Science news articles about 'dutch scientists'

  • Singapore honours Dutch scientist

    Singapore said Monday it will award nearly 200,000 US dollars to a Dutch scientist who pioneered an environmentally friendly, low-cost way of treating waste water and refused to patent the process.
  • Dutch study unlocks key to firm tomatoes

    LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch scientists said on Friday they have identified a key gene that protects tomatoes against a common fungus that causes the plants to wilt.
  • Dutch set new solar cell efficiency mark

    EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, May 15 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they've achieved a new efficiency record for solar cells by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the front of each cell.
  • Leiden scientists sequence first female DNA

    ... researchers announced their news at the yearly ‘Bessensap’ meeting, bringing together the Dutch scientists and the press. The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO organizes this event ...
  • A common aquatic animal's genome can capture foreign DNA

    ... With nearly 500 recognized species worldwide, bdelloid rotifers were discovered in 1702, when the renowned Dutch scientist and microscopy pioneer Antony van Leeuwenhoek added water to dust retrieved ...
  • CT scans may explain Stradivarius violins' sweet sound

    Growth rings in the wood used to make Stradivarius violins in the 1700s may hold the explanation for their unparalleled sound, say Dutch scientists.
  • Super atoms may revise the periodic table

    DELFT, Netherlands, July 7 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they've developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals, opening a new branch of chemistry.
  • Copper-free clicking

    Dutch scientists have stepped towards improving the tracers used in the 3D imaging of cancerous tumours
  • Big Brother's cafe watches you eat

    Dutch scientists running a lab disguised as a cafeteria are getting a chance to see how everyday food presentation can be rejigged and gussied up to encourage customers to choose healthier meals.
  • Satellites study Greenland ice shrinkage

    AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and Dutch scientists say they've developed a method of accurately determining the precise extent of Greenland's shrinking ice cap.
  • Three genes identified in gout

    BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and Dutch scientists have identified two genes and confirmed the role of a third in the creation of uric acid in gout, a painful form of arthritis.
  • McEliece quantum encryption system cracked

    EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they have cracked the so-called McEliece encryption system -- a candidate to provide security during the age of quantum computing.
  • Panel ponders healthy donuts, education during AAAS nano-biotechnology session

    ... nanoparticles in food will have an adverse effect on health." The promise of nanotechnology, the Dutch scientist said, is it could allow re-engineering ingredients to bring healthy nutrients more ...
  • High metabolism doesn't shorten life span

    GRONINGEN, Netherlands, March 11 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they've used lab mice to determine the theory that a higher metabolism results in a shorter lifespan is unfounded.
  • Spotless Mind? Fear Memories In Humans Weakened With Beta-blocker Propranolol

    Dutch scientists have successfully reduced the fear response. They weakened fear memories in human volunteers by administering the beta-blocker propranolol. Interestingly, the fear response did not ...

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