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Plastic can be evidence in murder case, UvA PhD student proves

Plastic can be evidence in murder case, UvA PhD student proves

15 April 2024 - 14:18

Plastic has a unique, chemical fingerprint that could link a piece of tape at a crime scene to the roll of tape in a suspect’s house, showed UvA PhD student Mirjam de Bruin-Hoegée in a publication in Forensic Chemistry. “A plastic jerrycan sometimes contains ve...

UvA chemists develop new type of bio-based plastic: “Strong, recyclable and biodegradable”

UvA chemists develop new type of bio-based plastic: “Strong, recyclable and biodegradable”

14 March 2024 - 11:47

Plastics that are only used once are made from materials that will float around in nature for hundreds of years. UvA chemists have now developed a strong, heat-resistant plastic that breaks down in the nature after six months. “It’s a different mindset, but plastics with an expiration da...

UvA researchers build ChatGPT for chemistry

UvA researchers build ChatGPT for chemistry

26 January 2024 - 12:21

For five years, UvA chemists worked on a robot that can take over the work of an organic chemist. On January 25th, those results were published in the leading journal Science. With the data generated by the robot, AI will soon be able to predict which reaction works best. “Getting it right the...

UvA chemists outline methods for hydrogen storage

UvA chemists outline methods for hydrogen storage

22 January 2024 - 11:01

Hydrogen is an excellent way to transport energy, but what is the best way to store the gas? A national consortium that includes UvA chemist Chris Slootweg received €18 million from the National Growth Fund to answer that question.

Is there a proliferation of science communication?

Is there a proliferation of science communication?

8 November 2023 - 13:35

Psychologists who write blogs, chemists who explain their research to children with Lego bricks or researchers who maintain their own active Twitter account of their own. Is this a meaningful use of time or a proliferation of science communication? “When it comes to communication, most scienti...

Harmful substances like PFAS are tip of the iceberg: “Only 2% of chemicals is known”

Harmful substances like PFAS are tip of the iceberg: “Only 2% of chemicals is known”

17 October 2023 - 10:49

Only two percent of the chemicals people are exposed to every day are known, UvA researchers estimate. “That lack of knowledge is a public health hazard.”

Schadelijke stoffen zoals PFAS zijn topje van de ijsberg: ‘Slechts 2% van chemicaliën is bekend’

Schadelijke stoffen zoals PFAS zijn topje van de ijsberg: ‘Slechts 2% van chemicaliën is bekend’

17 October 2023 - 09:58

Slechts twee procent van de chemicaliën waaraan mensen dagelijks zijn blootgesteld is bekend, schatten UvA-onderzoekers. ‘Dat gebrek aan kennis is een gevaar voor de volksgezondheid.’

“Working on sustainable chemistry is best done in collaboration with industry”

“Working on sustainable chemistry is best done in collaboration with industry”

3 March 2023 - 10:56

Since the UvA announced it will not start any new collaborations with Shell or similar companies for the time being, one opinion article after another from scientists has appeared. Is Shell really necessary for UvA research on energy transition?

UvA professor: “We’re not going to meet the Paris climate goals”

UvA professor: “We’re not going to meet the Paris climate goals”

6 February 2023 - 16:45

We are not going to meet the Paris climate goals, writes professor of heterogeneous catalysis and sustainable chemistry Gadi Rothenberg. For Folia, he wrote an abridged version of his article “A realistic look at CO₂ emissions, climate change and the role of sustainable chemistry” that...

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