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KU Leuven based spectroscopy and photochemistry research group of Prof. Dr. J. Hofkens
Joined September 2017
Whether you are an experienced researcher or just starting your PhD journey, if you are curious about superlattices, this one is for you! Happy to have contributed as a coauthor alongside an outstanding team. @HofkensLab
https://t.co/UiiN4MxzLX
pubs.rsc.org
Halide perovskite supercrystals, also known as superlattices, are electronically coupled low-dimensional materials, such as nanocrystals, quantum dots, or nanoplatelets that offer collective optical...
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Photoswitching of the Two-Photon Absorption of Donor-Acceptor Substituted Dithienylethenes by Jordi Hernando, Uwe Pischel, and co-workers (@LabPischel) #OpenAccess ๐
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Switching two-photon absorption: Donor-acceptor substituted dithienylethenes are shown to switch their two-photon absorption properties upon light-induced electrocyclic isomerization.
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As we progress with our Fastcomet, it is time to share our new updates. This time with a cool video. A special highlight is explaining the intricacies of the topic to young students.
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From ๐ฉ to ๐ฌ brilliance โ classic Prof. Hofkens! Incredible time at #ICP2025. Engaging talks, deep photochemistry, the best poster @DebroyeG, and plenty of laughs. Science at its most creative and collaborative! #Photochemistry #Photophysics #HofkensLab #ScienceWithImpact
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At the DYNANOINT workshop in Finland earlier this week. Nice to meet Hannu Hakkinen, Stacy Copp, Cathleen Crudden and Xie JianPing.
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Our project was presented at the 3rd National Meeting of the Swedish Chemical Society (SCS2025)! Weโve enjoyed some fantastic talks over the past few days in an incredible venue in Vรคsterรฅs!
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We have a very special guest to our meeting this afternoon: insightful discussions and exchanging impressions with @FeringaLab! @HofkensLab @LabPischel
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Its always a pleasure hosting Ben Feringa. This time for @4for2pathfinder. Ending with an amazing in-house BBQ and Belgian beer.
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Itโs that magical time of the yearโฆ time for our annual IRL meeting! @HofkensLab is in charge of the organisation this year, and our teams are starting to arrive in Neerijse ๐ง๐ช
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My first time visit to Japan started with visit of my good old friend @FurukawaG_Kyoto, Prof. at the @iCeMS_KU_INTL. Unbelievable experience to meet brilliant colleagues, present and discuss our research and try authentic food and drinks from Kyoto! Thank you so much, Shuhei!
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Interested in imaging in energy science ?๐ฌ Chemical & Biomedical Imaging from @AmerChemSociety invited us in a special issue on ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ โ๏ธ โก And we made the cover ! ๐ Work lead by @SudiptaSeth5, in @HofkensLab, Martin Vacha lab
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Happy to present our current research on "High-Resolution Imaging of Non-Equilibrium Colloidal Self-Assembly by Photo-Fixation" at FOM 2025! Great opportunity to connect with researchers from diverse fields and explore exciting science. Also enjoying a wonderful visit to Taipei!
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๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐ฒ #๐ ๐ฌ Exciting times in Susana Rocha and @HofkensLab Lab ! We're restarting to build microscopes, and I decided to guide two PhD students through the process. #Microscopy #optics #SciComm #sts
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New paper accepted from our team at @goteborgsuni! Find out here how kinases can be illuminated without affecting their activity in a straightforward way: https://t.co/aHcEW9wUCh. Congratulations to @ValakaVivian and the rest of the team!
pubs.rsc.org
Fluorophore integration into proteins within living cells is essential for exploring proteins in their natural environment. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), is a validated oncology target and is...
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We thank @CNRS @CNRSbiologie for highlighting our work on the artificial receptor for dopamine recently published in @angew_chem in their news portal: https://t.co/R2qyztvrZx
insb.cnrs.fr
Les neurotransmetteurs ont un rรดle clรฉ dans le fonctionnement du cerveau et peuvent servir de biomarqueurs pour de nombreuses maladies neurologiques.
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We are developing Imaging tools for Energy science! Interesting methodology and results! A big shout out to my brilliant team. Fruitful collaboration with Martin Vacha from Tokyo. @Multi_Nano_KUL
Looking for a high-throughput characterization tool for your thin films (perovskite, polymer)? We developed a luminescence-based method! A demonstration can be found here. https://t.co/11fAjowPgZ
@HofkensLab @RoeffaersLab @DebroyeG
#Perovskite #ThinFilms #Materials #imaging
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Our new functionalized docetaxel probe enables superior visualization of dense mitotic spindle structures during cell division by expansion microscopy! | Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Visualizing the ultrastructure of mitotic spindles, the macromolecular machines that segregate chromosomes during mitosis, by fluorescence imaging remains challenging. Here we introduce an azido- and...
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Fastcomet evaluation meeting kicked off. Impressive presentations so far by the consortium. @EUeic @HofkensLab @LizMarzan_Lab @aklymchenko @imec_int
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Weโre thrilled to welcome Dr. Donato Valli โ PhD in Chemistry with @HofkensLab at @KULeuvenChemie @KU_Leuven ๐ง๐ช โ to our team as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Welcome, Donato! ๐จโ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐น in ๐ซ๐ท ๐ซ๐ซ๐ท #unistra @CNRS @CNRS_Alsace @CNRSchimie ๐ฐ๐ช๐บ @EU_Commission @EUScienceInnov
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