Companies, farmers, nature and consumers alike depend on water. Yet despite the fact that 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, only 1% of it is drinkable. And as climate change progresses, ensuring sufficient water for everyone is becoming increasingly challenging. Advancing water purification technologies is therefore more essential than ever.
A recent study into Parkinson’s disease has shown that a stool transplant may constitute a new and valuable treatment of the disease. “It offers a potentially safe, effective and cost-efficient way of alleviating the symptoms and improving the quality of life of millions. A 'bacterial pill' might replace the stool transplant in the future. But more research is needed.”
The iconic Fort Boyard, made famous by television, is slowly being swallowed by the sea. In Ostend, scale model tests were carried out to study the impact of waves and storm conditions on the fort. The result: new insights and a Flemish first in maritime research.
Since May, the Belgian pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice has been home to a unique experimental setup: Building Biospheres. For three months now, visitors have been experiencing how a planting area with 250 subtropical plants and trees creates a pleasant indoor climate.
Manon Steynen from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering is trying to convert unhealthy sugar into healthy sugar.
Van wetenschappelijk onderzoek tot medische behandelingen, decennialang stond de man centraal in de medische wereld. Betekent dat dan ook dat vrouwen daardoor minder goede zorg krijgen?
Rising sea levels are a global challenge for coastal areas. Traditionally, the solution has been concrete sea walls, but are there more natural solutions?
They are already well established in elite sports, but amateur athletes are also increasingly using technology to improve their sports performance or prevent injuries. Sports technology is everywhere it seems, but there are pitfalls.
How do microorganisms in polar regions respond to change and what does this teach us in the fight against global warming? For many years, this question has occupied biologist Bjorn Tytgat and the team he is a part of.
Why is one neighbourhood more prone to crime than the next? Can crime be predicted and prevented? Those are the questions that professor Wim Hardyns decided to tackle seventeen years ago.
Around 8% of the world’s population suffers from a rare disease. In Belgium some 800,000 patients are affected. One of them is eighteen-month-old Oliver, who was born blind. He is closely monitored by professor Bart Leroy, whose team has made remarkable progress in the research into rare eye diseases. Still, there are quite a few stumbling blocks as well.
Is it possible to produce metal on the moon? Or other materials enabling us to build a permanent moon base? Professor Inge Bellemans of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture is conducting research into the subject together with her team.
