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Important news: Laser and magnet lab HFML-FELIX, known worldwide as a unique research facility, will continue within a large national partnership consisting of Radboud University, NWO and six other Dutch universities. https://lnkd.in/dTz5VRzU

ASPIRE is Japan's programme to connect Japanese research entities to the world's top researchers. The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has now announced the approval of 32 new research projects. European researchers are involved in 13 out of 14 (!) ASPIRE for Top Scientists projects and 10 out of 18 ASPIRE for Rising Scientists projects. https://lnkd.in/etAP6iB4

*Postdoctoral Researchers from Stanford and Berkeley Weigh Collaborative Opportunity During Meet-up at Beckman Symposium* Tracy Schloemer, PhD and Conner Harper, PhD are both chemists and also recipients of the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded in 2022. But that is pretty much where the similarities end. Yet recently, the two found that their independent work might actually have common ground and present an opportunity for collaboration. Schloemer’s research, at Stanford University, focuses on the development of light-activated technologies that can be used in manufacturing processes and for smart materials. Harper’s work, at the University of California, Berkeley involves the development of charge detection mass spectrometry (CDMS) instrumentation that enables the rapid analysis of nanoparticle-sized molecules. The odds of the two researchers ever attending the same conferences, despite their geographic proximity, were very low. However, the Beckman Symposium is unique for the composition of its attendees: Undergraduate researchers, early tenure-track faculty researchers and postdoctoral researchers network, present, and workshop together at the same event. “It was serendipitous,” Schloemer said of their meet-up during a poster session and subsequent collaboration. “This only happens at the Beckman Symposium.” “I saw Tracy’s poster about nanocapsules,” shared Harper. “The CDMS instrumentation I have been developing is aimed at weighing large and heterogeneous molecular structures, so I said, ‘Hey, would it be worth it to weigh these?’ Tracy said yes, we started collaborating, and then we started getting some interesting results.” Read the full article: https://ow.ly/n65i50Ut2kb #beckman #beckmansymposium #postersession #research #collaboration #AOBpostdoc #chemistry #stanford #berkeley #cal #CDMS #lightactivatedtech #smartmaterials #nanocapsules #data #results #seredipity #fridayfeature

America’s Future is Built on Science From life-saving medical breakthroughs to the tech innovations we rely on every day, fundamental science powers it all. But the prosperity we enjoy today is only possible with ongoing investment in research. Discover why supporting science isn’t just for scientists—it’s for all of us. Let’s secure a future driven by discovery, progress, and innovation.

One solid step moving towards collaborative efforts in scientific research and talent development.

I'm thrilled to share my postdoctoral research, published earlier today in Nature Communications! 🎉 In this work, we developed a passive acoustic metasurface capable of precise and reconfigurable manipulation of microscale particles and biological cells in fluid environments at subwavelength scales. This novel platform has immense potential for applications ranging from high-throughput bioanalysis to particle assembly. 🎥 Watch the video below to see the technology in action! You can read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/gVNfzi7r A heartfelt thank you to my incredible co-workers, collaborators and mentors - Suraj Pavagada Fernando Soto Charles Wei Demir Akin Levent Degertekin and Utkan Demirci - for making this research such a fun and exciting journey! #NatureCommunications #Innovation #Acoustofluidics #Science #Ultrasound #LabOnAChip #Metamaterials

The Swedish minister for research and higher education Johan Pehrson, the minster for enterprise and climate Ebba Busch and the Swedish minister for EU-policy Jessica Rosencrantz just presented the new Research & Innovation bill for Sweden 2025-2028, with reforms for 6500 MSEK. There are a lot of good initiatives, and I am especially happy that the government follows some of the ideas that I proposed during my time in the battery industry, including increased investments in industrialization of batteries, additional university funding and an investment in a research center on critical minerals for batteries and other strategic materials. Additionally, our proposal with an industrial research school for synchrotron and neutron technology are mentioned as one of the instruments that the research funding agencies can use to increase the societal usage of large scale research infrastructures, such as MAX IV and ESS. https://lnkd.in/d3dqHbyk

🌟Festive Reminder🌟 Call for Abstracts: Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Research Conference 2025 in Vienna 🚀🚀 Is your research investigating the role and value of openness and collaboration in science and science-based innovation? Then join us for the OIS Research Conference 2025 in Vienna! 👉 Call for Abstracts: https://lnkd.in/d-uT2RmK ▶️ Submit now: https://lnkd.in/dmrku4S3  🗓️ Abstract Submission Deadline: January 19, 2025 In addition to inspirational paper sessions, the conference program includes plenary sessions related to this year’s conference theme such as a Keynote speech by Scott Stern (Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management), an OIS Debate with – among others – Marie Louise Conradsen (Head of Open Innovation in Science at Aarhus University), Lee Fleming (Professor at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Haas), and Brian Uzzi (Professor at Northwestern University), a Junior Paper Development Workshop, and as usual an OIS Experiment where we “walk the talk" by engaging in and reflecting on novel ways of doing research. 🔥 Conference theme 2025:  The Future of Academia-Industry Collaboration: Drivers, Opportunities, and Risks of Novel Forms of Engagement. While traditional models remain important, new models are emerging that are more dynamic, flexible, and open, integrating multiple stakeholder groups. These approaches emphasize co-creation, open sharing and reuse of data, materials, or equipment, and foster iterative feedback between researchers and industry professionals throughout the design, implementation, and translation of scientific research projects. By doing so, they aim to achieve not only breakthroughs in scientific discovery but also a higher likelihood of translation into societally relevant innovations. The Organizing Team (Christoph Grimpe, Marion Poetz, Henry Sauermann, and myself) is looking forward to receiving your submissions 🌟

First big thing out of the gate for the Metascience Unit! Are you interested in the impacts of AI on R&D? How we define and measure the impact of science? How can we best support and develop research talent?  What is the best way to enable breakthrough discoveries? Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Research and Innovation and Open Philanthropy are jointly investing up to £5m in metascience research to understand what works for the R&D system and how we can improve it. This funding will support ambitious metascience research projects that will generate robust evidence and actionable insights for decision makers in government, funding bodies, and research organisations. https://lnkd.in/ekKq2_QS

This is a great challenge for Dutch students who want to use technology for good: explore the possibilities of leveraging quantum sensing to address microplastic pollution!