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EnglishAmbitious postdoc clarifies cellular response
Kinga Matuła (32) heads an award-winning spin-off that can test the mode of action of drugs on single cells.
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EnglishMolecular motor gets flashing light
Ben Feringa’s Nobel Prize-winning molecular motors have received an update, allowing them to both emit light and rotate.
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EnglishHolistic view from cell to tissue
Spatial transcriptomics visualises molecules in cells and tissues in their spatial context. Aspect Analytics wants to make this technology widely available.
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EnglishLaser Speckle Imaging reveals the exciting world of drying paint
Dried paint does not look very dynamic. But appearances are deceptive. Using an adapted medical technique, Wageningen researchers show that there is a hive of activity within the paint. Useful for restorators and for the makers of new, sustainable paints.
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EnglishERC Synergy Grants awarded
Four Dutch and Belgian chemists and life scientists receive ERC Synergy Grants.
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EnglishRepulsion stabilises carbocation
Alkyl groups around a carbon atom destabilise it, making the resulting carbocation relatively more stable. This fact is unjustly overlooked.
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EnglishProducing ammonia with light
Californian researchers developed a cleaner, more efficient method of producing ammonia through photocatalysis.
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EnglishAging brain exhibits decrease of protective lipids
A combination of lipidomics, expression analysis and chemical synthesis unravels new patterns in brain lipid metabolism.
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English'Pressure needs to be higher'
Elsbeth Roelofs develops projects with Dutch chemical companies to make their value chains more sustainable. She is a promotor for the new economy.
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EnglishMolecular ratchet reads molecular tape
Using a biphenyl crown ether, you can read the programmed stereochemistry in a molecular tape like a kind of Turing machine.
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EnglishBrain in a dish plays Pong
A group of scientists from Melbourne shows how brain cells living in a petri dish can play the arcade game Pong.
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EnglishWater quality monitored continuously
A network of sensors in Flemish waters provides real-time insight into changes in water quality.
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EnglishEnlightening nerves
Most biological cells are not very special to see unless you pass some fluorescent compounds through them. These brain cells also have an unusual shape.
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EnglishArtificial cell with compartments without membranes
DNA nanotech allows you to make artificial cells that divide into different compartments without the need for membranes.
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EnglishA new hope: how a fungus helps banana plants
Pre-treatment with a non-pathogenic fungus may offer protection for banana plants, according to research.
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EnglishBacteria for sustainable petrochemistry
With a little tinkering with their DNA, we can make bacteria produce a variety of molecules. Even petrochemical molecules belong to the possibilities.
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EnglishNiels Bohr medal for Ewine van Dishoeck
Ewine van Dishoeck received the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal on 7 October for her work in molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry.
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EnglishInfrared tracking in centuries-old retables
A new infrared technique provides even more detail to the understanding of how art objects degrade.
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EnglishSoap bubble solar cell
You can see solar panels appearing on more and more rooftops. But Saudi scientists printed a solar cell on a bubble.
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EnglishBio-orthogonal click chemistry receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
Responses from the field to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal.