International – Pagina 18
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InternationalThomas Hansen – Tools for a molecular cabinet
Thomas Hansen uses computer simulations to design new tools for assembling molecules in advance.
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InternationalPhosphorescence at room temperature ‘solved’
If you want to generate phosphorescence of organic molecules in solution, very precise tuning of the energy levels of the excited states of your molecule is required.
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International‘Dream scenario’ expands Synaffix’ scope
Being acquired by Lonza creates more room for Synaffix to develop bioconjugation in new directions
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InternationalVidi grants 2023: RNA interactions, noise regulation and catalytic gold atoms
Dutch research funding organisation NWO rewards 97 researchers with a Vidi grant, which also means a boost for the molecular research field.
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InternationalThe 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.
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InternationalTagworks Pharmaceuticals raises €60 million to proceed towards clinical trials
Click-to-Release technology can increase the clinical applicability of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs).
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InternationalNienke van Dongen – Uroscopy on a microfluidic chip
The earlier cancer is detected, the better the patient’s chances of survival. Nienke van Dongen uses microfluidic chips to detect cancer DNA in urine.
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InternationalPhosphorus simply goes chiral
Ben Feringa’s group has found a simple and versatile way to make molecules in which the chiral centre sits on the phosphorus atom.
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InternationalMolecular jellyfish
Serendipity is a thread running through many extraordinary discoveries in the history of chemistry. These ‘molecular jellyfish’ are no exception.
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InternationalLine-up of Plenary Speakers IUPAC | CHAINS 2023
The Programme Committee is proud to announce eight plenary speakers who will be presenting at IUPAC | CHAINS 2023, 20-25 August in The Hague.
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InternationalCaged enzyme reduces CO2
If you confine the enzyme FDH in a metal-organic framework (MOF) with magnetite, it is stable enough to be recycled after it has reduced CO2.
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InternationalSimple cross-coupling method with countless flavours
A general protocol for cross-coupling reactions can be made using nickel salt and visible light, according to a paper in Nature.
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InternationalAntidepressant effects without the ‘bad trip’
Hallucinogenic side effects of therapeutically interesting synthetic and natural psychedelics could be avoided.
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InternationalArnaud Thevenon – Towards zero-waste plastic
Arnaud Thevenon creates plastics with a closed life cycle to ensure a sustainable future with plastics.
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InternationalDeploying paradoxical activity of IL-4 via fusion protein technology and nanopackaging
A team of Dutch scientists explains how they succeeded in targeting interleukin-4 to immune cells in the spleen and bone marrow.
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InternationalNH3 catalysis likes it hot
Raising the temperature of electrocatalytic NH3 synthesis with H-permeable Ni electrodes makes production higher, more stable and more efficient.
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InternationalNucleosides go (anti-)viral
Attaching antiviral purines to a ribose gives it both antiviral and antimicrobial properties.
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InternationalAmide catalyses chlorine production
In Nature, Chinese researchers propose organocatalysis as a way to make the old but still vital chlor-alkali process more efficient.
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InternationalRadical shielding weakens C–C bond
Simulations confirm that the use of electron withdrawing groups on radicals weakens the resulting C–C bond.
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InternationalWessel van der Woude – Recycling 2.0 with plastic analysis
Veridis is developing a technique to determine which types of plastic are in our waste.