ScienceLink artikelen in C2W international, 2024 – Pagina 7
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EnglishCollaboration between BioINX and Rousselot brings bioprinting closer to the clinic
BIO INX and Rousselot are collaborating on a new, standardised biomedical-grade bioink for printing three-dimensional human tissue.
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EnglishProfessors in their natural habitat: what a professorship entails
In this instalment of Exploring Academia, Isabelle discusses the steps on the academic ladder and the tasks and responsibilities of a professor.
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EnglishUtrecht group improves MS ion retention record
By playing with the hardware and software of a mass spectrometer, ions can be captured and analysed for much longer, increasing resolution.
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EnglishBacterial enemy offers new weapon against resistance
Obulytix, a spin-off from UGent and KU Leuven, sees proteins from bactericidal viruses as the solution to the growing problem of resistance.
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EnglishBovine bone or whale tooth? Collagen reveals ivory origins
Using LC-MS, extremely small protein samples enable the identification of the biological source of ivory in archeological and museum objects.
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EnglishFrom primordial cells to better batteries: Vici laureates cover a broad range of topics
Five members of KNCV / NVBMB are among the recipients of a €1.5 million Vici grant.
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EnglishMaurits de Roo – Chemical reactions using electricity instead of chemicals
Maurits de Roo is looking for a way to make molecules with electricity without fossil resources.
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EnglishSN2 takes a different approach
One of the best-known chemical reaction mechanisms – the SN2 substitution – sometimes proceeds in a completely different way than expected.
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EnglishSustainably dyeing jeans with enzymes
Danish researchers have come up with a plan to produce and apply the jeans dye indigo in a much more sustainable way.
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EnglishSimple, safe and radioactive drug labelling
Using a nickel catalyst and a commercial carbon-14 source, it is easy to radioactively label carboxylic acids.
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EnglishAI for faster protein optimisation
It is a challenge to design and optimise proteins specifically for a given task. By applying AI, Delft start-up Cradle aims to speed up this process.
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EnglishChildren’s experiment for adults
It is a popular experiment to introduce children to science: staining a rose with food colouring. An American student did it with fluorescent dye.
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EnglishPascal Vermeeren – Unraveling chemical mysteries with new models
Pascal Vermeeren develops models (algorithms) to discover and unravel the mysterious world of surface chemistry.
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EnglishMaking devices with liquid building blocks
A 3D printer can make devices entirely from droplets that can be easily redirected or modulated.
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EnglishType III CRISPR-Cas launches ‘Destroyer of Worlds’ to save colony
Type III CRISPR-Cas systems activate a whole cascade of reactions that causes an infected bacterium to die for the sake of the colony.
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EnglishJungle in a flask
With a little imagination, you can see a complete jungle in this picture, with large ferns and grass on the ground.
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EnglishControlling the ‘temper’ of plastics
In Chicago, a plastic has been developed that can be hard or soft depending on the temperature at which it is synthesised.
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EnglishSolubility of cellulose (dis)solved
Researchers have developed a two-step synthesis to modify cellulose so that it is soluble in water and easily functionalised.
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EnglishMaking products of the future from CO₂ with bacteria
Nico Claassens wants to use bacteria to make plastics using CO2 from the air as a carbon source instead of (crude) oil.
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EnglishRestoring cognitive function in schizophrenia patients
Most schizophrenia patients have problems with cognitive functions. Start-up Kynexis is testing a molecule that could alleviate these symptoms.