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The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to dr. Rienk Eelkema and dr. Jorge Gascon. The NWO grant offers them the possibility of developing their own line of research and building their own research group. Each scientist receives a grant for a maximum of 800,000 euros. Delft University of Technology was awarded a total of eight Vidi grants.
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Omroep West broadcasted a short news item about the reactor anniversary on May 2. Via the link below you can view the item in Dutch (choose ‘TV West Vandaag’, from 9:18).
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Researchers of the IST group Quantative Imaging have made an important advancement in a new microscopic technique that is widely used in medical research. They demonstrate what the resolution of this localisation microscopy is and how the best resolution can be achieved as quickly as possible. This week their findings are being published online in the scientific journal Nature Methods.
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Prof. dr. ir. Mark van Loosdrecht (BT) has been elected Distinguished Lecturer 2013 by the AEESP (Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors). Van Loosdrecht will be handed an award, but he also gets the opportunity to go on a university tour in America. He will visit at least twelve universities to lecture on the subjects Aerobic Granular Sludge and Waste Based Biorefineries.
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Prof. Ronald Hanson's research group (QN/Kavli) has managed to bring two electrons, three metres from each other, into a quantum- entangled state. This result marks a major step towards realizing a quantum network that can be used to connect future quantum computers and to send information in a completely secure way by means of ‘teleportation’. The results have been published online on 24 April...
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On Thursday, 18 April 2013, Mr Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), opened the new degree programme ‘Master in Nuclear Security’ at the Reactor Institute Delft of Delft University of Technology.
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