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What if slightly heating membranes allowed us to describe the movement of their molecules? - Scientists from the EST Laboratory, Experimental Thermal Physics and Soft Matter, publish in the journal Small.

On January 21, the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) inaugurated its new data center (DC) at A6K in Charleroi.

Interdisciplinary project brings together expertise in AI, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, and molecular diagnostics ANTICIPATE, a new research project by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V

While access to water and hygiene is recognized as a fundamental right, the supply of public showers in Brussels remains largely insufficient and poorly distributed.

Resistant starch, present in cooked and cooled potatoes, rice, or pasta, might be the latest hit on food blogs and among nutrition enthusiasts, but it turns out its impact on our gut is also being studied in the context of neurodegenerative diseases.

There are indications that a simple finger-prick blood test could, in the future, detect Alzheimer's disease long before the first clinical symptoms become apparent.

The year 2025 was marked in particular by the debate on the Zucman tax, which was rejected by members of parliament but approved by a very large majority of French people.

New study highlights the urgent need for climate action and proactive land management. In 2025, northwest Spain and Portugal alone accounted for more than half of the area burned in Europe.

Russian princess turned refugee, Belgian journalist and writer, Zinaïda Chakhovskaïa has lived a thousand lives through revolutions and exiles.

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund Anupam Sengupta 's research into how bacteria interact with and control light, and possible opportunities for new imaging technologies.

PhD reveals how structural crises are systematically reframed as population issues Why do politicians and policymakers continue to point to population growth as the cause of climate change, housing s

The Swifft Research Collective was launched on December 3 at the event "Decarbonising Belgium: Bridging Silos, Building Futures".

Zellik, 27 November 2025 - Today, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele officially inaugurated the new Flemish Tier-1 supercomputer Sofia at the Nexus Datacenter in Zellik.