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EnglishSynthesis brings alkenes zusammen
Groningen researchers have found an easier way to make alkenes where the functional groups are on the same side.
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EnglishDissolving threads enable design-for-disassembly
Brussels-based Resortecs offers a new angle on textile recycling by offering heat-dissolvable threads that enably easy dissambly of clothing.
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EnglishMushroom synthesis unstable
For the first time, a number of substances from the mushroom family Ganoderma have been produced via total synthesis.
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EnglishAerocount – Insight into air quality
Beate Stevens of Aerocount developed a way to measure the amount and type of particulate matter in the air.
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EnglishWhat does a brain ‘sound’ like?
We know ultrasounds as grainy grey pictures, but with the latest imaging techniques, they can look like this.
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EnglishSam Stupp’s dancing molecules heal spinal cord injuries
Samuel Stupp designs and develops supramolecular polymers for various applications, ranging from clean energy technology to regenerative medicine.
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EnglishZeolite membrane sifts CO2 from gas mixtures
Leuven researchers combine polymers and zeolite in a membrane matrix for superefficient gas separation.
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EnglishAbout peanuts and a double helix
The man in the monkeynut coat is a witty biography about a renowned scientist with a forgotten role in the history of DNA.
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EnglishMaking lignin branches easier to visualise
Despite the fact that lignin has been analysed for quite some time, it is still a considerable challenge to map the branches properly.
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EnglishMeasuring polymer stress with mechanophores
Delft duo plots polymer stress at the molecular level.
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EnglishCowless cheese is a reality
Those Vegan Cowboys managed to make casein with precision fermentation.
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EnglishIon coating tears apart bacteria
The startup Bioprex Medical makes coatings that solve problems with current medical implants that are coated with antibiotics or biocides.
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EnglishTagging drugs to prevent fraud
The fight against fake medicines stands a better chance if you label the medicine itself rather than the packaging. Think of ‘barcodes’ for pills and potions.
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English‘I sometimes wonder how many legs a sheep should have’
Peter Schoenmakers (prof. em. University of Amsterdam) considers the future of his beloved field of analytical chemistry.
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EnglishLet it Znow, let it Znow, let it Znow
Australian researchers have succeeded in synthesizing zinc crystals in a solution of liquid metal, resembling snow crystals.
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EnglishA broader training for specialists
The InterSpecial educational initiative is currently developing a programme that seeks to broaden the gaze of specialised students.
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EnglishTanja Moerdijk – Edible packaging from seaweed
By using seaweed as the starting material, Tanja Moerdijk creates food packaging that offer more than just a packaging.
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EnglishBig whiteboard, big ideas
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University) doesn’t shy away from the great challenges of our time.
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EnglishSulphonium salt radicalises C–H bonds
Specially designed sulphonium salt labels can be used as electron acceptors for radical formation in photoactive electron donor-acceptor complexes.
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EnglishTraitor macrophages light up
Floris van Dalen, PhD student at RadboudUMC, took this image of mouse macrophages acting as a model for TAMs.