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    From sugar to safety: a new era in flame retardants

    2025-12-11T14:34:00Z

    While many current flame retardants are effective, they contain halogens such as chlorine or bromine, which are not ideal in terms of safety. In ChemCatChem, researchers from KU Leuven, Oleon and Devan present the synthesis approach of a new phosphorous, biobased flame retardant.

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    Hormone-free plant regeneration

    2025-12-10T14:05:00Z

    Researchers at Wageningen University & Research and KeyGene have developed a method that enables plant cells to regenerate into new plants without the need for externally administered hormones. The researchers report their findings in The Plant Cell.

  • Martina Huber en het mysterieuze dimeer
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    Mysterious dimer unravelled

    2025-12-10T13:42:00Z

    For decades, researchers labelling cysteines with methanethiosulfonate groups have observed the formation of a mysterious dimer. Martina Huber set to work with a team from Leiden to unravel the hitherto unknown structure. The answer to the puzzle can be found in ChemistryOpen.