
Pushing the boundaries of flexible electronics with organic semiconductors
PhD researcher Zhongquan Chen developed new methods to understand charge movement in flexible organic semiconductors for next-generation…

Detecting infectious diseases outside the lab: this startup is doing it
Researchers from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and others founded startup Spotlight Dx to detect infectious diseases faster and more accurately, anywhere in the…

First patients treated with new regenerative stent from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ spin-off STENTiT
For the first time, patients have received a new type of biodegradable stent developed by medical technology company and ¹û¶³´«Ã½ spin-off…

Innovation thrives on collaboration; this is the theme of Research Day 2025
Collaboration and knowledge sharing featured front and center during the fourth ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Research Day on June 24, 2025. More than once, the…

Towards better methods for knee repair
On June 23, Janne Spierings defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, in which she investigated why anterior…
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A model for pattern formation in extreme ultraviolet nanolithography
Lois Fernandez Miguez defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½ on May 26.
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¹û¶³´«Ã½ develops living layer for promising robotic heart
Publication in Nature Communications marks important step for ‘Hybrid Heart’.

Smart nanoparticles give the immune system a targeted boost
Anne de Dreu obtained her PhD from BmE on June 3. For her thesis, she developed therapies that influence the immune system in order to steer…

'Don't abolish plastic, but solve it'
Bert Meijer, university professor at ¹û¶³´«Ã½, has been working on plastic and polymer materials for his entire career. He sees a solution to…

'Sometimes you have to be bold and seize the moment'
Build big with the smallest parts. Scientists move molecules towards life. But what motivates them? In this episode of A Spark of Life:…

Bert Meijer becomes a member of the American Philosophical Society
This year, the prestigious academic society from the US invited 38 world-renowned scientists to become members.

Structure and dynamics of glass forming liquids
Ilian Pihlajamaa defended his PhD thesis cum laude at the Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½ on May 6th.