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New technology could make hard-to-recycle plastics recyclable18 February 2025Cookware handles, electrical plugs, brake pads. Unlike other plastics, these ‘thermosets’ cannot simply be melted down and reshaped, making them diffi...
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First time in the cortège: ‘I wanted to be part of it’450 jaar 11 February 2025Is my cap on straight? Where in the cortège will I be walking? These are some of the questions asked by professors joining the Dies Natalis procession...
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From research to practice: Leiden researchers awarded European grantImpact 03 February 2025Various Leiden researchers have been awarded a European grant to explore the commercial or societal potential of previous research.
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Cheaper, more accurate DNA sequencingDutch Research Council grant 03 February 2025A new graphene-based method could make for faster, cheaper and more accurate DNA sequencing, say a group of Leiden physicists and chemists. They have ...
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Cracking the code: why platinum electrodes corrode24 January 2025An atomic vandal has finally been caught! Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the...
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Tirong Guo discovered materials that bring efficient artificial photosynthesis closer20 January 2025After hard work in the lab, Chemist Tirong Guo has developed a group of materials that provide a stable and efficient foundation for artificial photos...
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Grants for fundamental research in LeidenNWO Open Competition 18 December 2024Three fundamental research projects at Leiden in physics, chemistry and medical science have received funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). T...
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How a bachelor’s student contributed to better chemical simulations09 December 2024Doğukan Yilmaz chose a study that aligned with his favourite subjects, and it paid off. For his bachelor thesis, he developed a new model to better pr...
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‘Science isn’t about memorising a textbook’29 November 2024How do you engage students? Sander van Kasteren knows how to do that like no other. ‘He compares immune cells to Pokémon and doesn’t just give informa...
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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding25 November 2024The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Rem...
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European grants for research on ultrathin membranes and the biological clock in bacteria05 November 2024
Two research groups involving Leiden University have been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on the development ...
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so)24 October 2024Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbrea...
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Leiden PhD candidate writes children’s book to get girls excited about technology24 September 2024PhD candidate Karen van den Akker has written a children’s book to get young girls excited about technology. The picture book ‘Met mama naar Mars’ tel...
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Leiden chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms organise their DNA23 September 2024It has only recently been discovered that single-celled organisms (bacteria and archaea) also have histones—proteins that structure DNA. Now, Leiden P...
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Largest research project on sustainable hydrogen production kicks off19 September 2024It is one of the energy carriers of the future: hydrogen. But how can hydrogen be produced in a sustainable way? With over 50 million euros in funding...