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Research Showcase
A Showcase of the breadth of innovation and research being conducted with the help of our infrastructure, and across all disciplines.

The electronic structure of platinum and palladium nitrosyls
Using advanced computational methods and the VSC’s high-performance infrastructure, researchers unraveled the unusual bonding behavior of platinum and palladium nitrosyl complexes. Their findings challenge traditional coordination chemistry models and offer fresh insights for catalyst design and sustainable NOx reduction.
1 day ago2 min read

Using hydrological modelling to improve the Fire Weather Index system over tropical peatlands of peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
Hydrological modelling enhances fire danger prediction in tropical peatlands of Malaysia, Sumatra & Borneo.
Apr 73 min read


Increased moist-heat exposure caused by irrigation expansion
Irrigation cools land but increases moist-heat stress. Study reveals hidden risks using global models and VSC supercomputing.
Mar 273 min read

Fuzzy Band Structure of Quantum Dots via Bloch Orbital Expansion: Linking Quantum Chemistry and Quantum Physics Through HPC
By: Zeger Hens, Jordi Llusar, and Ivan Infante Electrons in extended semiconductor crystals behave as waves, free to travel in all...
Mar 173 min read


Single-cell transcriptome atlas of male mouse pituitary across postnatal life highlighting its stem cell landscape
By: Silke De Vriendt, Emma Laporte, Berkehür Abaylı, Julie Hoekx, Florian Hermans, Diether Lambrechts, and Hugo Vankelecom The pituitary...
Mar 42 min read


Supporting novel drug discovery via cosolvent molecular dynamics
By: Olivier Beyens, Sam Corthaut, Sarah Peeters, Pieter Van Der Veken, Ingrid De Meester, Hans De Winter Drug discovery involves...
Feb 42 min read


Accelerating Medical Innovation: How VSC Supercomputers Are Helping Diagnose Rare Disorders
High-performance computing (HPC) has long been a cornerstone of scientific discovery, and its impact on medicine continues to grow. At...
Jan 212 min read


Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis: A Breakthrough with VSC Computational Power
Researchers from the Center for Human Genetics (CME) in Leuven have unveiled a revolutionary diagnostic method that combines genetic and...
Jan 162 min read


Burned Area Increasingly Explained by Climate Change
By: Chantelle Burton, Seppe Lampe, Douglas I. Kelley, Wim Thiery, Stijn Hantson, Nikos Christidis, Lukas Gudmundsson, Matthew Forrest,...
Dec 10, 20245 min read


Borophane: The Hydrogen-Boosted Superconductor
By: Božidar N. Šoškić, Jonas Bekaert, Cem Sevik, and Milorad V. Milošević Imagine an atomically thin material capable of conducting...
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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