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A hundred years of
superconductivity
Heike
Kamerlingh Onnes discovered superconductivity on 8 April 1911.
Superconductivity can be described as electrical force with
zero resistivity. Today, superconducting magnets are an
integral part of top-level physical and medical research.
Physicist Peter Kes is one of the organisers of a symposium
commemorating a hundred years of
superconductivity.
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Co-operation with
China
A
delegation from Leiden University, headed by the Rector
Magnificus Professor Paul van der Heijden, is currently in
Xiamen, in South-East China, to conclude two agreements on
intensive research and teaching collaboration with academic
institutions there.
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The brain is buzzing 24/7
with spontaneous, fluctuating activity
‘Resting
state fMRI opens up fantastic possibilities for patients
suffering from dementia or those who are in a
coma, who are scarcely able to carry out any activities
at all. It is also a valuable tool for research into the
effects of medicines and drugs.' These were the words of
neuroscientist Serge Rombouts during his inaugural lecture on
Friday 1 April.
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