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Nanoscale vibrations pioneering for detection of living organisms
An optical nanomotion detection method developed at Vrije Universiteit Brussel with the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland shows that living yeast cells exhibit specific nanometre-scale cell movement.
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15-minute city concept
In January, Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo announced a plan to transform Paris into a 'Ville Du Quart D´Heure' with less traffic and more freedom.
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Invisible light made tangible for the first time
Researchers from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Harvard University have succeeded in shaping the optical near-field, which is light that sticks to surfaces. To manipulate near-field light on a surface, the researchers have now developed a component in which light moves through a waveguide.
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Report on palliative care during COVID-19
Researchers of VUB's End-of-Life-Care Research Group wrote a scientific report on palliative care during the COVID-19 crisis. It offers a summary of important scientific findings and their implications for policy and practice.
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eTheRNA in the race for a coronavirus vaccine
More than 1,5 years ago, Steven Powell became the CEO of the VUB spin-off eTheRNA.
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Confo Therapeutics receives €1.7 million grant from VLAIO
VUB-VIB spin-off and emerging drug discovery company Confo Therapeutics has been awarded a €1.7 million grant from Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO).
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Pharrowtech, an imec spin-off with contributions from VUB, raises €6m
Pharrowtech, an imec spin-off and designer of chip and antenna solutions for high-speed wireless applications has raised more than €6 million for its Seed investment round.
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Social robot improves healthcare
The imec.icon ROBO-CURE research project, in collaboration with UZ Brussel, VUB, Cronos, QBMT, Medtronic Belgium, imec & UGent, developed a social robot that can autonomously offer better and more personalised care to patients with chronic diseases.
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VUB scientists further unravel secrets of proteins with the help of Artificial Intelligence
Proteins perform a wide variety of functions in cells through interactions with each other and many additional molecules. VUB professor dr. Wim Vranken, doctoral researcher Gabriele Orlando and Dr.
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