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    March 21, 2023

    Doping control at the atomic scale in III-V semiconductors

    Douwe Tjeertes defended his PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics and Science Education on March 17th.

  • March 13, 2023

    Salt battery for home use

    Jelle Houben defended his PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics on March 9th.

  • Researcher Riccardo Ollearo shows how the photodiode (right) picks up the signal from his finger, allowing him to see how fast his heart is beating on the screen  (left). (Photo: Bart van Overbeeke)
    February 17, 2023

    This ‘Harry Potter’ light sensor achieves magically high efficiency of 200 per cent

    Using green light and a double-layered cell, PhD researcher Riccardo Ollearo has come up with a photodiode that has sensitivity that many…

  • Artistic impression of the Kitaev chain in two coupled quantum dots (white with black arrows) wherein the larger green arrows represent the Majorana part of the system and the small white dots with arrows represent the electrons and their spin. Artist: Bar Dvir.
    February 15, 2023

    New approach for Majorana research in short nanowires

    Majorana particles are one of several promising candidates for stable quantum bits, the building blocks of quantum computers.

  • February 15, 2023

    Hyper-gravity controlled microparticles probing the plasma sheath

    Patrick Meijaard defended his PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics and Science Education on February 15th.

  • The official logo of the Axel and Boris Fund. The design was inspired by photos of the two students and created by Donna Verhaart.
    February 8, 2023

    Boris and Axel Fund helps students with innovative projects

    The fund supports projects on sustainability, sports and inclusiveness.

  • February 1, 2023

    Computational Physics of Low-Temperature Plasma Simulation

    Chris Schoutrop defended his PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics and Science Education on February 1st.

  • January 24, 2023

    Boosting power of salt hydrates for heat storage

    Natalia Mazur defended her PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics on January 23rd.

  • January 17, 2023

    New theory to describe dynamics of glass-forming liquids

    Chengjie Luo defended his PhD thesis cum laude at the department of Applied Physics on January 17th.

  • January 17, 2023

    BatteryNL consortium kicks off

    In search of the coveted safer, better, longer-lasting battery

  • January 16, 2023

    Prof. Silvia Lenaerts of University of Antwerp becomes new TU/e rector

    Lenaerts will become the first female rector magnificus of TU/e.

  • From left to right: Robert-Jan Smits, Nicole Ummelen and Frank Baaijens
    January 10, 2023

    All the best for 2023!

    Read the New Year's message of the TU/e board here.