Organisation: Department of Physics and Materials Science
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“I see myself as the captain of a boat embarking on uncharted territory”
Learn moreIn the sixth and final video of the “Women in Science 2024” campaign, Aurélia Chenu brings up her fascination for the world of quantum physics, her inspirations and how she perceives her roles as professor, team leader and mother.
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Plonger dans le monde quantique : de la curiosité aux applications
Learn moreEn commençant par les premiers instants de la photosynthèse, nous verrons quelques-unes des expériences réalisées dans le monde et au Luxembourg pour explorer les propriétés du monde quantique, dans lequel la lumière et la matière sont à la fois ondes et particules.
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Pride and joy as University researchers collect two FNR Awards
Learn moreOn 19 October 2023, two young University researchers, Dr. Emmanuele Penocchio and Dr. Dominique Santana, collected an award at the annual FNR Awards Ceremony organised by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).
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Towards computational design of molecules with desired properties
Learn moreProf. Alexandre Tkatchenko and his research team at the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory have introduced a novel “freedom of design” principle in the chemical compound space (CCS) – the unfathomably vast space populated by all possible atomic compositions and their geometries. The team then showed that…
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Rolf Tarrach Prize 2023 for physicist Dr Emanuele Penocchio
Learn moreThe Association “Amis de l’Université” conferred to Dr Emanuele Penocchio the best doctoral thesis award 2023 of the University of Luxembourg for his tremendous work on “Thermodynamics of chemical engines: A chemical reaction network approach”. More than 70 participants from academia and industry attended the ceremony on 12 July 2023 at the Chamber of Commerce…
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“Portes Ouvertes Luxembourg”: Visit University Labs
Learn moreThe University of Luxembourg will participate in the 16th edition of the “Portes Ouvertes Luxembourg”.
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International Team Identifies Neurotoxins generated by COVID-19
Learn moreNew results from an international research team composed of the La Trobe and Swinburne Universities in Melbourne, ETH Zurich, and the University of Luxembourg, published in the peer reviewed Nature Communications on 13 June 2022, offer an explanation for the brain shrinkage evidenced from MRI scans following even from mild cases of COVID-19. The team…
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University researcher receives the first EIC grant in Luxembourg
Learn moreA consortium including the University of Luxembourg has been awarded a prestigious PathFinder Open grant of the European Innovation Council (EIC) that supports innovative and disruptive technologies with high impact.