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Why is my heart to the left of me and my liver to the right?
Exploring the potential of sweat for health monitoring
Sevda Malek Kani defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on January 26th.
How soft materials reveal their secrets under gentle pressure
Kalpit Bakal defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on December 10th.
Three ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers selected as new Faculty of Impact Fellows
Thanks to the personal grant of 200.000 euro per person, the fellows receive two full years to develop their ideas into commercial or…
How Glucose Shapes Our Thinking
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers and partners study how daily blood sugar fluctuations affect memory and attention in people living with type 2 diabetes
DXcrete develops wearable patch as an alternative to blood sampling
The medical innovation of cum laude PhD graduate Emma Moonen could largely replace the need for blood draws, enabling continuous monitoring…
Second ERC grant for Jaap den Toonder for research on cancer cells
Den Toonder has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant worth more than €3 million for the second time to study how cancer cells…
Developing a heart-on-a-chip platform to study cellular responses to mechanical forces
Sofia Gomez defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on July 18th.
Cellular pushing and pulling
Roel Kooi developed a new system with magnetic cilia.
Young researcher in the spotlight: Inês Figueiredo Pereira
Inês tells all about her journey to becoming an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Ammodo Science Award 2025 goes to Yoeri van de Burgt
[VIDEO] Yoeri van de Burgt will use the €350,000 prize money to investigate how smart materials can make artificial intelligence more…
Redefining fluid control in microfluidics with magnetic artificial cilia
Tongsheng Wang defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on April 8th.