12 July 2019:
Researchers of the department presented an impressive 16 papers, of which 1 was invited, 2 won awards, and 2 were post-deadline.

A coating made of nano size hairs, a polymer brush, has many more potential applications than the current ones, according to Sissi de Beer of the University of Twente. Until now, the brushes are mainly used when immersed in liquids. Using them in air instead is promising, but there are some fundamental questions that have to be answered first. For this curiosity-driven research, De Beer receives a grant of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). At the same time, together with two students who are finalists of the Holland Chemistry Student Competition, she works on a first application: detecting food freshness, for avoiding waste.