100 years after Einstein’s prediction of gravitational waves, astronomers have observed gravitational waves that originate from the fusion of two black holes. They detected these gravitational waves in the LIGO observatory. This […]
In collaboration with scientists from Imperial College London and Lund University, Professors Dirk Timmerman and Ben Van Calster from KU Leuven have improved a test for ultrasound diagnosis of ovarian tumours. Ovarian tumours or […]
Clouds play a bigger role in the melting of the Greenland ice sheet than was previously assumed. Compared to clear skies, clouds enhance the meltwater runoff by a third. Those are the […]
Some adolescents respond to social situations in ways that may perpetuate rather than reduce their feelings of loneliness. They tend to attribute social inclusion to coincidence, and blame some personal flaw when they are […]
One in five human beings is overweight. One in seven is hungry. By 2050, we will have another two billion mouths to feed. How can agriculture meet this challenge? Should we take […]
Topic? The conference is built around three plenary sessions and five rounds of parallel sessions on three tracks of private, institutional and collective/multi-party mediation. Academic and professional experts share the newest insights […]
As from the second half of 2016, KU Leuven will house a brand new Tier-1 supercomputer. The computer will be one of the 150 largest and fastest computers in the world. The […]
The Nuon Solar Team has won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge for the sixth time in its Nuna8 solar car. Never before has this race – which takes teams right through the […]
Thomas Piketty gave a lecture within the framework of the Gaston Eyskens Chair 2015 at the KU Leuven, Belgium. Follow his lecture “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” via the below recording of the […]
Forensic biomedical scientists from KU Leuven have developed a test to predict individuals’ age on the basis of blood or teeth samples. This test may be particularly useful for the police, as […]
by Ilse Frederickx and Katrien Bollen | KU Leuven Researchers at the KU Leuven Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis have found a more eco-friendly way to derive lignin – a paper industry waste […]
Summary: A new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia has been identified after researchers attempted to turn stem cells derived from patients into the neurons most affected by the disease. […]
One of the more recent members of The Future Leadership Institute is Mr. Teun Depreeuw. Teun Depreeuw is founder and owner of Muurtuin.be, a company specialized in designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining vertical gardens. Click the picture to read more.
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