Research regarding flexible and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors, as conducted by the community and at Ghent University, has been highlighted in Progress Materials Sciecne (SCI-IF: 23.8). An essential part is here polymer blend design. The involved LCT coauthor is Dagmar R. D’hooge.

More information can be found at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0079642519300994

Rather than a mere optimization, the work as published in React. Chem. Eng. (SCI-IF: 3.935) aims at acquiring a fundamental understanding upon which further exploration can be based. This particular contribution fits within the framework of using a ‘green’ alternative catalyst to commonly used homogeneous bases. A crucial step forward has been made in enabling continuous operation for aldol reactions.

The coauthors are Anton De Vylder, Jeroen Lauwaert, Jeriffa De Clercq, Pascal Van Der Voort, Christian V. Stevens, and Joris W. Thybaut.

Together with Per Zetterlund (University of New South Wales) a perspective on dispersed phase polymerization has been published in the leading journal Macromolecules (SCI-IF 2017: 5.914). More details can be found at: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01037