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How do cells disentangle proteins that are clumped together? Researchers from AMOLF in Amsterdam and Heidelberg University now show that the molecular chaperone ClpB can forcibly pull on exposed loops of protein chains, and hence extract them from protein clumps. They published their results in Nature today.

One of the most fascinating and important properties of living cells is their capacity for self-organization. By talking to each other cells can, among other things, determine where they are in relation to each other and whether they need to turn certain genes on or off. Thus, large groups of cells are able to work together and organise into all kinds of tissues. Researchers at Delft University of Technology have now developed software that can predict and visualise conversations between cells on the basis of the molecules involved.

For large scale introduction of electric cars it is important to develop safer batteries with more capacity compared to the current Li-ion batteries.

Transistors based on germanium can perform calculations for the future quantum computer.

During the annual New Year's breakfast of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dr. Timon Idema (Bionanoscience) was awarded the prestigious J.B. Westerdijk Prize. He received the prize for his exceptional contributions to education, not only at TNW but throughout the TU Delft.

The Humboldt Foundation has elected Professor Yuli Nazarov as the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award. Each year, the foundation grants up to 100 of such rewards, inviting the recipients to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany.

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have combined two existing super-resolution microscopy techniques to create a new method. Many experts thought that combining these techniques was not technically possible. The new, combined method enables researchers to visualize the tiny components of living cells better than ever before. Among other things, this can lead to new insights for healthcare.

Every year in November the KHMV, the oldest "learned society" in the Netherlands, awards the Young Talent Prizes. Students of technical and exact study programmes are awarded various graduation and encouragement prizes. Read on for an overview of the winners of Applied Sciences for this year.