Leiden Institute of Physics / Leids Instituut voor de Natuurkunde

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	FOM grants for LION (15-5-2012) The november round of the FOM projectruimte saw success for two Leiden research proposals, those of Jan Zaanen (Gravity at a Kelvin,funded without a referee round already in December), and Jan Aarts (Superspintronics).

	Best Master of Physics program in Leiden. (15-5-2012) The Master Selection Guide 2012 has announced that the Master of Physics program in Leiden is the best physics master in the Netherlands. Physics in Leiden excels in the areas of: test results, teaching, research, skills, career preparation, study, information, contact and available facilities. An impressive list! Read more (in Dutch)

	Jan Zaanen elected member of KNAW (10-5-2012) Congratulations to Jan Zaanen who has been elected as a member of the Koninklijke Academie der Wetenschappen (Royal Academy of the Sciences). Read more (in Dutch)

	Royal decoration for Peter H. Kes (27-4-2012) Today our colleague Professor Peter H. Kes received a royal decoration. He was decorated: “Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw”. Royal decorations: for whom?

	Peter Zijlstra, Pedro Paulo and Michel Orrit detect “invisible” proteins one-by-one (20-4-2012) The conventional way to detect individual proteins in an optical microscope is to measure their absorption or fluorescence. This leaves many proteins undetectable, because they do not absorb or fluoresce at a useful wavelength. In an article in Nature Nanotechnology Zijlstra and coworkers show that a single gold particle can act as a messenger to report the binding and unbinding of individual proteins. Read more (in English)

	Sense Jan van der Molen interviewed for the Dutch radio show ‘Hoe!Zo?’. (18-4-2012) Sense Jan van der Molen was recently interviewed for the Dutch radio show ‘Hoe!Zo?’. His group studied charge transport through a series of slightly different molecules and showed that the presence of side groups can lead to a strong suppression of the molecular conductance. This fascinating effect is associated with destructive quantum interference. They reported their work in Nature Nanotechnology. Listen to the interview (in Dutch)