr Professorship by the Danish National Research Foundation. The professorship is a grant of 29 million kroner
Anders S. Sørensen receives ERC grant for research into open quantum systems
20 June 2012
Professor of theoretical quantum physics, Anders Søndberg Sørensen has been awarded nearly 11 million kroner from the European Research Council, ERC for research into gaining control over so-called ‘noise effects’ in atomic quantum systems.
Planets can form around different types of stars
13 June 2012
New research from NBI, among others, shows that small planets can form around very different types of stars – also stars that are relatively poor in heavy elements. This significantly increases the
Breaking the limits of classical physics
07 June 2012
Researchers from NBI have made a simple experiment that demonstrates that nature violates common sense. The experiment illustrates that light does not behave according to the principles of classical physics...
Baby galaxies grew up quickly
16 May 2012
Baby galaxies from the young Universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought, shows new research from the Niels Bohr Institute. This means that already in the early history of the Universe
Money for Mars
15 May 2012
Morten Bo Madsen, head of the Mars research group in Astrophysics and Planetary Research at the Niels Bohr Institute, has received a grant of nearly 2.2 million kroner from the The Danish Council for Independent Research
John Renner Hansen new Dean of Faculty
08 May 2012
Head of Department, John Renner Hansen, Niels Bohr Institute is the new dean of the merged Natural and Life Sciences Faculty. "It is with great enthusiasm, I said yes to the rector's offer to become dean of the Faculty.
Johan Fynbo appointed professor of astrophysics
26 April 2012
The Professorship is with special responsibilities (MSO) and is connected with Johan Fynbo’s ERC project about galaxies in the early universe. In the research project, he is working with observations from the first galaxies...
Johan Fynbo recognized by the World Cultural Council
18 April 2012
Johan Fynbo received a special recognition today from the international organization, the World Cultural Council, which aims to promote culture and values throughout the world
Jesper Nygård new professor in nanophysics
28 March 2012
Jesper Nygård has been appointed professor of experimental nanophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute and the professorship also has special responsibilities (MSO) within the University of Copenhagen’s interdisciplinary Synthetic Biology project.
Three new professor appointments at NBI
14 February 2012
Per Hedegård and Karsten Flensberg from Theoretical Solid State Physics and Anders Søndberg Sørensen from the Ultracold atoms and Quantum Optics, are appointed professors in theoretical quantum and solid state physics.
Four new research grants to young NBI researchers
26 January 2012
Four researchers at NBI have received grants from the VILLUM FOUNDATION’s Young Investigator Programme, which supports especially talented, young Danish researchers in science and technology
Cooling semiconductor by laser light
22 January 2012
Researchers at the NBI have combined two worlds – quantum physics and nano physics, and this has led to the discovery of a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes
Six new Professors and Assistant Professors at NBI
17 January 2012
Ian Bearden, Charlotte Fløe Kristjansen, Poul Henrik Damgaard and Poul Henrik Damgaard have been appointed professors, Anders Svensson and Bo Vinther have been appointed associate professors at NBI
A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way
11 January 2012
Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered that most of the Milky Way’s 100 billion stars have planets that are very similar to the Earth-like planets in our own solar system – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars...
Niels Bohr Institute gets top researcher from Harvard
10 January 2012
A grant of 38 million from the VILLUM FOUNDATION paves the way for a brand new professorship at the Niels Bohr Institute for world-leading researcher in the field of quantum physics, Professor Charles Marcus.
Star communicator Anja C. Andersen receives the Science Communication Award
04 January 2012
Anja C. Andersen is an astrophysicist who studies stardust and is also star communicator. She has been awarded the 2011 Science Communication Award for her outstanding contributions to the dissemination of the faculty’s research.
