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Kiane de Kleijne examined not only the benefits of green hydrogen, but also the emissions associated with producing and transporting green hydrogen.

Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. This claim is based on research published in Nature Energy by Kiane de Kleijne from Radboud University and Eindhoven University of Technology.

TU/e-researcher Serena Agnolin researched effective ways to make often-used chemical reactors more efficient as a PhD, driven by her passion for making her own industry more sustainable.

Alternatives for the current energy-intensive separation processes in the chemical industry could significantly decrease both the sector's CO2 footprint and its energy consumption.

What is life? How does a living cell emerge from lifeless molecules?- wondered a multidisciplinary team of Dutch scientists.

Area-selective atomic layer deposition is set to be a leading technique when it comes to making the advanced computer chips of the future, according to TU/e researcher Adrie Mackus.

Researchers Bas van de Meerakker and Jan Hendriks have both been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to extend their research.

On April 1st, 2024, Ingmar Swart was officially appointed as Professor of Experimental Quantum Materials at Utrecht University.

Increasingly extreme weather conditions and a steadily rising sea level are unmistakable signs of the deepening climate crisis.

Leon Rosseau defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on February 7th.

"AI is an indispensable tool to achieve the material transition needed for a sustainable society", says Bernd Ensing, associate professor of Computational Chemistry at the Faculty of Science.

A TU/e-led project using advanced catalytic methods to cleave carbon-carbon bonds in plant-based lignin is featured on the cover of the first-ever issue of Nature Chemical Engineering.

"AI is an indispensable tool to achieve the material transition needed for a sustainable society", says Bernd Ensing, associate professor of Computational Chemistry at the Faculty of Science.

A team of researchers and teachers from the University of Twente developed a novel teaching method that uses conceptual modelling to facilitate learning and foster creativity in classrooms of chemical engineering students.

The research focuses specifically on the regeneration of burned iron powder Iron powder can store energy in a very compact, cheap, safe, environmentally friendly and CO2-free manner.

Janssen is using the prestigious European top grant, worth three million euros, to develop perovskite solar cells with efficiencies as high as 40%.

Annemarie Huijser and Pantelis Bampoulis both receive an ENW-M grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

SOLID hopes to build a demo in the port of Rotterdam by 2027. TU/e student team SOLID has developed an alternative technique that enables the safe storage and transport of hydrogen (specifically; the energy from hydrogen).

The place where interdisciplinary collaboration has been stimulated for 15 years. The Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) is celebrating its 15th anniversary during the Annual Symposium on March 30 and 31.

MERLN's Sabine van Rijt has won the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for her Nano4Bone research project.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded five TU Delft researchers a Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros. This will enable them to develop an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group for a period of five years. Vici is one of the largest personal scientific grants in the Netherlands and is aimed at advanced researchers.

Sterre Bakker defends her thesis at the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on January 27, 2023.

Previous article Next article UT researchers Monica Morales-Masis and Massimo Sartori have been awarded a Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC).

Prof. Wybren Jan Buma of Molecular Photonics at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences will take part in research using the new Dutch quantum supercomputer.

This summer, Dr. Paola Diomede (Circular Chemical Engineering) received the William Crookes prize.

Swimming tiny robots may offer new ways to deliver cancer drugs exactly where they are needed most, making new treatments possible.

As of 1 September, Utrecht University has a new research institute: the Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry.