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EnglishBovine bone or whale tooth? Collagen reveals ivory origins
Using LC-MS, extremely small protein samples enable the identification of the biological source of ivory in archeological and museum objects.
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EnglishFrom 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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EnglishMaurits de Roo – Chemical reactions using electricity instead of chemicals
Maurits de Roo is looking for a way to make molecules with electricity without fossil resources.
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EnglishSN2 takes a different approach
One of the best-known chemical reaction mechanisms – the SN2 substitution – sometimes proceeds in a completely different way than expected.
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EnglishWhat to do after a PhD? Exploring options
In this column, Isabelle Kohler explores alt-ac and non-academic positions to inspire PhD students as they prepare for their next career step.
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EnglishSustainably 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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EnglishSimple, 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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EnglishSelective 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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EnglishAI for faster protein optimisation
It is a challenge to design and optimise proteins specifically for a given task. By applying AI, Delft start-up Cradle aims to speed up this process.
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EnglishChildren’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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EnglishPascal Vermeeren – Unraveling chemical mysteries with new models
Pascal Vermeeren develops models (algorithms) to discover and unravel the mysterious world of surface chemistry.
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EnglishMaking 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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EnglishSettling into a new academic and cultural environment: lessons from a fruitful decade of Dutch adventure
On the occasion of her 10th anniversary in the Netherlands, Isabelle Kohler delves into her memories and recalls her first steps in the country. She also offers advice to international (PhD) students to help them settle into their new academic and cultural environment.
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EnglishType III CRISPR-Cas launches ‘Destroyer of Worlds’ to save colony
Type III CRISPR-Cas systems activate a whole cascade of reactions that causes an infected bacterium to die for the sake of the colony.
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EnglishJungle in a flask
With a little imagination, you can see a complete jungle in this picture, with large ferns and grass on the ground.
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EnglishControlling 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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EnglishSolubility 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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EnglishMaking products of the future from CO₂ with bacteria
Nico Claassens wants to use bacteria to make plastics using CO2 from the air as a carbon source instead of (crude) oil.
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EnglishRestoring cognitive function in schizophrenia patients
Most schizophrenia patients have problems with cognitive functions. Start-up Kynexis is testing a molecule that could alleviate these symptoms.
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EnglishBlue 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.