International – Pagina 8
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InternationalHundreds of millions for European ‘starters’
Throughout Europe, 494 researchers will receive a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant. Among the laureates we spotted members from KNCV, NBV and NVBMB.
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InternationalBack to work: balancing productivity with well-being
Isabelle Kohler shares her journey towards balanced productivity, exploring strategies to optimize her work without compromising her well-being.
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International‘Fluoride drugs’ can now be made without PFAS
An international team has developed a synthetic strategy to make NCF3, SCF3 and OCF3 anions for drugs with far fewer PFAS-generating steps.
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InternationalRecyclable superglue
The natural building block α-lipoic acid can be used to make polymers that behave like superglue and are easy to depolymerise locally.
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InternationalOrganic synthesis goes golden
Working with dyes is asking for pretty pictures. While synthesising fluorescent tracers, Maarten van Meerbeek took this picture of a Cy5 dye.
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InternationalNecessary neurons
Noses are as diverse as the species they belong to. Ants use antennae to detect and process olfactory signals. But without the Orco protein, the development of the required neurons is halted.
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International‘We need to map the chemical exposome’
To prevent future chemical crises, we need to get a much better grip on the immense amount of substances surrounding us, writes Saer Samanipour.
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InternationalPodium: Ioana Ilie
Our members are the very heart of our societies. Here, we highlight one of them: Ioana Ilie, member of the KNCV.
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InternationalERC Proof of Concept grants 2024 announced
For 19 scientists in Belgium and The Netherlands, good news arrived just in time for the summer holidays as they were granted an ERC Proof of Concept grant.
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InternationalFrom black biotar to biopolymer
A biorefinery waste product can be easily processed into functional powders and tough polymers, Leuven researchers show in ChemSusChem.
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InternationalCompete with yourself, not your peers
Each PhD or postdoc journey is unique and incomparable and it’s important to measure yourself against your past selve, rather than your peers.
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InternationalFrom methanol to formaldehyde at high TEMPO
If you attach the TEMPO catalyst to an electrode, it can replace the role of platinum in the oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde.
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InternationalMillions for circular plastic projects
Ten projects have been awarded €6 million each by the National Growth Fund program Circular Plastics NL to make circular plastics.
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InternationalOn the road: Exploring Biotech in Europe, part III
The European biotech scene is booming with innovative research going on in a wide variety of areas, ranging from food to energy.
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InternationalInterrogating materials with water vapour
Using the ubiquitous presence of water, you can get data on a whole range of chemical properties from your materials with dynamic vapour sorption.
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InternationalOn the road: Exploring biotech in Europe, part II
The European biotech scene is booming, with innovative research going on in a wide variety of areas, ranging from food to materials to pharma to energy.
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InternationalNanoparticle ligands captured in graphene
If you put gold nanoparticles in a graphene shell, you can see the molecules on the gold surface with an electron microscope, even in a liquid.
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InternationalProfessional development courses during a PhD: smart investment or waste of time?
Some see professional development courses as part of their doctoral program as a waste of time. ‘Au contraire!’, says Isabelle Kohler.
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InternationalChemical reaction performs complex calculations
Chemists in Nijmegen have developed a reservoir computing system that uses the formose reaction to perform complex calculations, Nature reports.
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InternationalFood fight
Harmful bacteria? Don’t be too quick to judge, because sometimes toxins can also be protective.