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It is not easy to simplify your research 30 July 2024Defending your PhD research in front of nearly 300 elementary school students: that was the challenge faced by PhD candidates Jo-Anne Verschoor and Ma...
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A foldable smartphone? STIBNITE searched for the perfect semiconductor 14 June 2024Roll-up solar panels, bendable phone displays, or better computer chips… The EU project STIBNITE investigated the next generation of semiconductors, m...
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The energy transition under the nanoscope: Gravitation funding for ANION project 11 April 2024Bringing together chemists and physicists to thoroughly investigate how electrochemical processes work on the smallest scale. That is the goal of the ...
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Antwerp Honorary Doctorate for Marc Koper: Significant recognition for sustainable energy research 02 April 2024A festive and honourable visit to our southern neighbours for professor Marc Koper. On Thursday 23 March, he received an honorary doctorate at the Uni...
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Will this discovery help us develop better catalysts? 04 March 2024Where exactly on the surface of a catalyst do the chemical reactions occur? Until now, it has always been a challenge to identify the exact locations ...
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Irene Groot appointed professor of Surface and Interface Science 26 February 2024Dr Irene Groot (LIC) has been appointed professor of Surface and Interface Science with effect from 1 March. The appointment is an honour for Groot. '...
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The role of bubble formation in sustainable hydrogen production 10 August 2023The sustainable production of hydrogen could potentially be made more efficient by adding a cleverly chosen salt to the process. Researchers at the Le...
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New research facility for the energy transition 09 May 2023Leiden University is part of a Dutch consortium that will receive 4.7 million euros from NWO to build a facility that makes controlled, thin layers of...
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Two thesis awards for research on electrochemical reactions 20 April 2023Understanding the proces of electrochemical reactions is essential to improve the technology for the energy transition. Fuel cell cars, for example us...
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This is how physicists contribute to the energy transition 10 March 2023Studying surfaces of solid materials: it may not seem relevant to energy consumption, but it is. Marcel Rost studies how platinum electrodes wear out....
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Hunt for cheap metals that help store sustainable energy 29 November 2022Storing energy is one of the biggest challenges in the energy transition. Hydrogen could be a solution. Chemist Daan den Boer is researching how to ma...
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Electrochemistry for renewable energy 29 March 2022Imagine we could convert the greenhouse gas CO2 into synthetic fuels using sustainable energy. This would enable us to reduce the amount of CO2 and at...
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Sabine Wenzel wins first Surface Science Young Investigator award 02 February 2022Ever did something for the first time and got an award for it? Sabine Wenzel did. Her research about the surface of zinc oxide won her the Surface Sci...
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Century-old electrochemistry law gets update 19 January 2022
The Gouy-Chapman theory describes what happens near an electrode when it is in contact with a salt solution, but this description does not match real...
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors 14 October 2021Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have...