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Two graphene layers lean in for a kiss 23 March 2018
Leiden 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 electrodes 20 March 2018
Leiden 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 spotlight 07 March 2018
The 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 researchers 22 February 2018
Three 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 prevention 21 February 2018
They 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 electrode 12 February 2018
The 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 fuel 02 February 2018
Greenhouse 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 2017 09 January 2018
With 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 graphene 20 December 2017
Graphene 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 Physiology 19 December 2017
Mario 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 Year 14 December 2017
Who 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...
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DNA as a supramolecular building block 08 December 2017
PhD student Willem Noteborn has investigated supramolecular structures. These can be useful for the loading of medicines and signalling molecules rega...
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A close view of a light-stress sensor in photosynthesis 01 December 2017
Plants use sunlight to perform photosynthesis, but with too much light they have to dim their activity and protect their cells against photo damage. T...
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Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry awards PhD project to David Klein 21 November 2017
Leiden based chemistry student and chess grandmaster proposes molecular system for development of artificial leaf
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Graphene sensors detect HIV DNA 26 October 2017
Leiden and Jülich researchers discovered an elegant and simple approach to improve the sensitivity of graphene biosensors. These so-called ‘next gener...