Physicists come up with portable detector for gravitational waves Groningen scientists have come up with a plan to create a gravitational-wave detector that’s four thousand times smaller than the current LIGO experiment. Tue 7/07
Fate will decide who wins the Open Research Awards Many scientists feel the way research funds are distributed is more like a lottery. So why not turn it into an actual lottery? Mon 29/06
DNA partially determines how sick corona makes you An international study that includes the UG has found out that your DNA determines how badly the coronavirus affects you. Mon 22/06
Students get rid of potato parasite Kim van Maldegem and Jelle Molekamp are participating in the international student competition iGEM. They're trying to fight potato cyst nematodes. Mon 15/06
Experts in carbon dating solve centuries-old mystery Thanks to a new method of carbon dating, UG scientists have solved the mystery of why the fortress of Por-Bazhyn was built and why it has never been used. Wed 10/06
UG researcher happy with dead pill bug UG evolutionary biologist Timo van Eldijk is really happy with a pill bug. Even though it’s dead. That’s because the isopod is 245 million years old. That’s pretty rare. Tue 26/05
Paywall for Elsevier magazines to go Until December 31, 2024, researchers at Dutch universities will be able to publish their articles open access in more than 90 percent of publisher Elsevier’s journals. Wed 20/05
