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Viewpoint in nature reviews materials: “Simulations in the era of exascale computing”

Friday 17/03/2023

Exascale computers are supercomputers that can perform 1018 floating point operations per second and started coming online in 2022. In Europe the exascale machine JUPITER is due to launch in 2023. However in 2022, LUMI – one of the pan-European pre-exascale supercomputers located in Finland – was ready to be used.

From saving lives in vehicular accidents to protecting materials under stress: Crumple zones matter

Monday 13/03/2023

Crumple zones form a critical safety measure to protect passengers during vehicular incidents. In a recent Matter article, researchers at the Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM) translated this safety concept to the atomic level. By designing atomic crumple zones in an otherwise robust material following a new strain engineering approach, they introduced locally flexible regions.

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Sven geselecteerd als nieuw lid Jonge Academie

Friday 17/02/2023

Vanaf 2023 tot 2028 zal CMM-er Sven Rogge de Jonge Academie vervoegen. Sven ambieert om tijdens zijn termijn de aandacht voor onderzoek in al zijn facetten aan te wakkeren, en dit zowel bij de brede bevolking als bij de verschillende beleidsniveaus.Om dit doel te bereiken, wil Sven verder inzetten op de uitbouw van wetenschapscommunicatie voor de brede onderzoeksgemeenschap.

NY walking dinner CMM 2023

Friday 27/01/2023

Friday January 20th, 2023 we welcomed the CMM family and friends to raise a glass to the new year. We were happy to reinstall an old tradition of meeting each other in person. We took a moment to look back at the past two years, looked forward to a promising and inspiring 2023 and felt thankful for what we have. At CMM we can count on the strength and ambition of young people.

CMM assists in elucidating the capabilities of polymeric and zeolite membranes for gas adsorption

Friday 13/01/2023

The efficient separation of CO2 and methane or nitrogen gas poses an important industrial challenge, for instance for the purification of biogas or flue gasses. A new mixed-matrix membrane (MMM) developed by the KU Leuven is shown to outperform all existing polymer-based membranes in terms of CO2—CH4 mixed-gas selectivity and CO2 permeability.

CMM contributes to the development of more durable materials for solar cells

Thursday 22/12/2022

Solar cells and other optoelectronic devices require materials that efficiently convert light into electron/hole pairs and electrical currents. A collaborative study led by the Roeffaers and Hofkens lab (KU Leuven) led to the engineering of such a material that can operate for several years. The group of prof.

Meeting report MOF2022

Tuesday 20/12/2022

In September about 700 scientists from 45 countries gathered in Dresden for the 8th International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds (MOF2022). It was the first physical meeting after the COVID-19 crisis and an ideal platform for scientists, developers and users to reconnect and present their latest findings. Prof. Van Speybroeck and prof.

Potluck breakfast @CMM

Thursday 20/10/2022

After three years we could finally organize our yearly potluck breakfast again. On Thursday morning October 13th, 2022 we welcomed six new master students and a new PhD student.At the beginning of October Alen T. Mathew joined CMM to work together with Reza Mehdipour. Alen received his master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Congratulations dr. Maarten Cools-Ceuppens!

Wednesday 05/10/2022

On September 15th our colleague Maarten Cools-Ceuppens successfully defended his PhD. During his defence Maarten presented his work entitled ‘Incorporating long-range interactions and polarization in machine learning potentials with explicit electrons’. He was supervised by prof. dr. ir. Toon Verstraelen and prof. dr. ir.

CMM @MOF2022 in Dresden

Wednesday 28/09/2022

From September 4th until 7th, 2022, the 8th International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds (MOF2022) took place in Dresden. It was an ideal platform for scientists, developers and users to connect and present their novel generation of porous framework materials, discover new functions and meet experts from all disciplines.

CMM attends DFT2022 Conference in Brussels

Friday 09/09/2022

Last week the CMM attended the 19th International Conference on Density Functional Theory and its Applications in Brussels (https://www.dft2022.be/).

Three talks by prof. Van Speybroeck in June 2022

Thursday 16/06/2022

At the university of OSLO during the NordCO2 Monthly SeminarThe Nordic Consortium for CO2 Conversion (NordCO2) is a network for researchers working on chemical CO2 conversion in the Nordic countries. NordCO2 promotes knowledge exchange, initiates novel scientific collaborations, trains Nordic students and organizes outreach activities.

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