Interview Clicking molecules This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry went to the scientists who developed click chemistry, a technique that quickly and easily bonds molecules together. For professor of bio-organic synthesis Hermen Overkleeft (53), this Nobel Prize did not come as a surprise. • December 21, 2022
Event And then, the award ceremony In January, iGEM Leiden will be starting a new project. And you can join! But what is iGEM anway? And what is it like to participate? Matthijs Hamstra (22) en Tino Hoeksma (24), members of the iGEM 2022 team, explain. • December 12, 2022
Background The more you know The heap of scientific knowledge grows and grows, mainly published online in articles that are formatted like paper. A quest for new ways to store and share knowledge led to a conversation with Alex Brandsen about 'knowledge graphs'. • November 29, 2022
News "Snake killed after eating woman" Louke Nieman talks to snake expert Roel Wouters about the recent reporting on an incident where a snake ate a woman. He sought to soothe the sensation surrounding the snake by posting an informative Instagram story. Should this happen more often? • November 18, 2022
Background Four physics facts to change how you view the world Physics is incredibly cool, but it’s also hard. Exposing the universe’s secrets takes a good dose of dedication, endurance and mathematics. Good news: I studied physics so you don’t have to. Here are four physics facts to change how you view the world. Without maths. • November 04, 2022
Opinion What if I told you that coding is the new language of today… Coding is a new manner for us to clearly communicate our ideas to computer interfaces and is actually easier than learning a completely new language. I am happy to tell you that if you are ready to be inspired, then you have come to right place! • October 27, 2022
