News for p2

  To enter cells, viruses can rely on the complicity of proteins on the surface of our cells. The technique of one of these accomplices has just been unmasked by UCLouvain researchers, offering new prospects for blocking the entry of reoviruses, as well as similar viruses such as...

  On 26 April, UCLouvain will host a multidisciplinary symposium on water organised by the Louvain4water consortium. Scientists from the seven partner universities of the Circle U. Alliance will present their research. Water-related challenges are multidimensional and closely...

  The Belgian National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics was impressed by the quality of the research conducted by Deni-Gabriel Caprace as part of his UCLouvain PhD thesis on fluid mechanics. He is the winner of the 2020 NCTAM Award. Dr Caprace’s thesis focused...

Like migratory birds, aircraft should be able to benefit from the wake of other aircraft to reduce their energy consumption. This could soon become a reality, thanks to an onboard intelligence system that allows the aircraft to locate itself relative to a predecessor’s wake. Some birds...