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InternationalEnvironmentally Friendly Additives in Cement and Plasterboard
Additives in cement and plaster ensure strong, water-resistant materials, but they are often expensive and harmful to the environment. PhD candidate Annet Baken discovered how such substances influence the nanoscale crystal formation of building minerals, thereby slowing down the hardening process.
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InternationalThe Antwerp renaissance of the plastics sector
Newcomer Vioneo plans to produce plastics from green methanol on a large scale in Antwerp. The strict environmental regulations in Europe are actually an advantage. ‘It supports our business case.’
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International‘Cross-cutting conferences are a great way to broaden your horizon’
Looking ahead to ECC10 in Antwerp, C2W International had a quick chat with plenary speaker Kim Jelfs, professor of Computational Materials Chemistry at Imperial College London.
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InternationalExploring what’s next: 10 tips for early-career researchers shaping their career path
PhD students and postdocs highly specialise in research and scientific expertise. Something that’s often lacking is looking forward to career options. In this special edition of Exploring Academia, Isabelle Kohler presents ten tips to help you take actionable steps towards your career preparation.
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InternationalA thousand times better with microfluidic protein identification platform
Structural biologists from Vrije Universiteit Brussel have presented a new microfluidic platform called MISO to Nature Methods. This reduces the necessary protein purification by up to a factor of one thousand.
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InternationalNew Bachelor’s degree in Green Chemistry in Emmen
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences has launched a new Bachelor’s degree in Green Chemistry to train eco-conscious chemists.
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InternationalMeasuring dementia threads with peptide dyes
In PNAS, biochemists from Utrecht University and their international colleagues present a new measurement method called FibrilPaint, which makes the growth of harmful protein clumps in the brain visible.
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InternationalWill you become a researcher or an AI user?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the world in just three years. Isabelle Kohler ponders this rapid transformation and questions whether the focus on output in academia risks undermining the core purpose of PhD training. She argues that PhD students should develop skills and expertise, not just deliver results, and ...
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InternationalSuper antibiotic EVG7 keeps beneficial bacteria intact
It’s been just over a year since C2W | Mens & Molecule first wrote about the super antibiotic EVG7. Now, the Leiden team has returned, showing that EVG7 selectively targets the harmful bacterium Clostridioides difficile without significantly affecting beneficial gut bacteria in a mouse model.
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InternationalRegistration is now open: FEBS Young Scientist Forum 2026
Maastricht will be the place to be for the international biochemistry and molecular biology community from 4 to 8 July 2026, when it will host the 50th FEBS Congress. Although this may seem a long way off, there is every reason to take action now. Registration is now open for the FEBS Young Scientists Forum, which will take place from 2 to 4 July 2026.
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InternationalECC10 in Antwerp: Looking ahead
The EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC10) will take place in Antwerp in 2026! Over the coming months, we will be exploring the reasons why you shouldn’t miss Europe’s largest chemistry congress.
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InternationalEasy enzymatic synthesis of amides
Amide synthesis has become much simpler with a new biocatalytic approach developed by researchers from Amsterdam. Their work was designated as a Very Important Paper in Angewandte Chemie.
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InternationalAn Evening of Chemistry
Sjoerd Rijpkema loves the Avond van de Chemie (Evening of Chemistry). Not necessarily for the brilliant contributions, but for the delightful awkwardness.
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InternationalDealing with a disability in academia
Isabelle Kohler reflects on her own experience navigating health challenges while building an academic career, the crucial role of supportive supervisors and colleagues, and how both students and teachers can foster a more inclusive and understanding academic environment.
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InternationalBarcode-free platform for drug discovery
A new platform called self-encoded libraries has made the process of looking for drug candidates much simpler. This hit discovery method does not require large biomolecular tags, Leiden researchers show in Nature Comunications. ‘We believe this might democratise early drug discovery.’
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InternationalCell tracking algorithm keeps an eye on AI
Tracking cells in three-dimensional cell models such as organoids often requires lengthy manual review work. However, biophysicists at the AMOLF physics research institute have now developed a new algorithm published in Nature Methods that can track cells more efficiently and automatically identify any errors.
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InternationalVidi 2024: from stress resistant roots to adapting inks
Funding has been awarded to the Vidi projects of eight members of the NVBMB and the KNCV. With a maximum of €850,000 each, the researchers can develop their own innovative line of research and set up their own research group.
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InternationalLipids control lethal launch
Our immune system deploys specialized ‘killers’ to tackle viruses or tumor cells. As it turns out, the cellular lipid metabolism plays a key role in controlling these lethal, but essential tasks.
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InternationalOrganoids are now vegan, too!
This summer, we wrote about the polyisocyanide hydrogel protocol. Now, a team from Utrecht and Nijmegen has reported in PNAS that this gel has been used for the first time to grow 3D organoids in a completely animal-free environment.
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InternationalMetal-organic speed camera distinguishes gases
Using a metal-organic framework (MOF), researchers in Leuven have developed a sensor that can distinguish gas molecules based on speed, as reported in Nature Communications.