Leiden Institute of Physics

Is Natuurkunde studeren misschien iets voor jou?
Bezoek zaterdag 7 maart de #BachelorOpenDag van de @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social en ontdek wat we jou te bieden hebben. #quantum #kosmologie #softmatter

Pivoting colloidal assemblies exhibit mechanical metamaterial behaviour - Nature A method is described for the manufacture of pivoting colloidal assemblies comprising rotating diamond and rotating triangle geometries that show tunable folding and unfolding by thermal fluctuations&...

A world first at the microscopic scale: Metamaterials that can shrink and expand on their own. Published in Nature, research by Julio Melio, @danielajkraft.bsky.social , Martin van Hecke and Silke Henkes: edu.nl/kuj9x.

A new microscope for the quantum age: finally seeing how quantum materials behave Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale precision. The instrument can even examine complete q...

🔬 A new microscope for the quantum era! How do quantum materials really behave? Leiden physicists and QuantaMap technicians have now built an instrument that allows us to see this directly for the first time. edu.nl/bpybp @leidenscience.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social

The ITCILO Masterclass 🔸Quantum Readiness for the World of Work🔸 has officially opened! Great teamwork by the International Training Centre of the ILO, Quantum Delta Leiden ( @unileiden.bsky.social and QuantumDeltaNL) and Politecnico di Torino. Watch the trailer: vimeo.com/1159644952/2...

Master in Physics - Leiden University | Leiden Institute of Physics - LION 🎓 Are you considering a #PHYSICS master’s programme? On 6 February 2026, Leiden University hosts the Master’s Open Day. https://lnkd.in/eWVz3cxb The 8 specialisations offered in our MSc Physics programme : 🔸 Theoretical Physics: you follow a two-year programme constisting of 3/5ths of coursework and one 9month long project that prepares you for scientific research towards a PhD in a broad range of topics in theoretical Physics. 🔸 Quantum Matter and Optics: you follow a programme in experimental physics constisting of 50% course work and 2 research projects in Condensed Matter problems. 🔸 Biological and Soft Matter Physics: you follow a programme in experimental physics consisting of 50% coursework and 2 research projects in Biophysics or Soft Matter. 🔸 Cosmology: You follow a joined programme with the department of Astronomy where you cover all aspects of modern astrophysics and carry out research projects tackling observation, interpretation, simulation and theory. 🔸 Physics and Business Studies: You combine a training in Physics (1 year of courses and research project) with courses in business and entrepreneurship and an internship with a company 🔸 Physics and Education (in Dutch): You combine a training in Physics (1 year of courses and research project) with courses in education and a teaching internship at a Dutch highschool. It leads to a teaching qualification valid for secondary education. 🔸 Physics and Science Communication and Society (SCS): You combine a training in Physics (1 year of coursework and research project) with courses in communication and relating science to the public. #master #masterprogramme | Marije Boonstra | Koenraad Schalm | Leiden Science - Universiteit Leiden

🎓 Are you considering a #PHYSICS #master’s programme? On 6 February 2026, Leiden University hosts the Master’s Open Day. Come and visit us! edu.nl/f7mjt

Vandaag verdedigde Aletta Meinsma bij @unileiden.bsky.social haar proefschrift over haar onderzoek naar communicatie over quantum(technologie) - met @juliacramer.bsky.social, @ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy en Gudrun Reijnierse.

Belangrijkste punten:
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Gisterenavond tijdens een bijeenkomsten voor natuurkundedocenten uit het voortgezet onderwijs (Contact.VWO - organisatie Lianne van der Meer)
een schitterende lezing van Jan Aarts van @leidenphysics.bsky.social over de natuurkunde achter de Nobelprijs natuurkunde 2025. 🤩

prof. John van Noort: ‘Our research can already analyse DNA on a large scale at single-molecule level. With this joint @science.org article, we place our techniques in a broader context and describe opportunities for future research.’ edu.nl/rctx4 @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social

🌐 🎮 Learn about quantum by playing!
The Quantum Game Lab of @unileiden.bsky.social hosted a workshop of Carlos Errando Herranz and his QuTech team for secondary school students. This Qbead helps to explain the concept of qubits.

Communicating about quantum: explanations improve understanding but reduce confidence Quantum technology has the potential to transform society. But how can you effectively inform the public about such complex and enigmatic science and technology? PhD candidate Aletta Meinsma explored ...

🎓 #PhD candidate Aletta Meinsma investigated how people understand #quantum — and what role communication plays in that process. Her findings reveal a striking #paradox: increased understanding, but lower confidence: edu.nl/h4dxw @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social

🎓 Leiden’s High-Tech Innovation master’s specialisation is a brand-new track, designed for students aiming to pursue a research-driven career in industry. HTI bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and market-ready solutions. edu.nl/3eaet @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social

🌟 Young Talent Award 2025 was awarded out to Leiden physics student Jelle Oonk. He won the prize for the best #bachelor's thesis for his research on #neutrinos. Well done, Jelle!

Floppy lattices are exciting model systems, however, so far, we have been making them by optical tweezers. Our newest work by @yogeshshelke.bsky.social and with @danpearce.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com uses self-assembly through tuning of the kinetic pathways: www.nature.com/articles/s41....

Componeren als een natuurkundige: ‘Muziek ervaren gaat veel verder dan taal’. Lees dit artikel op Mare online over het concert op 10 december in de Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden. edu.nl/em4bd
@unileiden.bsky.social #piano #quantum #music

Microscopy reinvented: peeking into living worlds by
@sensevdmolen.bsky.social. Tuesday Talk at our @leidenscience.bsky.social at 16.00 on December 9 2025. edu.nl/6uqnk @unileiden.bsky.social

Componeren als een natuurkundige: ‘Muziek ervaren gaat veel verder dan taal’. Prachtig artikel over het concert van Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin, vandaag in de Mare! edu.nl/vg9dt @sensevdmolen.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social

🎉 NWO en Groeifonds-financiering voor onderzoek naar slimme chips die op licht reageren. De onderzoeksgroep van Michiel de Dood van de @unileiden.bsky.social ontwikkelt slimme chips die ze met licht kunnen instellen. Lees meer: edu.nl/c9jyv. @leidenscience.bsky.social

NWO Perspectief Funding awarded to project PURECOOL to develop the freezers of the future, with prof. Tjerk Oosterkamp of Leiden University. Read more: edu.nl/tcrrw @leidenscience.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social

Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin - Pianoconcert Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin - Leidse Schouwburg - Stadsgehoorzaal Een avond vol kunst & wetenschap - een pianoconcert door pianist, componist en schrijver Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin.

🎶🎹 Ontdek de #Quantum #Muziek van Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin op 10 December in de Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden. Een avond vol kunst en wetenschap: een lezing, een gedicht en een pianoconcert. Er zijn nog tickets — mis deze kans niet om erbij te zijn! tinyurl.com/2zr6hju6
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Listening to the deep sea: NWO Roadmap funding for the highly successful #KM3NeT telescope! Leiden physicist Dorothea Samtleben: ‘This funding will enable us to finish our detector and address long-standing, crucial, and unresolved questions in particle physics'. @leidenscience.bsky.social

Quantum theatershow voor 1600 Amsterdamse basisschoolkinderen, mede ontwikkeld door Michiel Thijssen van #Quantum Delta Leiden. Hét educatieproject van Editie 14 #Amsterdam Lights Festival.

🎉 NWO Vidi grant for Bas Hensen and Evert van Nieuwenburg! These two physicists will continue their research on🧲Levitated magnets with a twist and a spin: towards macroscopic quantum superpositions and 🎮Formal games for solving hard quantum control problems. @leidenscience.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher vacancy
Are you interested in research at the intersection of ML and quantum sciences? How about working with Anna Dawid at LIACS and the LeidenPhysics.bsky.social. Apply by November 17th! edu.nl/4uyhe @leidenscience.bsky.social

🎹Pianist Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin brings music and science together in Leiden during this concert at the Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden on December 10, 2025! Learn more about the concert: edu.nl/gc7hk, get your tickets: edu.nl/tutnx
@sensevdmolen.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social

Ik had twee virtuele personages nodig in mijn relativiteitstheorie college: de beroemde waarnemers die ten opzichte van elkaar bewegen. Heb mijn keuzevrijheid gebruikt om onze student-assistenten Rosa en Tim van @leidenphysics.bsky.social een rol in het verhaal te geven. #MinorDeMysterieuzeRealiteit

Now online in journal American Physical Society: 'Unoccupied bands in the molybdenum dichalcogenides MoS2, MoSe2, and MoTe2' by J. Jobst, E.E. Krasovskii, R. Ribeiro, T. A. de Jong, C.R. Dean, R.M. Tromp and @sensevdmolen.bsky.social
DOI: doi.org/10.1103/8hvv...

Repulsions and attractions between membrane-deforming spheres, Janus-particles, and opposite tube-like deformations in giant unilamellar vesicles Lipid membrane deformations have been predicted to lead to indirect forces between the objects that induce these deformations. Recent experimental measurements have found an attractive interaction bet...

🔗 Paper link below if you’d like the details.
doi.org/10.1039/d4sm...

🙌 Thanks to @danielajkraft.bsky.social for brilliant work and guidance, and to @leidenphysics.bsky.social for funding the project. Interested in membrane mechanics or how we perform experiments? Feel free to contact me.

Muurformule merchandise @sensevdmolen.bsky.social 🤩

De #GIREP conferentie over natuurkunde onderwijs wordt dit jaar (deze week) georganiseerd door @leidenphysics.bsky.social. De organisatie vond muurformulemokken een goed idee. Wij ook 😀

GIREP programma:
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The last paper from my PhD is now online! 🥳

👉 pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/arti...

We have designed a new device based on the elastic micropillar array assay to measure the detachment forces between spread cells.

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🐯The #Quantum Safari — an interactive journey that reveals how quantum is already part of our everyday lives, and how much more is possible. This Saturday, we’ll be at the #NachtvanOntdekkingen at the Oude Sterrewacht in #Leiden, starting from 7 PM @leidenscience.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social