https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:31:40 +0200 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:31:40 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/ New results from the Mars rover Curosity show that some rocks in Gale Crater have a high content of the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/" alt="Very high silicon content surprises Mars researchers " title="Very high silicon content surprises Mars researchers "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/Curiosity55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/ In the basement under the Niels Bohr Institute building on Juliane Maries Vej in Copenhagen they have...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/" alt="Astronomy archaeology – finding 120-year-old observations " title="Astronomy archaeology – finding 120-year-old observations "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/holger55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-collides-heavy-nuclei-at-new-record-high-energy/ The world’s most powerful accelerator, the 27 km long Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operating at...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-collides-heavy-nuclei-at-new-record-high-energy/" alt="CERN collides heavy nuclei at new record high energy" title="CERN collides heavy nuclei at new record high energy"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-collides-heavy-nuclei-at-new-record-high-energy/kollision55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-collides-heavy-nuclei-at-new-record-high-energy/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-past-shows-how-abrupt-climate-shifts-affect-earth/ New research shows how past abrupt climatic changes in the North Atlantic propagated globally. The study,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-past-shows-how-abrupt-climate-shifts-affect-earth/" alt="The past shows how abrupt climate shifts affect Earth" title="The past shows how abrupt climate shifts affect Earth"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-past-shows-how-abrupt-climate-shifts-affect-earth/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-past-shows-how-abrupt-climate-shifts-affect-earth/ Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/ The NASA satellite, Swift, has now detected its 1000th gamma-ray burst. Since the launch of the satellite...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/" alt="Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst" title="Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/gammaglimt55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-greenland-ice-sheet-contains-nutrients-from-precipitation/ New research shows that the ice sheet on Greenland contains the nutrient phosphorus, which was carried...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-greenland-ice-sheet-contains-nutrients-from-precipitation/" alt="The Greenland ice sheet contains nutrients from precipitation" title="The Greenland ice sheet contains nutrients from precipitation"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-greenland-ice-sheet-contains-nutrients-from-precipitation/is55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-greenland-ice-sheet-contains-nutrients-from-precipitation/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/photons-open-the-gateway-for-quantum-networks/ There is tremendous potential for new information technology based on light (photons), and quantum technology...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/photons-open-the-gateway-for-quantum-networks/" alt="Photons open the gateway for quantum networks" title="Photons open the gateway for quantum networks"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/photons-open-the-gateway-for-quantum-networks/lodahl55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/photons-open-the-gateway-for-quantum-networks/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/ Can we develop a moss that can survive and grow on Mars? A group of students from the Center for Synthetic...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/" alt="KU students win gold in the United States for Mars moss project " title="KU students win gold in the United States for Mars moss project "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/space_moss55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/space-station-seen-from-chile/ Here is a rather special picture of the International Space Station with Andreas Mogensen on board taken...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/space-station-seen-from-chile/" alt="Space Station seen from Chile" title="Space Station seen from Chile"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/space-station-seen-from-chile/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/space-station-seen-from-chile/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/physics-has-a-full-house-of-new-students/ The Niels Bohr Institute has admitted 158 new students. This means that the physics programme is fully...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/physics-has-a-full-house-of-new-students/" alt="Physics has a full house of new students " title="Physics has a full house of new students "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/physics-has-a-full-house-of-new-students/studerende55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/physics-has-a-full-house-of-new-students/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-networks-back-and-forth-are-not-equal-distances/ Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new type of photonic channels, where back...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-networks-back-and-forth-are-not-equal-distances/" alt="Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances! " title="Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances! "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-networks-back-and-forth-are-not-equal-distances/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-networks-back-and-forth-are-not-equal-distances/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/ Astronomers from NBI have observed a super-bright supernova association with a very unusual long lasting...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/" alt="Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation " title="Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/volcanic-eruptions-are-important-for-world-climate/ Large volcanic eruptions release huge clouds of ash and acid into the atmosphere. These clouds spread...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/volcanic-eruptions-are-important-for-world-climate/" alt="Volcanic eruptions are important for world climate " title="Volcanic eruptions are important for world climate "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/volcanic-eruptions-are-important-for-world-climate/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/volcanic-eruptions-are-important-for-world-climate/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/nanowires-could-be-the-leds-of-the-future/ The latest research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows that LEDs made from nanowires will use less energy...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/nanowires-could-be-the-leds-of-the-future/" alt="Nanowires could be the LEDs of the future " title="Nanowires could be the LEDs of the future "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/nanowires-could-be-the-leds-of-the-future/robert_tomas55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/nanowires-could-be-the-leds-of-the-future/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/risk-of-major-sea-level-rise-in-northern-europe/ Global warming leads to the ice sheets on land melting and flowing into the sea, which consequently rises....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/risk-of-major-sea-level-rise-in-northern-europe/" alt="Risk of major sea level rise in Northern Europe " title="Risk of major sea level rise in Northern Europe "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/risk-of-major-sea-level-rise-in-northern-europe/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/risk-of-major-sea-level-rise-in-northern-europe/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-greenland-ice-core-drilled-through-the-renland-ice-cap/ An international research team led by the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have drilled...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-greenland-ice-core-drilled-through-the-renland-ice-cap/" alt="New Greenland ice core drilled through the Renland ice cap" title="New Greenland ice core drilled through the Renland ice cap"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-greenland-ice-core-drilled-through-the-renland-ice-cap/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-greenland-ice-core-drilled-through-the-renland-ice-cap/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 09:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-restarts-particle-collisions-at-record-high-energy/ The 27 km long underground particle accelerator, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is once again... https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-restarts-particle-collisions-at-record-high-energy/ Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/research-station-moved-nearly-500-km-across-the-greenland-ice-sheet/ The entire research station NEEM has been moved 465 km across the Greenland ice sheet on skis to the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/research-station-moved-nearly-500-km-across-the-greenland-ice-sheet/" alt="Research station moved nearly 500 km across the Greenland ice sheet " title="Research station moved nearly 500 km across the Greenland ice sheet "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/research-station-moved-nearly-500-km-across-the-greenland-ice-sheet/dome55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/research-station-moved-nearly-500-km-across-the-greenland-ice-sheet/ Thu, 28 May 2015 09:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/detector-at-the-south-pole-explores-the-mysterious-neutrinos/ The Earth is constantly bombarded by billions of neutrinos, which zip right through the entire globe. The...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/detector-at-the-south-pole-explores-the-mysterious-neutrinos/" alt="Detector at the South Pole explores the mysterious neutrinos" title="Detector at the South Pole explores the mysterious neutrinos"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/detector-at-the-south-pole-explores-the-mysterious-neutrinos/optisk_modul55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/detector-at-the-south-pole-explores-the-mysterious-neutrinos/ Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/ Researchers have long known that there was water in the form of ice on Mars. Now, new research from NASA’s...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/" alt="Mars might have liquid water " title="Mars might have liquid water "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/gale_lake55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/ Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/ Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/" alt="Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water " title="Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/mars55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-sensitive-measurement-of-magnetic-fields/ There are electrical signals in the nervous system, the brain and throughout the human body and there...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-sensitive-measurement-of-magnetic-fields/" alt="Super sensitive measurement of magnetic fields in swinging atoms" title="Super sensitive measurement of magnetic fields in swinging atoms"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-sensitive-measurement-of-magnetic-fields/polzik55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-sensitive-measurement-of-magnetic-fields/ Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/ Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets in our galaxy, the Milky Way. By analysing these...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/" alt="Planets in the habitable zone around most stars, calculate researchers " title="Planets in the habitable zone around most stars, calculate researchers "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/planet55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/ Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-link-between-qdev-in-denmark-and-qutech-in-holland/ The Center for Quantum Devices, QDev at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-link-between-qdev-in-denmark-and-qutech-in-holland/" alt="Quantum link between QDev in Denmark and QuTech in Holland" title="Quantum link between QDev in Denmark and QuTech in Holland"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-link-between-qdev-in-denmark-and-qutech-in-holland/qdev55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-link-between-qdev-in-denmark-and-qutech-in-holland/ Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-starting-the-lhc-accelerator-up-again-to-solve-new-mysteries/ The 27 km long subterranean particle accelerator, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is ready to...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-starting-the-lhc-accelerator-up-again-to-solve-new-mysteries/" alt="CERN starting the LHC accelerator up again to solve new mysteries" title="CERN starting the LHC accelerator up again to solve new mysteries"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-starting-the-lhc-accelerator-up-again-to-solve-new-mysteries/lhc55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/cern-starting-the-lhc-accelerator-up-again-to-solve-new-mysteries/ Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-research-into-materials-for-tooth-fillings/ Tooth decay is a serious health problem and it is often necessary to repair cavities. Today they often...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-research-into-materials-for-tooth-fillings/" alt="New research into materials for tooth fillings " title="New research into materials for tooth fillings "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-research-into-materials-for-tooth-fillings/heloisa55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-research-into-materials-for-tooth-fillings/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-mechanic-frequency-filter-for-atomic-clocks/ In an atomic clock, electrons jumping from one orbit to another decides the clock’s frequency....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-mechanic-frequency-filter-for-atomic-clocks/" alt="Quantum mechanic frequency filter for atomic clocks " title="Quantum mechanic frequency filter for atomic clocks "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-mechanic-frequency-filter-for-atomic-clocks/bjarke55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/quantum-mechanic-frequency-filter-for-atomic-clocks/ Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/ Astronomers have for the first time observed a supernova multiply-imaged due to gravitational lensing....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/" alt="Astronomers observe four images of the same supernova using a cosmic lens" title="Astronomers observe four images of the same supernova using a cosmic lens"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/refsdal_graphic55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/ Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe – both in the formation of planets and new...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/" alt="Astronomers find dust in the early universe " title="Astronomers find dust in the early universe "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/hst55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-niels-bohr-institute-collaborates-with-school/ The Niels Bohr Institute has partnered with a school, whose students were invited to the institute where...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-niels-bohr-institute-collaborates-with-school/" alt="The Niels Bohr Institute collaborates with school" title="The Niels Bohr Institute collaborates with school"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-niels-bohr-institute-collaborates-with-school/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/the-niels-bohr-institute-collaborates-with-school/ Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/ A strange phenomenon has been observed by astronomers right as it was happening – a ‘fast...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/" alt="Snapshot of cosmic burst of radio waves " title="Snapshot of cosmic burst of radio waves "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/snapshot55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-superconducting-hybrid-crystals-developed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ A new type of ‘nanowire’ crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-superconducting-hybrid-crystals-developed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/" alt="New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at the University of Copenhagen " title="New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at the University of Copenhagen "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-superconducting-hybrid-crystals-developed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/peter_thomas55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/new-superconducting-hybrid-crystals-developed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:15:00 +0100