In 2018, the number of mobile phone users will reach about 4.9 billion. Assuming an average of 5 photos taken per day using the built-in cameras would result in about 9 trillion photos annually.

In astronomy, the interpration of observations and measurements plays a crucial role: we rely purely and fundamentally on the information that reaches us as observers. And 80% of all matter in the universe is undetectable directly.

Hieronder vind je een overzicht van hoe onderzoekers van de faculteit Governance and Global Affairs en hun onderzoeken in de media verschijnen, en lees je meer over onderwerpen waar de faculteit zich mee bezighoudt.

This thesis is concerned with the constitution of chiral responsive matrix assemblies that may undergo light-driven conformational changes and self-select vibrations to develop vibronic states for driving semi-classical coherent transfer with nearly 100% yield in a lossless NCAP process.

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-promotor: D. Claessen

Statistical considerations guide the design and implementation of the experiments that scientists perform. For instance, in a clinical trial about a the efficacy of a treatment, its effect in a certain minimum amount of patients has to be observed in order to make confident assertions about the efficacy…

Understanding the formation and evolution of planetary systems is one of the most fundamental challenges in astronomy. To directly image and study young exoplanets and the circumstellar disks they form from, dedicated high-contrast imaging instruments are built.

Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel

Promotor: K.E. Schalm, Co-promotor: S.S. Lee

Jaarlijks keren er in Nederland ongeveer 33.000 ex-gedetineerden terug in de maatschappij waarvan rond de 1.500 plegers zijn van ernstige gewelds- en zedenmisdrijven. Hoewel het grootste deel van deze herintredingen zonder veel commotie verloopt, gaan enkele gevallen gepaard met grote maatschappelijke…

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Eliel, Co-Promotor: M.J.A. de Dood

This dissertation is an experimental study of laser-generated, atmospheric pressure, transient toroidal helium plasmas.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

Tin electrodeposition applications have rapidly evolved in the past 25 years.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

Promotores: H.S. Overkleeft; G.A. van der Marel Co-Promotor: B.I. Florea

Biological cells, the basic building blocks of all life forms, are surrounded by a lipid membrane. More than half of the membrane is occupied by membrane proteins, which can regulate the cell functionality through specific arrangements.

During my PhD research, I studied the photon statistics of light emitted by a microcavity that contains a single quantum dot (QD) on resonance.

The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to develop new methods forchallenging systems in liquid-state NMR using paramagnetic effects generated by thetwo-armed probe CLaNP-5.

Vancomycin is a last-resort antibiotic for the treatment of many Gram-positive bacterial infections, while remaining inactive against Gram-negative strains.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

Promotor: Prof.dr. F. den Hollander, G.Maillard

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, A. Enge Co-Promotor: T.C. Streng

Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich

Chemical-induced organ toxicity is a major concern in the development and use of chemicals, including drugs, pesticides, industrial chemicals and cosmetics. In the last decades, the onset and progression of chemical-induced organ toxicity has been linked amongst others to perturbation of mitochondri…

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.W.J. Beenakker

Promotor: B. vd Water, T. Schmidt, Co-Promotor: E.H.J. Danen

Promotors: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. B. Sendhoff (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Hecke

Galaxies form and evolve through close interaction with their surroundings. As a result, the heavy elements ('metals') that are synthesized in stars, are found both inside and outside galaxies.

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-Promotor: E. Vijgenboom

Control of infectious diseases poses continuous challenges for human health.

This dissertation presents new cryptographic protocols, which can be divided into two families.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Prof.dr. J.C.T. Eijkel (Twente University)

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: R.S. de Jong

Promotor: H.J. van den Herik, B.R. Katzy, Co-promotor: K. Sailer

Bacterial biocatalysis constitutes a sustainable alternative for high-value chemicals production by enabling the utilization of renewable feedstocks.

With the help of quantum mechanics, digital quantum hardware may be able to tackle some of the problems that are too difficult for ordinary computers. But despite these expectations and the ongoing effort of the research community, reliable quantum computers are not yet realized in a lab setting.

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Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets. Co-promotores: B. Gravendeel, F. Pupulin

Promotor: P. J. J. Hooykaas, Co-promotor: R. Offringa

Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) and tumor cell migration play an important role in cancer progression, and an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying these concepts is essential for developing new targeted approaches.

Industrial manufacturing processes, such as the production of steel or the stamping of car body parts, are complex semi-batch processes with many process steps, machine parameters and quality indicators.

Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. E. Deprettere

Promotor: J. Zaanen, Co-Promotor: V. Juricic

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is an ubiquitous part of oil refining that ensures that fuels are cleaned of impurities and environment release of pollutants such as SOx and NOx gasses are minimized.

The filamentous bacteria Streptomyces are widespread inhabitants of terrestrial soils.