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EnglishMolecular ratchet reads molecular tape
Using a biphenyl crown ether, you can read the programmed stereochemistry in a molecular tape like a kind of Turing machine.
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EnglishBrain in a dish plays Pong
A group of scientists from Melbourne shows how brain cells living in a petri dish can play the arcade game Pong.
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EnglishWater quality monitored continuously
A network of sensors in Flemish waters provides real-time insight into changes in water quality.
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EnglishEnlightening nerves
Most biological cells are not very special to see unless you pass some fluorescent compounds through them. These brain cells also have an unusual shape.
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EnglishArtificial cell with compartments without membranes
DNA nanotech allows you to make artificial cells that divide into different compartments without the need for membranes.
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EnglishA new hope: how a fungus helps banana plants
Pre-treatment with a non-pathogenic fungus may offer protection for banana plants, according to research.
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EnglishBacteria for sustainable petrochemistry
With a little tinkering with their DNA, we can make bacteria produce a variety of molecules. Even petrochemical molecules belong to the possibilities.
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EnglishNiels Bohr medal for Ewine van Dishoeck
Ewine van Dishoeck received the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal on 7 October for her work in molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry.
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EnglishInfrared tracking in centuries-old retables
A new infrared technique provides even more detail to the understanding of how art objects degrade.
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EnglishSoap bubble solar cell
You can see solar panels appearing on more and more rooftops. But Saudi scientists printed a solar cell on a bubble.
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EnglishBio-orthogonal click chemistry receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
Responses from the field to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal.
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EnglishQuantum entangled physics Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for research on quantum entanglement of photons.
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EnglishThe Netherlands to distribute Ukrainian biogas
Ukrainian companies RGC and Gals Agro have reached an agreement with Dutch company STX to facilitate the sale of biomethane.
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EnglishNobel Prize in Physiology awarded to sequencing of ancient genomes
Svante Pääbo won the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his discoveries surrounding the genomes of Neanderthals and Denisova people.
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EnglishNovel enzymes involved in breaking down paracetamol in wastewater
Dealing with pharmaceutical compounds is hard for bacteria. But paracetamol is an exception, thanks to novel enzymes that ensure full degradation.
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English‘Electrochemistry was always the eternal promise, nowadays it is more or less our only hope’
Marc Koper sees water electrolysis as the only way to a sustainable future, but also wants to answer fundamental questions.
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EnglishThe success of science parks
Both the local and national economy benefit from the growing number of science parks. However the government should act more as a facilitator.
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EnglishProgrammable origami with colloids
If you coat colloids with bits of specific DNA, you can use temperature to programme shapes that self-assemble.
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EnglishFrozen-film and ice cream win science battle
Daniëlle van den Broek became Firefly of 2022 by captivating 150 students about ice-binding proteins.
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EnglishNew actinium-225 plant on the way
The companies IBA and SCK CEN are teaming up to build a new plant to produce actinium-225.