Electrically powered nanovehicle
Ben Feringa is developing a molecule that can move around like a tiny four-wheel drive vehicle. Feringa’s research results are regularly published in Nature, and his work has already been awarded numerous prizes.
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13 September 2019
Nieuwe methode suggereert dat heelal sneller uitdijt dan gedacht
Een internationaal team van astronomen heeft een nieuwe, hogere waarde gemeten voor de snelheid waarmee het heelal uitdijt. Ze gebruikten twee zware sterrenstelsels als ‘zwaartekrachtlenzen’ om het licht van verafgelegen objecten te analyseren. Het...
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30 August 2019
University of Groningen in two of the six Gravitation grants for groundbreaking research
Top scientists from the University of Groningen and the UMCG are participating in two of the six awarded programs in the context of the prestigious NWO Gravity Program for groundbreaking fundamental research, which involves more than 100 million euros...
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12 August 2019
Cold winters not caused by Arctic climate change
Recent studies into the relationship between decreases in sea ice in the Arctic and ice-cold winters in the mid-latitudes, like the Polar Vortex cold waves in North America, seem to suggest that such a connection does indeed exist. However, the mechanisms...