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UnWastor takes on mountain of waste
Landfill or incineration. That’s what often happens to discarded plastics these days. But the startup UPPACT in Delfzijl sees greater value in recycling. To do this, they use an ingenious machine from Australia. They’re already turning the mixture into useful boards and sheets. As far as they’re concerned, these UnWastors ...
How’s it going with the mentoring program?
The pilot phase of the KNCV mentoring program, which kicked off in November 2025 with a short introductory session and a speed-matching event, is now well underway.
International at heart
From Poland to Austria to the UK to the Netherlands. PhD student Jadwiga Poniatowska has moved country multiple times since the age of seventeen, and has thoroughly enjoyed the international environments in which she has studied. ‘You can gain a lot from happily working together.’
Exploring Academia with Isabelle
Your weekend is not a luxury – protect it
You’re not supposed to know everything
The scaffolding is the new career ladder
Publishing papers or creating impact?
The diversity we already have, the inclusion we still need
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Nobel Prize winner Susumu Kitagawa set to speak at ECC10
‘Cross-cutting conferences are a great way to broaden your horizon’
ECC10 in Antwerp: Looking ahead
Analysing the Night Watch with top-notch chemistry
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Clubbing the molecular jungle, part 2
Second edition of chemistry-themed club night on Friday 10 April
Nailing MOF synthesis every time with MPIF
A new tool enables researchers to easily document exactly how they have prepared and synthesised metal-organic frameworks, allowing their peers to replicate results more consistently. The EU4MOFs consortium published the open-access tool in Advanced Materials.
Finding the gap in electrochemical processes
Scientists at Utrecht University have developed an optical method for visualising electrochemical processes at the nanoscale. The technique uses nanogaps and scattered light to track reactions in attolitre volumes without labelling, as the researchers demonstrate in PNAS.
Small molecule transport of copper(I) effective against cancer
For the first time, it has been possible to transport Cu⁺ through cell membranes using a small biomimetic molecule, without the aid of proteins. According to an international team in JACS, this completely unexpected development has the potential to become a potent anti-cancer strategy.
Podium: Joice Kaschuk
Our members form the beating heart of our societies. Here, we regularly highlight one of them. This time, it’s KNCV-member Joice Kaschuk.
From hobby project to high-quality tool
With 3D printers, you can create advanced, custom-made equipment at an affordable price. This is not only achieved by printing parts and components entirely to your own specifications, but also by converting the printer itself into a lab robot. ‘In the past, researchers used to build the equipment for their experiments themselves.’
Tires’ silent killer: The toxic dust that kills salmon
Each year, Europe’s roads produce approximately half a billion kilograms of ‘tyre wear dust’, releasing a large amount of 6PPD-Q into the environment. This substance, a by-product of a common tyre additive, has been found to be lethal to coho salmon. A case is underway in the US to enforce a ban, with the Dutch RIVM and the Austrian UBA working towards a ban in the EU.
Gentle transfection
Introducing large molecules into a cell can be done using brute force, but this often causes damage to the cell. The Ghent-based start-up Trince focuses on photoporation, a unique transfection method that not only leaves cells in good health but is also suitable for high-throughput applications.
Lumitester SMART
Why costs may rise
Engineered sampling systems ensure perfect product protection
Developing a fit-for-purpose bioprocess film
Pioneering Sensor Technology Helps Solve Biopharma Challenges
Cytiva launches first formulation system to enable end-to-end clinical and commercial manufacturing of lipid nanoparticle medicines
HOF Freeze-Thaw Unit Pharma – Next Generation
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Photo Chemistry
Festive fibers
Lipids control lethal launch
New method for controlled crystal growth
Deep-sea worm is little miss Sunshine
Gripping the green
Nasty nematodes
Stress-resistant algae
Stem cell switch
S(tea)ping against metals
Protective bubbles
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