Feature articles – Pagina 2
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EnglishSinterklaas and AI
Isabelle reflects on how AI can affect our lives – from helping us write Sinterklaas poems to impacting the quality of our education system.
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EnglishHidden intermediates uncovered with NMR
Using specialised NMR methods, you can discover what the reactive intermediates are in reactions of sugar molecules.
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EnglishGetting integrated in the Dutch academic world as a Swiss free electron
Isabelle Kohler reflects on the aftermath of the Dutch elections and shares her worries about the Balanced Internationalization bill.
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EnglishCreating doors in the digital world
Isabelle Kohler recounts her journey towards getting to write for C2W International and how you can create such opportunities yourself.
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EnglishCO2 removal as a business
Carbyon is developing a separation machine to extract CO2 from the air. Ultimately, they want to deploy thousands of such machines.
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EnglishOld bloodspots speak volumes
Even after three months, you can still find biomarkers for nerve gases in dried bloodspots.
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EnglishA 10-year PhD anniversary
Our new contributor Isabelle Kohler, assistant professor at VU Amsterdam, reflects on what it’s like to be a PhD student, both now and a decade ago.
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EnglishStrong focus on single-use in Annex 1
New regulations for the manufacture of sterile drugs also mean that single-use technology suppliers have to take action.
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EnglishPlant communication visualised
It is known that hurt plants communicate, but how they do so has been a mystery. Now, Japanese researchers show how this happens in real time.
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English’You are the first to know about very cool innovations’.
Marjolein Velthoen (32) chose a career as a patent attorney after completing a PhD in catalysis, perfectly combining science and language.
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English‘We cannot continue to rely on platinum and palladium’
ChemistryViews talks to Bert Klein Gebbink, Utrecht University, about his fascination for mangenese and iron catalysts.
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EnglishRestrictions on DMF: A Catalyst for Change?
The European Union is about to restrict the use of the solvent DMF. What does this mean for the industry where DMF is still widely used?
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EnglishInspecting the world’s security
Jim Ottelé (33) flies around the world to check that countries are complying with the ban on chemical weapons.
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English‘AI is primarily an inspiration generator’
Gerard van Westen is the recipient of the KNCV Gold Medal 2023 for his pioneering work on AI methods and tools for drug discovery.
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English‘Tears of wine’ influence bubble dynamics
How hydrogen bubbles form and behave on electrodes seems to depend on the anions in your electrolyte.
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EnglishIf all plants were able to fix nitrogen
It is a 100-year-old question: can we get plants other than clover to coexist with bacteria that fix nitrogen from the air?
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EnglishIntensive interdisciplinary education programme aims to train changemakers
In the pilot of the Da Vinci Masters Programme students will work in interdisciplinary groups on sustainability issues.
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EnglishCompelling biopic on immense implications
Christopher Nolan creates a historical drama, political thriller and powerful life story that surpasses all his previous work.
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EnglishThe durability of ancient concrete
Low-tech solutions enabled ancient Romans and Mayans to produce extremely long-lasting building materials. Perhaps we can do the same.
