This year's Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the 17,500 scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider, including researchers from Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. They contribute to major experiments exploring the universe’s deepest mysteries...
This story is about more than food forests, bumblebees, birdsong, and biodiversity. It shows how a shared interest in sustainability and nature makes collaboration at FSE effortless.
When you think of a telescope, stargazing comes to mind, but the underground Einstein Telescope is different. It is all about engineering and technology. Jessica Steinlechner and Alex Amato reveal a portion of the magic they perform on only one component of the telescope: its mirrors.
Cola bottles and microplastics are two examples of plastics that frequently end up in the environment, which we then consume. Why? Simply because biodegradable alternatives have a hard time entering the market. Simon Schick at AMIBM investigated why this is the case.
Research on nature restoration along the river Maas turns out to be quite an adventure, as demonstrated by the study conducted by Sara Pastina and Maya Daumal. They investigated how plants, fish, and invertebrates find their way to their newly restored natural habitats.
Bulat Khaertdinov is the first winner of the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Dissertation Prize. At the Department of Advanced Computer Sciences, he trains artificial intelligence to recognise and respond to human behaviour. Read on and familiarise yourself with the work of a computer scientist...
It is always great when a plan comes together, especially if it happens all at once. Rocio Arreguín Campos developed a quick and easy-to-use diagnostic tool for malaria. Together with her boss, Bart van Grinsven, she successfully tested the device in Brazil. Read their story about sensors, malaria...
Artificial intelligence can become trustworthy in medicine if trained on high-quality data from a sufficiently large and divers patient population. But what happens when data is scarce because a condition or trait is extremely rare? Michel Dumontier and his team are addressing this by combining real...
Imagine living on an island that loses about 90% of its land area due to natural disasters. How would you ensure there is enough space and food for yourself and your offspring? Would you become aggressive? Read how Leon Claessens and his colleagues figured out that in such cases, nature will promote...
Imagine having a healthy weight and still suffering a heart attack or stroke. Systems biologist Femke Smit is investigating the relationship between weight and health and is making some surprising discoveries. This week, together with her international colleagues, she is publishing her research in...
