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Cooling semiconductor by laser light
2012-01-22
Researchers at the NBI have combined two worlds – quantum physics and nano physics, and this has led to the discovery of a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes
A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way
2012-01-11
Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered that most of the Milky Way’s 100 billion stars have planets that are very similar to the Earth-like planets in our own solar system – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars...
Discovery of the first planet the size of Earth
2011-12-21
Astronomers from the NBI have participated in the first discovery of a planet the size of Earth. Using the Kepler satellite, astronomers have observed a solar system with five planets of which one is the size of the Earth
Cosmic research picked in breakthroughs of 2011
2011-12-16
Astronomers from NBI have developed a groundbreaking method for measuring long distances in the universe using light from quasars. Physics World has chosen this research as one of the most important breakthroughs in physics...
News in the hunt for the Higgs particle
2011-12-13
There is a live link from CERN, where researchers, including researchers from NBI, are taking part in the hunt for the Higgs particle. For 45 years they have been looking for this particle, which according to the...
Andre Geim receives Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour
2011-12-08
Professor and Nobel laureate Andre Geim has been awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of physics, especially the results...
Mysterious Christmas star explosion
2011-12-01
Christmas Day 2010 the Swift satellite observed a very strange gamma-ray burst in the distant universe. Gamma-ray bursts are extremely powerful bursts of radiation predominantly associated with massive stars that die in a
Ancient stars shed light on the prehistory of the Milky Way
2011-11-15
Some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way – a kind of stellar fossils contain abnormally large amounts of heavy elements like gold, platinum and uranium. Researchers at the NBI have with recent observations concluded how
Billions in savings in health costs through reduced air pollution
2011-11-14
Air pollution causes people to get sick, and illness costs society money. A report from CEEH shows that there would be significant savings for society in a fossil free Denmark, around 2-3 billion kroner annually through 2030
Giant star explosion casts light on distant galaxies
2011-11-02
Astronomers including members from the NBI have used light from a distant gamma-ray burst to investigate the composition of matter in distant galaxies. Surprisingly, it turns out that some galaxies in the early universe
