Feature articles – Pagina 6
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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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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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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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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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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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EnglishBig whiteboard, big ideas
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University) doesn’t shy away from the great challenges of our time.
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EnglishSolution for asbestos at hand
The company Asbeter Holding is developing a process that breaks down asbestos to the last fibre with just water and electricity.
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EnglishChemistry’s turn in gas crisis
Natural gas prices are soaring and Europe is bracing for winter with all kinds of measures. How can the chemical sector help?
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EnglishCreative baker debunks baking hacks
YouTuber Ann Reardon not only creates the most beautiful and delicious desserts, but the food scientist and dietician also dives into baking hacks.
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EnglishAmbitious postdoc clarifies cellular response
Kinga Matuła (32) heads an award-winning spin-off that can test the mode of action of drugs on single cells.
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EnglishHolistic view from cell to tissue
Spatial transcriptomics visualises molecules in cells and tissues in their spatial context. Aspect Analytics wants to make this technology widely available.
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EnglishLaser Speckle Imaging reveals the exciting world of drying paint
Dried paint does not look very dynamic. But appearances are deceptive. Using an adapted medical technique, Wageningen researchers show that there is a hive of activity within the paint. Useful for restorators and for the makers of new, sustainable paints.
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English'Pressure needs to be higher'
Elsbeth Roelofs develops projects with Dutch chemical companies to make their value chains more sustainable. She is a promotor for the new economy.
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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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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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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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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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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.
