Support drives fate of protected gold nanoclusters as catalysts

The choice of a support material may have drastic effects on the structure of the catalyst

17-Jun-2020 - In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, have recently discovered that the choice of a support material for model catalysts, made from gold nanoclusters ...

Glowing material remembers where it was pressed

09-Jan-2020 - Think of the blade of a wind turbine or a part of an airplane. After a heavy storm, you want to investigate whether it has been hit by hail stones or loaded beyond a certain threshold, even if no clear damage is visible. Researchers from Ghent University in Belgium have developed a ...

Green light for a new generation of dynamic materials

17-Jul-2019 - Developing synthetic materials that are as dynamic as those found in nature, with reversibly changing properties and which could be used in manufacturing, recycling and other applications, is a strong focus for scientists. In a world-first, researchers from Queensland University of Technology ...

New European Centre for Chirality for Advancements in Chiral Chemical Processes

27-Sep-2010 - Ghent University, the University of Antwerp and BioTools Europe Ltd announced a new partnership to create the European Centre for Chirality (EC2). EC2 is a unique blend of expertise and resources that brings together leading authorities dedicated to advancing the understanding the role chirality ...

TopChim signs research agreement with IWT and Ghent University for developing polymer nanoparticles

22-Oct-2008 - To extend its research and development projects on polymer nanoparticles, TopChim n.v. has signed an agreement with the “Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders” (IWT) and the “Centre for Materials Science and Engineering” (CMSE) of Ghent University. Over ...

New 'self-exploding' microcapsules could take sting out of drug delivery

04-Jan-2006 - Belgian chemists have developed "self-exploding" microcapsules that could one day precisely release drugs and vaccines inside the human body weeks or even months after injection. The study, by researchers at Ghent University and the Universite Catholique de Louvain, is scheduled to appear in the ...