Eye-openers

Tassos 02

Tassos Perrakis – Proteins for the people

2023-12-06T14:19:00+00:00

Tassos Perrakis studies the structure of proteins to understand how they interact and how that impacts cancer.

Alina 02

Alina Chanaewa – Sensing carbon fibre composite cracks

2023-11-29T13:05:00+00:00

Eddytec has developed an efficient method to quickly assess carbon fibre composites.

Suzan 02

Suzan Stelloo – Exploring early human embryogenesis using stem cells

2023-11-21T10:27:00+00:00

Suzan Stelloo studies proteins to reveal what causes birth defects.

Harith 01

Harith Gurunarayanan – Unlocking the enigma of chemical reactions

2023-11-07T13:42:00+00:00

Harith Gurunarayanan is developing a tiny sensor that can monitor and analyse in real time the molecules produced during high-temperature reactions.

Fabian 03

Fabian Eisenreich – Sunlight-driven plastic recycling

2023-10-18T10:02:00+01:00

Fabian Eisenreich is investigating how we can use light to break down plastic to reduce the amount of plastic waste that pollutes our environment.

Roy 01

Roy van der Meel – Making your own tailor-made drugs

2023-10-10T12:35:00+01:00

Roy van der Meel is investigating whether he can use natural building blocks such as fats to transport mRNA codes around the body.

Arnon 02

Arnon Lesage – Convert sunlight for optimal plant growth

2023-07-25T13:19:00+01:00

Arnon Lesage is developing a flexible film that can convert sunlight according to the specific needs of each plant.

THOMAS 02

Thomas Hansen – Tools for a molecular cabinet

2023-07-06T11:18:00+01:00

Thomas Hansen uses computer simulations to design new tools for assembling molecules in advance.

NIENKE 04

Nienke van Dongen – Uroscopy on a microfluidic chip

2023-06-27T11:29:00+01:00

The earlier cancer is detected, the better the patient’s chances of survival. Nienke van Dongen uses microfluidic chips to detect cancer DNA in urine.

ARNAUD 01

Arnaud Thevenon – Towards zero-waste plastic

2023-06-14T07:26:00+01:00

Arnaud Thevenon creates plastics with a closed life cycle to ensure a sustainable future with plastics.

wessel 01

Wessel van der Woude – Recycling 2.0 with plastic analysis

2023-06-06T12:49:00+01:00

Veridis is developing a technique to determine which types of plastic are in our waste.

DAVID 02

David Rieder – The great catalyst bake off

2023-05-31T07:47:00+01:00

Catalysts are the secret ingredients that speed up reactions, but it takes chemists tens of thousands of tries to find a good catalyst recipe. David Rieder uses a computer to become a better cook.

OLIVIER 02

Olivier Segers – Blackteria paint it black

2023-05-10T12:08:00+01:00

Olivier Segers works with genetically modified bacteria that can produce melanin like tiny factories

SVEN

Sven Askes – Steering reactions with nanoparticles and light

2023-05-02T15:07:00+01:00

A lot of catalytic reactions happen by means of nanoparticles. Sven Askes uses light and nanoparticles to steer reactions in the right direction.

BARBARA 03

Barbara Malheiros – Velcro made from DNA

2023-04-26T12:59:00+01:00

Barbara Malheiros uses DNA to create exotic materials such as smarter biosensors and diagnostic tools.

Johan 02

Johan Visser – Pasting plants with bioplastic

2023-04-19T11:02:00+01:00

Johan Visser is working on an adhesive bioplastic that could increase the capacity of greenhouses.

TIZIAN 01

Tizian Ramspoth – Improving coating technique sustainability with catalysts

2023-04-12T10:19:00+01:00

Making solid cross-linked coatings requires high temperatures. Tizian Ramspoth is on a quest to find out how we can coat plastic or wood.

STEPHANIE

Stephanie Rensink – Protecting wood with fungi

2023-03-29T13:28:00+01:00

Wood needs a protective coating to be preversed and remain beautiful. How can we do this in an eco-friendly way? Stephanie Rensink investigates a special fungal coating that protects wood from the sun.

Bas 02

Bas Tuenter – From disposables to Sustainables

2023-03-21T14:35:00+00:00

Sustainables has an easy way to clean Eppendorf tubes, test tubes and pipette tips so that you can reuse them.

THOMAS REGRA

Regra – Reducing emissions with organic fertilizers

2023-03-15T13:55:00+00:00

Thomas Vos and Robin Coes know what plants need, collect this from various sources and process these sources into a high-quality fertilizer pellet.