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    March 26, 2026

    Why is my heart to the left of me and my liver to the right?

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    January 27, 2026

    Exploring the potential of sweat for health monitoring

    Sevda Malek Kani defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on January 26th.

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    December 22, 2025

    How soft materials reveal their secrets under gentle pressure

    Kalpit Bakal defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on December 10th.

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    December 11, 2025

    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…

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    December 9, 2025
    ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers explore the link between metabolism and cognitive functions in everyday life

    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

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    November 18, 2025
    A microdrop of sweat replaces the needle

    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…

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    August 5, 2025

    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…

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    June 25, 2025

    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.

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    May 27, 2025

    Cellular pushing and pulling

    Roel Kooi developed a new system with magnetic cilia.

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    May 13, 2025

    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.

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    April 15, 2025

    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…

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    April 8, 2025

    Redefining fluid control in microfluidics with magnetic artificial cilia

    Tongsheng Wang defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on April 8th.