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Louvain-La-Neuve
May 28, 2020
Benjamin Elias
Killing hypoxic cancer cells with light? Transition...
The research group of Prof. B. Elias has developed new Ir(III)-based molecules able to oxidize biomolecules by photo-induced electron transfer processes under oxygen-free conditions.
These drugs accumulate in the mitochondria of cancer cells and, upon light irradiation, kill most of...
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May 15, 2020
Jean-Christophe CHARLIER
Strain Modulated Superlattices in Graphene
Numerous theoretically proposed devices and novel phenomena have sought to take advantage of the intense pseudogauge fields that can arise in strained graphene. Many of these proposals, however, require fields to oscillate with a spatial frequency smaller than the magnetic...
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April 20, 2020
Damien DEBECKER
Stable catalysts for ethylene production via ethanol...
The dehydration of bio-alcohols is an important catalytic reaction in the perspective of the development of a bio-based industry. Bioethanol, for example, is a major bio-based platform chemical as its production via fermentation processes is now well-established. Its dehydration produces...
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April 08, 2020
SOLIDARITE@uclouvain
#Coronavirus : visières et solution hydroalcoolique made...
En collaboration avec les autres instituts du Secteur des Sciences et Technologies de l’UCLouvain, l’institut IMCN participe à un vaste élan de solidarité à destination du personnel soignant et des personnes exposées au coronavirus dans la région de Louvain-la-Neuve. L’objectif est de fournir de...
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April 06, 2020
Damien DEBECKER
Prix Jeune Chercheur de la Division Catalyse de la...
Le comité de la « DivCat » vient de décider de décerner le Prix Jeune Chercheur 2020 à Damien Debecker, Professeur à l’UCLouvain (conjointement avec Antoine Daudin, Chef de projet à l’IFP Energies Nouvelles). Ce prix vient récompenser la contribution importante et originale de Damien Debecker en...
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