Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:55:49 +0200 Mon, 07 Jul 25 09:00:00 +0200 Notes from IMAU's technical department /en/news/notes-from-imaus-technical-department From programming measurements in the lab to flying over glaciers. Always been curious about the expertise and pursuits of our team of IMAU technicians? Here's your chance to find out. 150373 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Real-world data to help maximize hydrogen’s climate potential /en/news/real-world-data-to-help-maximize-hydrogens-climate-potential First-of-its-kind comprehensive study kicks off to quantify the amount of hydrogen released into the atmosphere at each stage of the hydrogen supply chain — from production to end use. The goal: mitigate indirect warming and maximize climate benefits of hydrogen. 149646 Wed, 21 May 2025 15:33:00 +0200 Nieuws Meet our new assistant professor /en/news/meet-our-new-assistant-professor-1 'I joined IMAU last January and was pleased to find a warm and welcoming atmosphere where people interact freely.' 148035 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws 30 million euros for research into climate change feedbacks /en/news/30-million-euros-for-research-into-climate-change-feedbacks The next step in climate change research thanks to NWO Summit grant: climate feedbacks and their interference with present-day climate change 140755 Fri, 24 May 2024 06:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Fifty years of Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Research at Cabauw /en/news/fifty-years-of-atmospheric-boundary-layer-research-at-cabauw The Cabauw tower operated by KNMI, celebrated its 50th anniversary. Generations of IMAU researchers have been using this facility. 135448 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Science and citizens collaborate to understand natural methane removal /en/news/science-and-citizens-collaborate-to-understand-natural-methane-removal According to the scientists, the results of the project could potentially lead to safe and effective artificial removal of methane from the atmosphere. 133969 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Much potential to reduce methane emissions European energy industry /en/news/much-potential-to-reduce-methane-emissions-european-energy-industry This has been demonstrated by a team of scientists led by Professor Thomas Röckmann from Utrecht ľϸӰ. 132857 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:05:00 +0200 Nieuws Beyond plans and pandemics /en/news/beyond-plans-and-pandemics 'Little did I know that my journey would change course, leading me into the fascinating world of atmospheric chemistry and physics.' 131744 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Six million euros to quantify European greenhouse gas emissions /en/news/six-million-euros-to-quantify-european-greenhouse-gas-emissions The new insights are vital to improve strategies for greenhouse gas mitigation, and improve the countries’ emission reports requested annually by the United Nations. 128692 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:37:00 +0100 Nieuws New start-up to reduce global methane emission /en/news/new-start-up-to-reduce-global-methane-emission “My company operates with the latest academic knowledge. Although many questions are still unanswered, we have developed enough methods which are suitable for application in the real world.” 127275 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:51:00 +0100 Nieuws The 5th ICOS Science Conference: "Tracking progress to carbon neutrality” /en/news/the-5th-icos-science-conference-tracking-progress-to-carbon-neutrality The IMAU Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry Group hosted the conference in Utrecht's TivoliVredenburg. 124924 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Check out the CloudRoots campaign in Brazil this summer /en/news/check-out-the-cloudroots-campaign-in-brazil-this-summer Dutch research groups carried out a large scientific campaign in Brazil. 124409 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:18:00 +0200 Nieuws Tons of nanoplastic are floating in the Wadden Sea /en/news/tons-of-nanoplastic-are-floating-in-the-wadden-sea About 20 tons of polystyrene and 5 tons of PET are floating in the Wadden Sea in the form of invisible nano and micro particles, researchers from UU and NIOZ discovered. 121034 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Nanoplastic omnipresent in rural and remote surface waters /en/news/nanoplastic-omnipresent-in-rural-and-remote-surface-waters Over the past few decades, tiny pieces of plastic have found their way, via the air, to remote places on earth, IMAU researchers conclude. 116371 Wed, 04 May 2022 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Polar ice contaminated with nanoplastics /en/news/polar-ice-contaminated-with-nanoplastics Decades-old ice in Northern and Southern Pole regions contain significant amounts of nanoscale plastic particles. Studying ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, scientists have identified several types of nanoplastic particles 113059 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:27:00 +0100 Nieuws MEMO2: A success story /en/news/memo2-a-success-story MEMO, the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Training Network has officially been acknowledged by the European Commission as a success story. 110838 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:24:00 +0100 Nieuws Nanoplastics found in the Alps, transported by air from Frankfurt, Paris and London /en/news/nanoplastics-found-in-the-alps-transported-by-air-from-frankfurt-paris-and-london A team of researchers have found nanoplastics at the Sonnblick Observatory in the Alps, the first time that nanoplastics were found in this area. 110905 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Measuring nanoplastics /en/news/measuring-nanoplastics A new research line at IMAU: the use of PTR-MS to measure nanoplastics. 105424 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Scientists discover more methane leakages in Utrecht’s gas distribution network /en/publicatie/scientists-discover-more-methane-leakages-in-utrechts-gas-distribution-network New equipment detects more gas leaks than equipment currently used by gas companies, according to researchers in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 101823 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Carl Sagan's TV series 'Cosmos' inspired Guus Velders as a teenager /en/news/carl-sagans-tv-series-cosmos-inspired-guus-velders-as-a-teenager The career of Professor of Air quality and climate interactions Guus Velders. 97110 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws