MESA+ Institute | University of Twente

REALIZING GRAND SOLUTIONS WITH THE EXTREMELY SMALL

The MESA+ Institute is a leading nanotechnology research institute. We focus on key enabling technologies (KETs) - photonics, fluidics, hard materials, soft materials and devices, combined with responsible research & innovation - and the convergence of these to realize disruptive innovations in the areas of most societal challenges. Our main contributions are on the Health, ICT and Sustainability areas.

Ground-breaking research

Embracing a cross-disciplinary approach and benefiting from the MESA+ NanoLab, over 500 researchers deliver high quality, frequently ground-breaking research. MESA+ actively seeks for collaboration with external partners providing an excellent setting for consortium formation. Next to our excellent scientists and facilities, we offer a strong regional ecosystem that creates the breeding ground to let ideas blossom and grow to relevant, successful solutions and businesses.

Singing Ceremony MESA+ en IIS

MESA+ and the Institute of Industrial Science of the University of Tokyo expressed a convergence of will. On Monday 5 October, both parties signed a 5 year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). “This agreement further strengthens the collaboration of both institutions”, says Prof Dr Albert van den Berg, scientific director of MESA+.

Life as a PhD-student at MESA+

What is it like to be a PhD student at the MESA+ institute? Federica Cioffi's research focused on the early hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. 'I am happy to contribute, bringing medical research from the lab to industry, and ultimately to the patients in need.’

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New technology center to accelerate photonics applications

On 2 June 2021, the integrated photonics industry accelerator PhotonDelta, research institute TNO, Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Twente will sign a cooperation agreement for the new Photonic Integ…

Virus transmission: new animation video gives insight

How can an Influenza virus transfer from animal to human, while the molecules on which they ‘land’ at the cell surface, are different? For finding this out, researchers of the University of Twente developed a sensor chi…

Checking 'hidden layers' for creating greener batteries and catalysts

Probing inside a material, at the interface of two different layers, is one thing. Doing this under realistic circumstances, while the materials are active, is another, and it is not so easy. That is exactly what resear…

Steering light to places it isn’t supposed to go

Light that is sent into a ‘photonic crystal’, can’t go deeper than the so-called Bragg length. Deeper inside the crystal, light of a certain colour range can simply not exist. Still, researchers of the University of Tw…

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