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Converting CO2 to store renewable energy19 April 2018Yuvraj Birdja converted CO2 to formic acid to store energy in a sustainable way, with different catalysts. With this new knowledge, scientists are a s...
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Five Leiden professors elected to KNAW18 April 2018The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected five Leiden professors from different disciplines as new members. Two of the new member...
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VICI for Mario van der Stelt12 April 2018For his ground-breaking chemical biological research, a VICI-grant has been awarded to Mario van der Stelt, professor of Molecular physiology at Leide...
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Marcellus Ubbink in Leidsch Dagblad: "Nanodisk biedt kans op beter griepvaccin"10 April 2018Marcellus Ubbink talks about research on nanodisks.
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Two graphene layers lean in for a kiss23 March 2018Leiden physicists and chemists have managed to bring two graphene layers so close together that an electric current spontaneously jumps across. In the...
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TOP subsidy for research into sustainable platinum electrodes20 March 2018Leiden research into the properties of platinum receives a TOP subsidy of 780.000 euros from the The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research ...
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Female talent in the spotlight07 March 2018The representation of women in science is improving, also at the Faculty of Science. On 8 March – International Women's Day – we highlight the work of...
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Three VICI grants for Leiden researchers22 February 2018Three Leiden researchers have been awarded a prestigious Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). They each receive 1...
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Changing enzymes for clean energy and disease prevention21 February 2018They can play a role in metabolic disorders and can break down tough plant fibers: β-glycosidases are enzymes that play many roles in nature. Fredj Be...
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Observing a changing platinum electrode12 February 2018The surface of platinum electrodes changes much more during use than was previously thought. In a collaboration between the Leiden Institutes of Chemi...
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On the road to renewable fuel02 February 2018Greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and fertilizers in the groundwater have negative consequences for our environment. With an electrochemical process...
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Alireza Mashaghi Tabari is Discoverer of the Year 201709 January 2018With a large majority of votes, drug researcher Alireza Mashaghi Tabari was chosen Discoverer of the Year 2017 of the Faculty of Science. This was ann...
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New insights on graphene20 December 2017Graphene floating on water does not repel water, as many researchers believe, but rather attracts it. This has been demonstrated by chemists Liubov Be...
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Mario van der Stelt appointed Professor of Molecular Physiology19 December 2017Mario van der Stelt has been appointed Professor of Molecular Physiology at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry with effect from 1 November 2017.
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Vote for Discoverer of the Year14 December 2017Who will be our Discoverer of the year 2017? Which one of these brilliant researchers deserves this prize for their efforts according to you? As of no...