Feature articles
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EnglishBack to work: balancing productivity with well-being
Isabelle Kohler shares her journey towards balanced productivity, exploring strategies to optimize her work without compromising her well-being.
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English‘We need to map the chemical exposome’
To prevent future chemical crises, we need to get a much better grip on the immense amount of substances surrounding us, writes Saer Samanipour.
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EnglishPodium: Ioana Ilie
Our members are the very heart of our societies. Here, we highlight one of them: Ioana Ilie, member of the KNCV.
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EnglishCompete with yourself, not your peers
Each PhD or postdoc journey is unique and incomparable and it’s important to measure yourself against your past selve, rather than your peers.
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EnglishInterrogating materials with water vapour
Using the ubiquitous presence of water, you can get data on a whole range of chemical properties from your materials with dynamic vapour sorption.
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EnglishProfessional development courses during a PhD: smart investment or waste of time?
Some see professional development courses as part of their doctoral program as a waste of time. ‘Au contraire!’, says Isabelle Kohler.
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EnglishChoosing the right PhD supervisors: a make-or-break decision
Isabelle Kohler gives you tips for choosing a PhD supervisor, emphasizing the importance of a good fit for a successful PhD and career.
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EnglishFungi everywhere
Fungal materials seem to be everywhere in our lives and their applications seem limitless. But there are also fundamental questions that have yet to be answered.
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EnglishSize matters: how optical DOSY helps your chemical analysis
InspectT has developed a size-determining chip that can be easily integrated into an IR or UV/Vis spectrometer.
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EnglishSustainable and healthy potato starch
Royal Avebe is collaborating with CarbExplore Research and the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) to develop new healthy starch varieties.
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EnglishCreating a healthier academic environment for all
Isabelle calls for a shift in the academic mindset and emphasizes the need for structural changes to ensure the well-being of academic professionals.
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English‘If you want to apply a technology, you need to fully understand it’
Making molecules with bacteria and electrochemistry, that’s what drives Ludovic Jourdin in a nutshell. This relatively new field is developing quickly and has much to offer.
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EnglishMaking biosurfactants mainstream
Ghent-based start-up AmphiStar is one of the first in the world to produce biosurfactants using a yeast that derives its nutrients entirely from biological waste streams.
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EnglishQuartz: invisible interface, incredibly important
With its high-quality quartz materials for cuvettes and laboratory probes, HELLMA Analytics enables researchers to perform extremely precise optical spectroscopy measurements.
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EnglishA well-rested mind as fertile ground
In this column, Isabelle Kohler encourages young scientists to set clear boundaries and prioritize their health.
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EnglishImproving sustainability starts in your own lab
In RSC Sustainability, Groningen researchers present the results of their efforts to make labs more sustainable and provide tips for other labs.
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EnglishPlasma reactor combats ammonia emissions
Elutriators are used to prevent ammonia from entering the atmosphere. A new system using a plasma reactor makes the nitrogen cycle circular.
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EnglishTrust the process and embrace the unexpected
In this column, Isabelle invites young scientists to be open to the unexpected in their careers and to trust the process.
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EnglishNetworking without borders
Building an impressive international network is second nature to Kimberly Tran (23), who does not let long distances stand in her way.
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EnglishSolvent offers solution
ReSolved Technologies aims to dissolve waste streams to better reuse engineering plastics for closed-loop recycling.
