Professor Doros Theodorou
"Essentially, we are using computational methods to predict how material building blocks arrange themselves in space"
Unsung Heroes Of Science We Salute You
What common theme unites two dynamic young female science entrepreneurs from opposite sides of the Atlantic? What does a German-born nonagenarian have in common with a Chinese-born post-doctoral research fellow at Cambridge? What connects two Scotsmen living in New Zealand to a Dutchman who’s in love with Africa?
The simple answer is science. But scratch a little deeper and you’ll find that it’s a very special kind of science that addresses the two defining challenges facing society. How do we better look after the people on this planet? And how do we safeguard the planet itself?
At DSM we know a thing or two about bright science for Health & Wellness and Climate & Energy; and we know a bright idea when we see one. So here are just a few…
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The battery pioneer
"To sustain our lifestyle on this planet, we need to return to a sustainable energy supply: Which is energy delivered to us by the sun."
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Putting perovskite on the map
"My dream is to have solar cells that will degrade like leaves on a tree – and can be replaced with new ones".
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Delivering the lifeblood of learning
"If we can help bring free access to education and Internet to children in developing countries…then to me, SolidEnergy was worth it".
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Bart Knols
The eave tube is a simple plastic pipe with a remarkable mosquito-killing gauze fitted into the walls beneath the roofs of African houses.
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Robert Irving & Richard Little
REX is an astonishing ‘walking machine’. It contains 29 computers (brain), 10 power units (muscles), hundreds of wires (nerves) and a frame (skeleton).
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Molly Morse
What if we could produce plastic using one of nature’s most potent greenhouse gases (methane)? And what if that plastic wasn’t harmful to the environment but naturally biodegradable?
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Jack Pronk
Biofuels made from the unwanted and unused parts of plants - and produced through the successful fermentation of their sugars into ethanol…via the catalyst of yeast.
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Chris Reutelingsperger
Niaga® Technology makes it possible to reuse products again and again. So materials never go to waste and the materials’ loop can be fully closed.
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Norman Salem
Today, DHA is a staple of infant milk formulations and found in everything from sports drinks to supplements – largely thanks to its ability to increase brain and eye function, as well as immunity to disease.
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Saumil Shah
Bright green algae with three times the protein of a chicken breast but just a fraction of the carbon footprint…spirulina could be the new spinach.
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Hans Stein
To sustainably produce more animal protein for humans we need to help pigs become more efficient at digesting and retaining nutrients.
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Jens Thies
Perfecting a polymeric implant that could eventually eliminate the need for the daily application of eye drops for millions of glaucoma sufferers in Europe alone.
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Ju-Sheng-Zheng
Discovering the beneficial effects of omega-3 in tackling the sharp rise in diabetes type 2 in China caused by changing diet.
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Louis Pasteur
“I am on the edge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.”
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Linus Pauling
“Satisfaction of one’s curiosities is one of the greatest sources of happiness.”
