Features – Pagina 7
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English‘We understand what starting pharma companies need’
When Pivot Park started in 2012, not everyone was convinced it would work. But by now, the park is clearly a magnet for start-ups in the pharma field.
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EnglishA realistic look at CO2 emissions and climate change
In the fight against climate change, writes Gadi Rothenberg, “every little bit” does not help. Adapting to a warmer world is therefore inevitable.
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EnglishGambling and winning
Martijn Peters (32) won multiple awards for his lectures, vlogs and TikToks and is now science coordinator at DPG Media.
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English‘Handy’ enzymes create two chiral centres
Francesco Mutti and his team have used modified enzymes to produce amines with two stereocentres in a one-pot synthesis.
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English4Tissue provides better breast reconstruction
A group of scientists in Ghent developed a new material for breast reconstruction and aims to bring their invention to patients.
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EnglishChemical tricks offer real-life sensations
Are you really cold or is it just caused by the menthol applied to your skin? A new system of chemical haptics is playing tricks on your body.
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English‛The final industrial materials don’t have to be that precise’
If Filip Du Prez has his way, thermosets such as epoxies will be almost as recyclable as thermoplastics in a few years’ time.
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EnglishDissolving threads enable design-for-disassembly
Brussels-based Resortecs offers a new angle on textile recycling by offering heat-dissolvable threads that enably easy dissambly of clothing.
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EnglishSam Stupp’s dancing molecules heal spinal cord injuries
Samuel Stupp designs and develops supramolecular polymers for various applications, ranging from clean energy technology to regenerative medicine.
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EnglishAbout peanuts and a double helix
The man in the monkeynut coat is a witty biography about a renowned scientist with a forgotten role in the history of DNA.
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EnglishIon coating tears apart bacteria
The startup Bioprex Medical makes coatings that solve problems with current medical implants that are coated with antibiotics or biocides.
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EnglishTagging drugs to prevent fraud
The fight against fake medicines stands a better chance if you label the medicine itself rather than the packaging. Think of ‘barcodes’ for pills and potions.
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English‘I sometimes wonder how many legs a sheep should have’
Peter Schoenmakers (prof. em. University of Amsterdam) considers the future of his beloved field of analytical chemistry.
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EnglishA broader training for specialists
The InterSpecial educational initiative is currently developing a programme that seeks to broaden the gaze of specialised students.
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EnglishBig whiteboard, big ideas
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University) doesn’t shy away from the great challenges of our time.
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EnglishSolution for asbestos at hand
The company Asbeter Holding is developing a process that breaks down asbestos to the last fibre with just water and electricity.
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EnglishChemistry’s turn in gas crisis
Natural gas prices are soaring and Europe is bracing for winter with all kinds of measures. How can the chemical sector help?
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EnglishCreative baker debunks baking hacks
YouTuber Ann Reardon not only creates the most beautiful and delicious desserts, but the food scientist and dietician also dives into baking hacks.
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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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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.