Agriculture in space soon a reality thanks to SCK•CEN in Belgium?
With its international BioRock project, the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN) from Mol (Kempen region) is on board the SpaceX
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UCL-professor Éric Lambin wins the Blue Planet Prize 2019
This year, UCLouvain professor Éric Lambin has been crowned with this particularly prestigious award for environmental science, more specifically for
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Dr. Elan Ziv in Brussels to present revolutionary device that improves quality of life for millions of women
Statistics show that over 50% of women worldwide experience either stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, or bowel incontinence. In
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UCL research: Intestinal bacteria can curb obesity and reduce risk of heart disease
The Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and the Dutch Wageningen University discovered that the living intestinal bacteria Akkermansia muciniphila curbs
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Best Pictures: Partial lunar eclipse yesterday on the 50th anniversary of the takeoff of Apollo 11
Yesterday evening saw a partial lunar eclipse take place across Belgium, as well as in large parts of Europe, Africa,
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A vision of sustainability: European Patent Office publishes Strategic Plan 2023
The European Patent Office (EPO) has set out an ambitious vision to excel in its role as one of the
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2008 Asteroid KV2 set to pass close to Earth tonight
The 2008 KV2 massive asteroid is set to pass close to Earth the night of Thursday to Friday. The potentially
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A new in-vitro fertilisation technique unveiled at VUB
This new technique involves studying the cells that make up the outer layer of the egg, called the corona. The
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The second “I Love Science Festival” drew more than 15,000 visitors this weekend
Hordes of visitors attended the “I Love Science Festival” this weekend. This now unmissable event for science fans has done
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Spheres by Darren Aronofsky: A Virtual Reality Journey Through the Cosmos
Spheres, the award-winning virtual reality experience directed by Darren Aronofsky, and narrated by Patti Smith, Jessica Chastain and Milly Brown,
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