News – Pagina 8
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InternationalMetal-free MOF makes imines
Pyrene-based covalent organic frameworks and blue light can be used to make imines in an environmentally friendly way.
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InternationalProtein gear gives flagella two rotation directions
Bacteria swim with flagella, and a clever switching system allows them to aim at a target. New research shows how the flagellar drive changes direction.
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InternationalNew KNAW members 2024
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has added 17 new members, including three KNCV members.
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InternationalHydrogenation with transition metal mimics
Silicon, germanium and tin versions of carbenes make good hydrogen activators for hydrogenation reactions, quantum calculations show.
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InternationalFirst designer enzyme with boron chemistry
Researchers in Groningen have built a variant of boric acid into an enzyme, a first in the world of designer enzymes.
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InternationalRubicon Grant sends researchers abroad
Seventeen young researchers have recently been awarded a Rubicon Grant in the third and final round of 2023.
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InternationalRecognition for climate innovation
During the Antwerp Innovation Night, the AHA!-awards 2023 were presented to the most innovative researchers and companies in Antwerp.
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InternationalRetaining ultracold molecules in a quantum computer grid
If you put ultracold molecules into different quantum states, you can load optical tweezers more efficiently, bringing the quantum computer closer.
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InternationalHydrogen bonds influenced by the entire molecule
The strength of hydrogen bonds between two molecules is also influenced by the other atoms in the molecule.
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InternationalBuilding proteins the IKEA way
When you build a house or a bookshelf from a warehouse, you often use predefined components. You can do the same with proteins.
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InternationalGreen alanine with electroflow chemistry
With a combination of flow and electrochemistry, you can synthesise the amino acid alanine in a greener way than by fermentation.
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InternationalERC Advanced Grants announced
It’s a good day for European science thanks to the €652 million that is awarded to 255 researchers through a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant.
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InternationalSubstance clusters reveal source of water pollution
From the vast amount of water monitoring data, you can extract clusters of substances that may tell you something about the source of micropollutants.
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InternationalRAAK-mkb: applied chemistry rewarded
Nine of the seventeen projects funded by RAAK-mkb (with €300,000 each) are related to circular and materials chemistry.
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InternationalSensitive channels
Surprisingly little is known about the molecular basis of our sense of touch. A newly discovered ion channel fills in the picture.
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InternationalNickel complex reveals new hydrogen activation mechanism
Thanks to a nickel complex, Utrecht researchers have discovered a new H2 activation mechanism that they can follow experimentally.
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InternationalNovozymes Prize 2024 to Jack Pronk (TU Delft)
NBV-member Jack Pronk has been awarded the Novozymes Prize 2024 for his pioneering research into the physiology and metabolism of yeast.
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InternationalBetter Belgian beer with AI and chemistry
Researchers in Leuven have managed to objectively improve Belgian beers by using artificial intelligence to analyse more than 200 chemical components.
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InternationalSubstantial funding for Dutch molecular research
Seven Dutch research consortia have secured funding through the NWO Gravitation programme and molecular-oriented research is well represented.
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InternationalMajor European grant for D-CRBN recognises the importance of plasma technology
As one of 42 companies – out of 1083 applications – and the only Belgian company, D-CRBN will receive a grant from the EIC Accelerator programme.