International – Pagina 23
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InternationalAnnemarie Maan – Life without stickiness
How nice would it be if the cleaning of sewers became redundant? That is why Annemarie Maan is doing research into dirt-repellent layers.
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International‛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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InternationalMetamaterial computes more efficiently than electronics
AMOLF researchers describe their nanostructured metamaterials that can perform mathematical operations.
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InternationalPregnant PhD students get automatic contract extension
PhD students and postdocs working in chemical laboratories at WUR will find it much easier to extend their contracts from this year onwards.
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InternationalLeon Smook – Can you smell without your nose?
Leon Smook is investigating the possibilities of an artificial nose, which can identify odors at a molecular level.
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InternationalSynthesis brings alkenes zusammen
Groningen researchers have found an easier way to make alkenes where the functional groups are on the same side.
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InternationalDissolving 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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InternationalMushroom synthesis unstable
For the first time, a number of substances from the mushroom family Ganoderma have been produced via total synthesis.
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InternationalAerocount – Insight into air quality
Beate Stevens of Aerocount developed a way to measure the amount and type of particulate matter in the air.
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InternationalWhat does a brain ‘sound’ like?
We know ultrasounds as grainy grey pictures, but with the latest imaging techniques, they can look like this.
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InternationalSam 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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InternationalZeolite membrane sifts CO2 from gas mixtures
Leuven researchers combine polymers and zeolite in a membrane matrix for superefficient gas separation.
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InternationalAbout 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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InternationalMaking lignin branches easier to visualise
Despite the fact that lignin has been analysed for quite some time, it is still a considerable challenge to map the branches properly.
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InternationalMeasuring polymer stress with mechanophores
Delft duo plots polymer stress at the molecular level.
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InternationalCowless cheese is a reality
Those Vegan Cowboys managed to make casein with precision fermentation.
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InternationalIon 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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InternationalTagging 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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International‘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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InternationalLet it Znow, let it Znow, let it Znow
Australian researchers have succeeded in synthesizing zinc crystals in a solution of liquid metal, resembling snow crystals.