/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:56:48 +0200 Mon, 22 Sep 25 12:00:00 +0200 /en/news/largest-galaxy-simulations-now-public The Flagship Catalogue contains 3.4 billion simulated galaxies, each with hundreds of properties, reproducing the large-scale structure of the cosmos in great detail. 152337 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-hosts-rubin-first-look-watch-party On 23 June, a new chapter in astronomy begins as the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile unveils its first images of the universe. Register now to join the watch party at Sonnenborgh in Utrecht! 150069 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/three-open-competition-enw-m-grants-awarded-to-utrecht-university-researchers Three researchers at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视鈥檚 Faculty of Science receive grants of up to 鈧�400,000 each from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grants are part of NWO鈥檚 Open Competition Domain Science-M programme, which aims to initiate new, innovative, and fundamental research projects. 150027 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/said-rodriguez-appointed-professor-by-special-appointment-in-emergence-and-information-in-light Rodriguez researches and develops information processing systems that are based on light rather than traditional electronics. These systems are promising when it comes to energy efficient, fast, and accurate computing. 149620 Thu, 22 May 2025 11:22:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/gerard-t-hooft-receives-breakthrough-prize-in-fundamental-physics The Breakthrough Prizes are known as the 鈥極scars of science鈥� and recognise the world's top scientists. 148452 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:23:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-human-impact-on-biodiversity-greater-than-previously-thought-and-limits In this newsflash, you will find quick, bite-sized updates on a range of topics that we wish to share with you in addition to the other, more extensive articles in our newsfeed. 148435 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/nineteen-utrecht-researchers-receive-nwo-award-for-groundbreaking-fundamental-research 21 research consortia get the chance to make a breakthrough thanks to funding from the Open Competition ENW-XL. Utrecht scientists are involved in 11 of the research consortia. 145651 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:19:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/3-body-problem-the-phenomenon-from-the-netflix-series-dissected The popular Netflix series 3 Body Problem, which launched in March 2024, delves into many topics that the researchers at the Faculty of Science deal with on a daily basis. However, the three-body problem is leading. What exactly entails this complex issue, and does it have real-world significance? 142793 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/can-a-computer-chip-have-zero-energy-loss-in-158-dimensions Fractals made out of bismuth can conduct electricity, without losing energy. 141688 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/meike-bos-investigated-how-lungs-transport-mucus-by-using-physics Meike Bos studied how the lungs discharge mucus. 鈥淏iology can be complex sometimes, but you can use physics to better understand complicated processes.鈥� 141267 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:26:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/first-experimental-proof-for-brain-like-computer-with-water-and-salt Theoretical physicists at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, together with experimental physicists at Sogang 木瓜福利影视 in South Korea, have succeeded in building an artificial synapse with water and salt. 139943 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:08:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/matthieu-verstraete-appointed-as-professor-in-ab-initio-simulations-of-quantum-materials Verstraete predicts, via computer simulations, how materials behave at the quantum level under specific conditions, such as high temperatures or pressures. 137545 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:11:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/phd-candidate-robin-verstraten-on-ew-magazines-30-under-30 The list includes up-and-coming Dutch talents that the jury believes will help shape the future of the Netherlands. 132164 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:25:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-kramers-chair-of-theoretical-physics The Institute for Theoretical Physics is excited to announce that Prof. Randall Kamien (木瓜福利影视 of Pennsylvania) will be the (visiting) Kramers Professor. 127200 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:23:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/we-should-cherish-the-unexpected-connections-in-science Professor Rembert Duine researches energy efficient alternatives for electronics. He draws inspiration for this from knowledge about black holes. 123846 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:57:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/Quantum-algorithms-help-computers-understand-language Tools from quantum mechanics can help computers to interpret ambiguous language. 123397 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/eight-nwo-open-competition-enw-xl-projects-with-utrecht-faculty-of-science-researchers Utrecht Faculty of Science researchers are taking part in eight out of the 21 projects in the ENW-XL Open Competition, one of which as principal investigator. 122031 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:28:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/first-collisions-recorded-after-the-lhc-restart On July 5, after a break of more than three years, Run 3 started at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13.6 TeV, the highest ever reached. 121084 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:27:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/sustainability-research-within-the-natural-sciences-should-be-more-visible On 24 March, the kick-off event for the new platform Science for Sustainability will take place. Master students Jamie and Tara spoke with Ren茅 van Roij to find out why he took the initiative to start S4S. 114323 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws