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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.
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International‘Titanium behaved like a rude BMW’
Utrecht chemists provide unexpected experimental confirmation of a theoretical trio.
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InternationalCollaboration between BioINX and Rousselot brings bioprinting closer to the clinic
BIO INX and Rousselot are collaborating on a new, standardised biomedical-grade bioink for printing three-dimensional human tissue.
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InternationalUtrecht group improves MS ion retention record
By playing with the hardware and software of a mass spectrometer, ions can be captured and analysed for much longer, increasing resolution.
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InternationalFrom primordial cells to better batteries: Vici laureates cover a broad range of topics
Five members of KNCV / NVBMB are among the recipients of a €1.5 million Vici grant.
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InternationalSustainably dyeing jeans with enzymes
Danish researchers have come up with a plan to produce and apply the jeans dye indigo in a much more sustainable way.
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InternationalSimple, safe and radioactive drug labelling
Using a nickel catalyst and a commercial carbon-14 source, it is easy to radioactively label carboxylic acids.
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InternationalSelective oxidation of unprotected sugars with Lewis & Brønsted
By first protonating the amine group on a sugar, you can selectively oxidise one of the hydroxy groups with palladium without protecting groups.
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InternationalChildren’s experiment for adults
It is a popular experiment to introduce children to science: staining a rose with food colouring. An American student did it with fluorescent dye.
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InternationalMaking devices with liquid building blocks
A 3D printer can make devices entirely from droplets that can be easily redirected or modulated.
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InternationalControlling the ‘temper’ of plastics
In Chicago, a plastic has been developed that can be hard or soft depending on the temperature at which it is synthesised.
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InternationalSolubility of cellulose (dis)solved
Researchers have developed a two-step synthesis to modify cellulose so that it is soluble in water and easily functionalised.
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InternationalBlue cheese now comes in white, green and brown
If you mutate a certain part of the genome of the blue cheese fungus, blue cheese gets a different colour from the traditional blue.
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InternationalRoboChem: synthesising more, better and faster
A home-made photochemistry robot could significantly advance the field of organic (photo)chemistry with rapid yield optimisation and easy scale-up.
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InternationalSteric effects often overlooked
Steric repulsion is important to understand the bond formation process in molecules and your substituents might play a bigger role than you’d expect.
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InternationalWinner of first ever C2W Molecule of the Year announced
Sander Wezenberg (left) receives the cake from editor Daniël Linzel The readers of C2W | Mens & Molecule have chosen the photoswitch calix[4]pyrrole as their favourite molecule of 2023!