Projects
Testing of Circuits for Quantum Computers KU Leuven
Quantum computing offers a compute paradigm which is fundamentally different from the way in which today’s conventional computers operate. Its new capabilities benefit especially information processing and performing computationally hard tasks. Applications can be found in (1) cryptology and discrete mathematics for the factorization of large numbers into a product of primes (Shor’s Algorithm), (2) searching in large, unsorted databases ...
Beamforming Algorithm Development for Medical Imaging KU Leuven
The recent years have seen mode-localized MEMS research grow. This current focus has its roots on the substantial improvement in sensitivity (up to 3 magnitude orders) and common-mode rejection capabilities of these devices, when compared to regular frequency shift MEMS. These developments find applications in inertial (accelerometers, gyroscopes) and gravimetric sensors - devices used in a broad range of areas, from the automotive industry, ...
Moonrise: Hybrid Membrane/Sorption Technology for More Efficient C2 and C3 Separations Catalisti
Steam cracking
Light olefins, such as ethylene (C2) and propylene (C3), are vital building blocks in the chemical industry. Today, most ethylene and propylene is produced through steam cracking of hydrocarbons.
Steam ...
Moonrise: Hybrid membrane/sorption technology for more efficient C2 and C3 separations Ghent University
Light olefins, such as ethylene (C2) and propylene (C3), are vital building blocks in the chemical industry. Today, most ethylene and propylene is produced through steam cracking of hydrocarbons. Steam cracking processes generate a mixture of olefins and paraffins. Separating and purifying them, through cryogenic high-pressure distillation, is both challenging and energy-intensive. In the process, substantial amounts of CO¬2 are emitted. To ...
Nanoscale dynamic spectroscopic microscopy station for cryogenic temperatures Hasselt University
Optimization of cutting tools for high strength materials by means of deep cryogenic treatments and coatings Sirris, the collective centre for the technological industry
Sensitivity Upgrade at High Magnetic Field for NMR Based Science in the Next Decade. Ghent University
A cryogenically cooled PRODIGY 5mm TCI cryoprobe with 60 G.cm-1 Z-gradient coil and automatic tuning & matching, operating from -40° to +80°C and compatible with the 700 MHz equipment at the heart of the high-resolution NMR technology platform at UGent. It includes:
1) a cryoprobe with cryogenically cooled 1H/2H/19F & 13C coils - the main channel can be tuned to either 1H or 19F. A room temperature 15N coil allows 1H, ...
Development of new compounds to define the potential of TRPM4 inhibition for prevention and suppression of Ca2+ dependent cardiac arrhythmias. KU Leuven
Ca2+ dependent arrhythmias are a critical feature of conditions such as CPVT, ischemia and atrial fibrillation. TRPM4 is a Ca activated cation channel and an interesting drug target for the prevention and suppression of this type of arrhythmias. To date, the only in vivo applicable blockers of TRPM4 are meclofenamate and glibenclamide, which have obviously other prominent targets and have a relatively low efficacy to block TRPM4. Therefore, ...
Bcl-2/IP3R channel structural dynamics underlying complex formation, function and disease (BInamics) KU Leuven
Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins not only act the mitochondria where they prevent the release of pro-cell death factors but also function at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the organelle that serves as the main calcium-storage site in mammalian cells. At the ER, Bcl-2, via its “BH4 domain”, directly inhibits the IP3 receptor, a large calcium-release channel, preventing mitochondrial Ca2+ overload and thus cell death to occur. Previous studies ...