448 search results for “mechanisms metamaterials” in the Staff website
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Colloidal Mechanical Metamaterials
PhD defence
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Computing with rubber
Without electronics carrying out computational tasks our daily lives would look very different. Devices such as elevators, vending machines, turnstiles, washing machines and even traffic lights use a simple form of electronic computing to switch from state to state. But, what if power supply is not…
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Miniaturizing mechanical metamaterials: towards material-based microrobotics
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
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A world first at the microscopic scale: metamaterials that can shrink and expand on their own
Soft structures that can take on different shapes without any external drive. Leiden physicists Daniela Kraft and Julio Melio created them in their lab. They present their groundbreaking research on microscale metamaterials in Nature - a breakthrough that opens the door to smart, reconfigurable materials…
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A piece of rubber can't count. Right?
Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden university and AMOLF) develop a mechanical metamterial that can count to ten in their research.
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A quirky block of rubber as a calculator
PhD candidate Jiangnan Ding explores how you can design a thick slab of rubber in a way that it might act as a mechanical computer bit. This so-called mechanical metamaterial is pushed in a specific way to change its shape. ‘With a very simple material, we might be able to do simple calculations in…
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Grotius Dialogue: Environmental governance and facilitative compliance mechanisms
Grotius Dialogue
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Profiling of proteins and targeting of myeloid mechanisms in atherosclerosis
PhD defence
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From Models to Mechanisms: Defects and Charge Trapping in Amorphous Silicon Nitride
PhD defence
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modelling of cell behaviour in fibrous extracellular matrices: multiscale mechanics of shape, patterning, and motility
PhD defence
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Martin van Hecke elected APS fellow
Metamaterials researcher Martin van Hecke has been elected American Physical Society (APS) fellow, an honour exclusive to only half a percent of the society's members.
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Counting Metamaterials
PhD defence
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Aimee NelenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.nelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lowlands visitors will teach scientists more about quantum mechanics
Goldband, Skrillex, Róisín Murphy and... quantum: the latter may not be a band but is part of the Lowlands line-up nonetheless. Scientists from Leiden University are using the festival for research on the very smallest particles.
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Koen van de Vrandek.n.a.van.de.vrande@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Conference The Development of Normative Powers of UN Investigative Mechanisms
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies in collaboration with the University of Geneva, the Chinese Journal of International Law (ChineseJIL, OUP) and the European Society of International Law (ESIL), are pleased to invite public international scholars and researchers to attend a conference…
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Corrugated plastic unveils a new design principle for programmable materials
Martin van Hecke en Anne Meeussen publiceren in het tijdschrift Nature over mechanische metamaterialen. Ze hebben een nieuwe klasse multistabiele materialen ontdekt. Dit is gebaseerd op ribbeltjes plastic.
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Hof awarded EU funding for research on age verification and consent mechanisms
As part of the euCONSENT consortium, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) has been awarded European Commission funding to create a child rights’ centred cross-border system for online age verification and parental consent.
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New perspective in quantum mechanics and better sleep for PhD students
Besides physics, the sleep of PhD students also benefits from Vitaly Fedoseev's PhD research. He will receive his doctorate on July 7 for his work on optomechanics within quantum mechanics. And also on a setup that eliminated the need for PhD students to push a button every hour for 72 hours.
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Anna BablFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.m.babl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marije Niemeijerm.c.niemeijer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276105
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How quantum mechanics threatens our digital lives – and makes them safer
Much of the work of Serge Fehr, Professor of Quantum Information Theory, is abstract and theoretical and comprehensible to very few people. But his work helps make the digital world safer so that in future our internet banking will still be problem free, for instance. He will explain more in his inaugural…
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New milling machine at the Fine Mechanical Department: now producing even more complex 3D shapes with extremely high precision
The Fine Mechanical Department has recently expanded its machine park with a universal CNC milling machine. The purchase of this machine is not only an investment in technology, but also in the future of the Fine Mechanical Department, where it is expected to remain in operation for at least 10–15 y…
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The mechanism behind a friendly chat: 'Puzzle gets unravelled bit by bit'
A friendly chat is more complicated than you might think. As soon as the other person finishes talking, you already have an answer ready. But how do we know when it's time to change turns? University lecturer Johanneke Caspers has been awarded an NWO Open Competition grant to investigate the role of…
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Salma Balazadehs.balazadeh@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kees van Oostenoosten@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275442
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Fred Schenkelschenkel@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275770
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Thijs Hoogenboomhoogenboom@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271897
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Ruud van Egmondegmondr@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271880
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Gijsbert Verdoesverdoes@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275562
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Manon Muldermulder@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275719
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Martijn Witloxwitlox@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275788
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Jeroen Mesmanmesman@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275641
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Emiel Wiegerswiegers@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271248
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Nandan Malhotran.malhotra@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Unravelling Glycosylation Reaction Mechanisms
PhD defence
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Probing the Limits of Quantum Mechanics using a Cold Mechanical Force Sensor
PhD defence
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Health & Well-being Lunchmeeting | Mental Health across the Generations
Conference
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Pianist Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin unites science and music in concert
On December 10, Kazakh pianist and composer Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin will perform at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. A remarkable event where music and modern physics come together.
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[CANCELLED] Mechanisms of Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Gibbs States in Statistical Mechanics and Dynamical Systems
PhD defence
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Mathematical models for mechanically induced morphogenetic pattern formation
PhD defence
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Paul Hooykaasp.j.j.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274933
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A first in the lab: a tiny network that is both strong and flexible
Daniela Kraft's group has succeeded in creating a network of microparticles that is both strong and completely flexible. This may sound simple, yet they are the first in the world to succeed in doing so. A real breakthrough in soft matter physics.
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Extracellular Matrix Mechanics in the Regulation of the early steps of the Metastatic Cascade
PhD defence
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University elections 2026 results announced
The results of the 2026 University elections are in. Who will represent us on the participation organs?
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Interactive lecture 'Brown Eyes Blue Eyes'
Diversity
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shaped by words: A cross-linguistic investigation into the neural mechanisms of lexico-syntactic feature production
PhD defence
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centralised application of national law under the Single Supervisory Mechanism: A rule of law analysis
PhD defence
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Coming of age: An insight into the mechanisms of developmental ageing and post-harvest senescence in lettuce
PhD defence