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Fruity, Fatty, Piggy Patty
Meat products are very complex due to their variety of textures and flavours. Imitating it is a challenge. In ACS Food Science & Technology, researchers from China have published the first major step towards imitating pork fat using pomelo peel.
Cutting language support is cutting the future of the Dutch research landscape
Isabelle Kohler contemplates how local decisions, like cutting language support, risk undermining national goals for integration and long-term talent retention. She calls on institutions and policymakers to invest in those people already committed to building their careers in the Netherlands.
HPLC2025: not your typical conference
From 15 to 19 June, analytical chemists will be celebrating in Bruges at the 54th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2025), which will bring together academics and industry professionals for an engaging and interactive programme.
Exploring Academia with Isabelle
Cutting language support is cutting the future of the Dutch research landscape
Is there a real-world gap in PhD training?
Women in science: still invisible, even in space
Have a break, have a breakthrough
The struggle of timely PhD completion
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Creating nanoparticles from the outside in
A ring-shaped molecule now makes it possible to control the self-assembly of nanoparticles from the outside, according to an Amsterdam-based group writing in Nature Chemistry.
World Metrology Day 2025
Today, we are celebrating both UNESCO World Metrology Day and the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention. But what does that have to do with chemistry?
Small group of personalised antibodies in immune system much more stable than previously thought
It appears that a small group of antibodies dominates and personalises the entire repertoire of the immune system. Researchers at Utrecht University discovered that these antibodies remain virtually unchanged in composition and quantity, even after vaccinations.
Predator: the final droplet hunt
It was a hit on LinkedIn: a moving droplet being chased by another droplet, which then ‘catches’ it. This experiment by Peter Korevaar’s group provides insights into physico-chemical processes that can be found in everyday life.
Intermolecular Diels-Alder is last step in super complex natural product
A close collaboration between teams from the universities of Leiden and Groningen succeeded in the total synthesis of the very complex molecule lugdunomycin and clarified its biosynthetic pathway, which included an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction.
ChatGPT
After a reviewer carelessly left a ‘please let me know if you’d like some other questions!’, Sjoerd Rijpkema knew they had used ChatGPT for the reviewing process.
Awareness dawned in Botswana
Scientist Marthe Wens (32) is active in Scientist Rebellion. She learned to protest step by step. ‘At first, I watched from the sidelines until I was ready to take action myself.’
The lab coat: essential for working safely
Along with safety goggles and gloves, a lab coat is part of a lab technician’s standard equipment. And with good reason, because a good lab coat is essential for working safely. But not all lab coats are created equal. Here are some tips to help you choose the right lab ...
Engineered sampling systems ensure perfect product protection
Developing a fit-for-purpose bioprocess film
Pioneering Sensor Technology Helps Solve Biopharma Challenges
Cytiva launches first formulation system to enable end-to-end clinical and commercial manufacturing of lipid nanoparticle medicines
HOF Freeze-Thaw Unit Pharma – Next Generation
Single-Use Technology in Biopharma: Advancing Process Efficiency with Hamilton’s Innovative Range of Single-Use Sensors
Increasing process efficiency with X-platform bioreactors by Cytiva
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Photo Chemistry
Gripping the green
Nasty nematodes
Stress-resistant algae
Stem cell switch
S(tea)ping against metals
Protective bubbles
Tiny tin
Well marinated
Soft, lightweight and biocompatible
Turbocharger for photosynthesis
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