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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 14h

Per person, we throw away about 33 kilos of #plastic packaging per year 🗑️

This needs to change, according to Katja Loos, Professor of Polymer Chemistry (@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social)

'At every step, we should ask ourselves: do I really need it?' 👇
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De RUG start een bijzonder project voor scholen in Noord-Nederland: Alle sterren verzamelen 🌟

Uitgerust met een zogenoemde slimme telescoop gaan leerlingen van het basis- en voortgezet onderwijs het heelal ontdekken. Maandelijks krijgen zij een opdracht 🔭

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 13d

🤝 #ASML takes a share in #Mistral – But why does a hardware company need #artificialintelligence?

Ming Cao, Prof. of Networks and Robotics @rug.nl, explains why a chip-machine factory requires #AI.

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Prof. Ming Cao | ©UG, photo: Bram Belloni

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 15d

🕧Reduced working hours for a smaller #carbonfootprint?

Prof. @rug.nl Klaus Hubacek analyses the effects of green solutions to reduce #CO2 emissions, such as planting more trees, sharing cars or working less.

Read our 3rd #carboncycle story👇
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How much we work and how we spend the rest of our time has an impact on the climate one way or the other. Changes in our habits can have a positive impact on the amount of CO2 that we emit into the atmosphere. This pictures shows people working together on installing a living roof | Image Brian (Ziggy) Liloia

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 21d

📖 What can old Swiss parish records tell us about #siblingsurvival? Researchers @rug.nl found older brothers 👦 close in age reduced sisters’ survival, while older sisters 👧 helped both sexes.

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Study in @royalsocietypublishing.org

The village of Elm, from which historical parish data have been used. Image Erik Postma, University of Exeter

Reference: Mark Spa, Euan A. Young, Virpi Lummaa, Erik Postma and Hannah L. Dugdale. Age- and sex-dependent associations between the number of older siblings and early-life survival in pre-industrial humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 3 september 2025.

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 22d

🌊"The ocean is a massive carbon reservoir," say climate & ocean experts @rug.nl Richard Bintanja (@knmi.nl) & Rob Middag (@niozsearesearch.bsky.social).

But what happens if the temperature increases? 🌡️

Find out in our 2nd #carboncycle story👇
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Oceans are a huge reservoir that absorbs a lot of CO2 from the air. But there's a limit to how much oceans can absorb. During an expedition to investigate this, PhD student Florine Kooij took this photo in Antarctica | Image Florine Kooij

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 27d

⚡How do you power molecular motors?

The #BenFeringa research group (@rug.nl) & UvA team report a strategy using upconversion #nanoparticles to turn near-infrared radiation into blue/UV light in @jacs.acspublications.org.
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Nanoparticles convert near-infrared photons to ultraviolet/blue photons, which are capable to power molecular motors. Image: HIMS/RUG/JACS.

Reference: Jinyu Sheng, Youxin Fu, Kefan Wu, Thomas Freese, Hong Zhang, and Ben L. Feringa: Highly Efficient Near-Infrared Light-Driven Molecular Motor Rotation Enabled by Upconversion Nanoparticles as Nanoscale Light Sources. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 28d

Join us for the European Researchers' Night 2025 in Forum Groningen 🙌

Everybody is welcome, whether you are a researcher, student or just interested in all kinds of science 🧪

Get your tickets now 🎟️
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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 28d

#1 How does #CO2 leave a fingerprint in our atmosphere? 🐾

For 25 years, Prof Harro Meijer and his team @rug.nl have been measuring the composition of the atmosphere, including #carbondioxide levels.📈

Curious? Read our 1st #carboncycle story👇
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For twenty-five years, Harro Meijer and his team have been measuring the composition of the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide concentrations. The Earth's atmosphere can be seen here as the blue layer above the clouds | Image NASA Earth Observatory

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 29d

🌍 The #carboncycle as Earth’s thermostat. 🌡️

Atmosphere, oceans, plants and rocks all exchange carbon, but human #CO2 emissions have disrupted this carbon balance, resulting in #globalwarming. 🏭

Curious how? Read our new overview article 👇
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Carbon is essential to all life on Earth. Atmosphere, oceans, plants and rocks all exchange carbon, which keeps the carbon cycle balanced. But human emission of carbon dioxide disrupts this balance and results in global warming. | Beeld Shawn Appel/Unsplash| Image Shawn Appel/Unsplash

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Aug 29

Na meer dan 2.500 kilometer in de Australische outback is de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge voor Top Dutch Solar Racing onverwacht geëindigd.

Hoewel de race teleurstellend eindigde, kijkt Top Dutch Solar Racing met trots terug op de prestaties en de leerervaring.

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Top Dutch Solar Racing strandt vlak voor de finish, maar keert trots terug

Dit jaar doet het studententeam Top Dutch Solar Racing van 24 t/m 31 augustus mee aan de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Op deze pagina houden we je op...

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Aug 11

‘This is revolutionary, something the whole field has been seeking for years,’ says molecular biologist
@rug.nl Danny Incarnato.

A new study, published in @natbiotech.nature.com, identifies shapeshifting RNA switches. 🧬

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jul 16

‘In any case, it is a warning signal of potential local extinction,’ says Prof. @rug.nl Britas Klemens Eriksson.

🌊 New research by his group reveals many species are declining in the #WaddenSea, only a few are thriving.

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Population trends show that many species are declining in the Wadden Sea area. At first glance, birds seem to be doing well, but among birds there are also many populations that are not doing well. Reference: Anika Happe, Kasper J. Meijer et al: Synthesis of Population Trends Reveals Seascape-Wide Reorganisation of Biodiversity From Microalgae to Birds. Global Change Biology, 18 June

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jul 10

🍊 The past years, orange juice prices fluctuated because of the #antibiotic #resistant #citrusgreeningdisease.

Scientists @rug.nl found new ways to fight these infections by making holes in bacteria or weakening their cell walls.🦠 Read more 👇
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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jul 8

🦠#3: About the importance of ecology and evolution in preventing resistance.
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Weg met de resistentie: waarom bacteriën samen sterker zijn

Alleen naar ziekteverwekkers en genen kijken is te beperkt in de strijd tegen antibioticaresistentie, stelt microbioloog Marjon de Vos. Bacteriën die op...

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jul 8

🦠#2 About using antibiotics with switches and fluorescent labels for targeted treatment
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Weg met de resistentie door licht en zuurstof

Aangezien bacteriën steeds vaker resistent worden tegen antibiotica is het belangrijk om die geneesmiddelen zo weinig mogelijk te gebruiken. Wiktor...

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jul 8

🦠#1 About new ways to fight infections by making holes in bacteria or weakening their cell walls in other ways.
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Weg met de resistentie: nieuwe manieren om infecties te bestrijden

Er zijn dringend nieuwe antibiotica nodig, omdat steeds meer bacteriën resistent zijn voor de huidige geneesmiddelen. RUG-onderzoekers Dirk-Jan Scheffers...

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jul 8

🦠How to deal with #antimicrobialresistance? Read our finished three-part series on research at #FSE @rug.nl and find out!🔬

#1 New ways to fight infections 💊
#2 Beating resistance using light and oxygen 💡
#3 Why bacteria are stronger together 🧫

🔗Find all articles below👇

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The furry coat of this E. coli bacteria protects it against antibiotics | Image Unsplash

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Jul 2

Margarita Méndez-Aróstegui en Beatriz Rapado-Tamarit onderzoeken zeehonden in het #Waddengebied 🌊

Zij zien de zeehond als belichaming van de gezondheid van het gebied. Het nieuwe Werelderfgoedcentrum Waddenzee faciliteert het onderzoek 👇
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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Jun 26

'As far as we know, it seems unlikely that bacteria could become resistant to this type of treatment.'

Prof. @rug.nl Wiktor Szymanski hopes to find new ways to fight bacterial infections by attacking bacteria with light.💡

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With the help of imaging techniques and by attacking bacteria with light, Wiktor Szymanski hopes to find new ways to fight bacterial infections | Image Sean Sinclair / Unsplash

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Jun 24

Are you curious? Come to Forum Groningen on 26 September for the European Researchers Night: the science festival for all the curious! Join us for music, art, experiments and more 🧪👐

See you there? Tickets are €7.50, incl. one drink token 👇
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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Jun 24

New episode of the In Science Podcast! 🎧

Guest is @tamalika.bsky.social (FSE), She is a Prof. of Physics & Spintronics and founder of IMChip, a CogniGron startup and talks about creating faster, energy-efficient chips from new materials 👇
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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Jun 19

This article is the first in a three part series by @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social about resistance to antibiotics. Stay tuned for parts two and three! ✅

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Jun 19

We need new #antibiotics! An increasing number of bacteria are becoming resistant to drugs 💊

Dirk-Jan Scheffers and Marthe Walvoort (@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) are working on new ways to combat resistance, by making holes in bacteria, among other ways 👇
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#Science 🧪

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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute @kapteynastro.bsky.social · Jun 16

the Donkerte Lauwersoog master plan receives nearly €1 million from the #WaddenFund to tackle light pollution. Together with local businesses, @rug.nl, Port Lauwersoog and
@kapteynastro.bsky.social the goal is to cut light emissions by 50% by 2027.
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Plan tegen lichtvervuiling Lauwersoog krijgt miljoen euro van Waddenfonds

Het masterplan Donkerte Lauwersoog krijgt voor het fors verminderen van de lichtvervuiling in Lauwersoog een bijdrage van bijna een miljoen euro uit het Waddenfonds.

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