Sustainable plastics are not a solution, researchers warn
With hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic produced and used on a yearly basis, it's no surprise that people are looking for alternatives. Yet so-called ‘sustainable plastics’ are not a silver bullet, warn researchers.
NWO Open Technology Grants on drug development technology and green chemical industry
Two projects involving researchers from the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), have been awarded a NWO Technology Grant for application-oriented technical-scientific research that is free from disciplinary boundaries.
Police have become further removed from people
The Dutch police is aiming to know what goes on in the neighbourhoods and be in contact with the public. And yet, the police is becoming further and further removed from people, concludes researcher Ivo van Duijneveldt in his PhD thesis.
IMM researchers create Bose-Einstein condensate of molecules
Researchers from the IMM, in collaboration with researchers from Columbia University (USA) have created the first BEC of polar molecules, giving access to a quantum gas with strong dipole-dipole interactions, and can be used for quantum technologies.
"The big question, of course, is whether chat bots are able to communicate like professional healthcare providers."
AI researcher Iris Hendrickx will be one of the speakers at the Radboud AI Meetup on Wednesday 5 June. Time for a round of questions on the event’s theme: large language models (LLMs).
Freeze response in dangerous situations is actually very useful
A doctoral research project conducted at Radboud University by Felix Klaassen and defended on the 5th of June shows that the freeze response can be really helpful in dealing with a situation in a well-considered way.
Discovery of interlayer plasmon polarons in Graphene/WS2 Heterostructures
Scientists from IMM, Aarhus Univ., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab. and Naval Research lab., revealed the presence of a single graphene layer can alter the electronic properties of WS2 through interlayer Coulomb interactions.
Flowery dikes are at least as strong and better for biodiversity
New combinations of grass and herb species on dikes can help restore biodiversity. Such a 'species-rich dike revetment' is also at least as strong as traditional grass revetment. This is the conclusion of the HWPB innovation project Future Dikes.
Researchers use light to advance energy-efficient quantum computing in magnets
Researchers from the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) of Radboud University and Lancaster University have significantly advanced this research field by generating and controlling nanoscale spin waves.
Visualizing complex information: a picture paints a thousand words
On Thursday 25 April, top researchers at Radboud University took to the stage during the symposium on ‘The Future of the Mind’, organised by Radboud Healthy Brain. This time, the audience not only comprised researchers but also a live illustrator.
Radboud - Glasgow Collaboration Grant for research on carbon and hydrogen storage
Evan Zhao, researcher in Magnetic Resonance Research Center within IMM has been awarded an Radboud - Glasgow Collaboration Grant to work on the Net Zero energy goals through NMR Spectroscopy with carbon and hydrogen storage innovations.
Summit Grants for research on climate change and the evolution of living cells
Wilhelm Huck and Caroline Slomp have both received a Summit Grant from the NWO with their research consortia.
'Not every exotic species needs to be controlled'
Certain invasive exotic species, such as the red swamp crayfish, are harmful to our environment because they transmit crayfish plague to native species. But there are also non-native fish and crayfish that are not harmful.
NWO Summit Grant for studies on the evolution of living cells from lifeless molecules
A large consortium involving Wilhelm Huck, Professor in Physical Organic Chemistry at the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) of Radboud University, has been awarded a NWO Summit Grant to work on the EVOLF programme.
30 million for research into acceleration of climate change
EMBRACER, a worldwide unique centre with prominent climate experts, will investigate the connection between modern climate change and the long-term influence of feedback mechanisms in a research project funded by NWO.
Stricter phone policy at secondary schools: coordination with parents and pupils is crucial
Pupils can no longer use their mobile phones in the classroom, except for educational purposes. Behavioural scientists at Radboud University investigated what pupils think about this policy.
The first scientific images from the Euclid telescope surpass all expectations
ESA has published five images taken with the Euclid space telescope. According to astronomers working with the data, these images surpass all expectations and demonstrate that Euclid is capable of unraveling the secrets of the universe.
(Past) Research Seminars
The Department of Economics and Business Economics organizes a weekly research seminar that relates to the main research areas covered in the department with distinguished external scholars from all over the world.
Migrant inclusion through entrepreneurship: do all migrants have the same opportunities?
Why do migrants end up on the black market or in illegality? Do all migrants have the same entrepreneurial opportunities? Assistant professor Giacomo Solano tells more about it in this interview.
IMM scientists observe elusive roaming molecule
Researchers from the (IMM) and the University of Southampton, UCL and the Artemis facility have directly observed a new mechanism for the process of photodissoci-ation, a chemical reaction in which light causes molecules to break apart.
