wow did you see that a real professor oh my god and that’s not even all I’m also
my god and that’s not even all I’m also
my god and that’s not even all I’m also chemist the toxicologist take up phone
chemist the toxicologist take up phone
chemist the toxicologist take up phone calls I’m a science officer but you
calls I’m a science officer but you
calls I’m a science officer but you guess what I just gave it up last year
guess what I just gave it up last year
guess what I just gave it up last year stop to it the reason is I’m going to
stop to it the reason is I’m going to
stop to it the reason is I’m going to take you to the story is I want to
take you to the story is I want to
take you to the story is I want to innovate I want to connect people I want
innovate I want to connect people I want
innovate I want to connect people I want to connect disciplined and with that
to connect disciplined and with that
to connect disciplined and with that there’s energy coming in this energy I
there’s energy coming in this energy I
there’s energy coming in this energy I tend to describe as a nuclear fusion
tend to describe as a nuclear fusion
tend to describe as a nuclear fusion because that’s what happens in my brain
because that’s what happens in my brain
because that’s what happens in my brain when I connect different things and
when I connect different things and
when I connect different things and different people the energy gives me the
different people the energy gives me the
different people the energy gives me the inspiration to move ahead now let me
inspiration to move ahead now let me
inspiration to move ahead now let me take you back to where it starts our
take you back to where it starts our
take you back to where it starts our society is now let’s boost our economy
society is now let’s boost our economy
society is now let’s boost our economy is boosting because consumer thrust is
is boosting because consumer thrust is
is boosting because consumer thrust is increasing unemployment rate are
increasing unemployment rate are
increasing unemployment rate are decreasing and nevertheless we feel like
decreasing and nevertheless we feel like
decreasing and nevertheless we feel like large organization say we need new
large organization say we need new
large organization say we need new people we need a nawet of people but how
people we need a nawet of people but how
people we need a nawet of people but how do we get enough to people it means you
do we get enough to people it means you
do we get enough to people it means you have to have an innovative organization
have to have an innovative organization
have to have an innovative organization and how do you keep up with an
and how do you keep up with an
and how do you keep up with an innovative organization and that seems
innovative organization and that seems
innovative organization and that seems to be such a difficult question why do
to be such a difficult question why do
to be such a difficult question why do you want this so the vision is yeah do I
you want this so the vision is yeah do I
you want this so the vision is yeah do I need to be competitive to might the
need to be competitive to might the
need to be competitive to might the other companies can I only be innovative
other companies can I only be innovative
other companies can I only be innovative if I am part of that ecosystem the
if I am part of that ecosystem the
if I am part of that ecosystem the campus or whatever or is it simply my
campus or whatever or is it simply my
campus or whatever or is it simply my profile as a company that if I am
profile as a company that if I am
profile as a company that if I am innovative I can hire innovative people
innovative I can hire innovative people
innovative I can hire innovative people and maybe I become innovative so what
and maybe I become innovative so what
and maybe I become innovative so what they do large corporates they send out
they do large corporates they send out
they do large corporates they send out their managers they send out people and
their managers they send out people and
their managers they send out people and tell everybody else we are the most
tell everybody else we are the most
tell everybody else we are the most innovative and maybe that becomes a
innovative and maybe that becomes a
innovative and maybe that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and then you
self-fulfilling prophecy and then you
self-fulfilling prophecy and then you can hire
can hire
can hire the people and you may get an overdue
the people and you may get an overdue
the people and you may get an overdue that’s not reality innovation is a
that’s not reality innovation is a
that’s not reality innovation is a struggle and a battle at the same time
struggle and a battle at the same time
struggle and a battle at the same time it’s horrible it’s horrible to be an
it’s horrible it’s horrible to be an
it’s horrible it’s horrible to be an innovative process because all your
innovative process because all your
innovative process because all your certainties are gone and we think we can
certainties are gone and we think we can
certainties are gone and we think we can not innovate because we are limited so
not innovate because we are limited so
not innovate because we are limited so we we even organize TEDx meetings we
we we even organize TEDx meetings we
we we even organize TEDx meetings we have hubs we have trainings we have boot
have hubs we have trainings we have boot
have hubs we have trainings we have boot camps or phone calls come again
camps or phone calls come again
camps or phone calls come again innovation means you have to get out of
innovation means you have to get out of
innovation means you have to get out of your comfort zone so what’s your comfort
your comfort zone so what’s your comfort
your comfort zone so what’s your comfort zone you already came here fine which is
zone you already came here fine which is
zone you already came here fine which is still nice in your suit sweet innovation
still nice in your suit sweet innovation
still nice in your suit sweet innovation only is happening when you are in the
only is happening when you are in the
only is happening when you are in the middle of it you have to be part of it
middle of it you have to be part of it
middle of it you have to be part of it get out of that comfort zone and the
get out of that comfort zone and the
get out of that comfort zone and the result I can tell you as happened to me
result I can tell you as happened to me
result I can tell you as happened to me is unexpected it’s like a nuclear fusion
is unexpected it’s like a nuclear fusion
is unexpected it’s like a nuclear fusion there’s an enormous energy release its
there’s an enormous energy release its
there’s an enormous energy release its uncontrollable and it’s unmanageable and
uncontrollable and it’s unmanageable and
uncontrollable and it’s unmanageable and let me take that last word unmanageable
let me take that last word unmanageable
let me take that last word unmanageable because managers and we have lots of
because managers and we have lots of
because managers and we have lots of them I don’t know how many you here are
them I don’t know how many you here are
them I don’t know how many you here are I can’t see you guys but we have so many
I can’t see you guys but we have so many
I can’t see you guys but we have so many managers and they grow well on stability
managers and they grow well on stability
managers and they grow well on stability and control now you can see the paradox
and control now you can see the paradox
and control now you can see the paradox between innovation stability and control
between innovation stability and control
between innovation stability and control so managing innovation doesn’t work not
so managing innovation doesn’t work not
so managing innovation doesn’t work not as we think it should be done managers
as we think it should be done managers
as we think it should be done managers want to keep their people in control if
want to keep their people in control if
want to keep their people in control if you’re a free thinker like me you want
you’re a free thinker like me you want
you’re a free thinker like me you want to move ahead do something stupid they
to move ahead do something stupid they
to move ahead do something stupid they will say hey you have to perform better
will say hey you have to perform better
will say hey you have to perform better more into the lines where we set and
more into the lines where we set and
more into the lines where we set and they put you on a personal efficacy
they put you on a personal efficacy
they put you on a personal efficacy course or something that’s what happens
course or something that’s what happens
course or something that’s what happens now let me tell you a bit about my
now let me tell you a bit about my
now let me tell you a bit about my explosions because if that energy has to
explosions because if that energy has to
explosions because if that energy has to stay inside
stay inside
stay inside and you’re in academia in my case it
and you’re in academia in my case it
and you’re in academia in my case it didn’t work out so more explosions the
didn’t work out so more explosions the
didn’t work out so more explosions the biggest explosion occurred when I met
biggest explosion occurred when I met
biggest explosion occurred when I met people from the field of nanotechnology
nanotechnology is something that made me
nanotechnology is something that made me realize that we have physics biology we
realize that we have physics biology we
realize that we have physics biology we have mathematics chemistry it’s
have mathematics chemistry it’s
have mathematics chemistry it’s basically all the same thing the only
basically all the same thing the only
basically all the same thing the only thing that we are doing at schools
thing that we are doing at schools
thing that we are doing at schools academia is organized these disciplines
academia is organized these disciplines
academia is organized these disciplines in such a way that you can handle it
in such a way that you can handle it
in such a way that you can handle it nice rich in hormones the same science
nice rich in hormones the same science
nice rich in hormones the same science and in that science field you can talk
and in that science field you can talk
and in that science field you can talk to each other but don’t try to cross
to each other but don’t try to cross
to each other but don’t try to cross talk with other scientific fields these
talk with other scientific fields these
talk with other scientific fields these are three people that manage to get out
are three people that manage to get out
are three people that manage to get out of the pigeon hole niels bohr Max Planck
of the pigeon hole niels bohr Max Planck
of the pigeon hole niels bohr Max Planck and Einstein most of you or not they
and Einstein most of you or not they
and Einstein most of you or not they knew or they supposed that it nude as
knew or they supposed that it nude as
knew or they supposed that it nude as you suppose they’re that materials and
you suppose they’re that materials and
you suppose they’re that materials and energy are the same thing so material
energy are the same thing so material
energy are the same thing so material can transfer into energy and the other
can transfer into energy and the other
can transfer into energy and the other way run depending on speed and awe and
way run depending on speed and awe and
way run depending on speed and awe and Mars they made it change to the world I
want to take you to a couple of examples
want to take you to a couple of examples in nanotechnology and I hope you’ll also
in nanotechnology and I hope you’ll also
in nanotechnology and I hope you’ll also get inspired by the idea that materials
get inspired by the idea that materials
get inspired by the idea that materials can change properties although we are
can change properties although we are
can change properties although we are talking about the same material so gold
talking about the same material so gold
talking about the same material so gold suddenly becomes another goal but it’s
suddenly becomes another goal but it’s
suddenly becomes another goal but it’s still gold first example here is the
still gold first example here is the
still gold first example here is the sugar lump the sugar lump here if I
sugar lump the sugar lump here if I
sugar lump the sugar lump here if I divide that up it has sides of about one
divide that up it has sides of about one
divide that up it has sides of about one square centimeter total surface of the
square centimeter total surface of the
square centimeter total surface of the sugar lump here on the outside is six
sugar lump here on the outside is six
sugar lump here on the outside is six square centimeters as you can see here I
square centimeters as you can see here I
square centimeters as you can see here I if I divide that up into little pieces
if I divide that up into little pieces
if I divide that up into little pieces then I go to 60 square centimeters if I
then I go to 60 square centimeters if I
then I go to 60 square centimeters if I make the pieces even smaller then I end
make the pieces even smaller then I end
make the pieces even smaller then I end up with a sugar lump of
up with a sugar lump of
up with a sugar lump of graham which has an internal or external
graham which has an internal or external
graham which has an internal or external surface area of about sixty million
surface area of about sixty million
surface area of about sixty million square centimeters so that simple same
square centimeters so that simple same
square centimeters so that simple same mars of one gram suddenly has another
mars of one gram suddenly has another
mars of one gram suddenly has another month what does that mean well the
month what does that mean well the
month what does that mean well the surface connects to the environment so
surface connects to the environment so
surface connects to the environment so in chemistry people know this large
in chemistry people know this large
in chemistry people know this large surface is very useful in reactivity of
surface is very useful in reactivity of
surface is very useful in reactivity of a compound so for catalyst in chemistry
a compound so for catalyst in chemistry
a compound so for catalyst in chemistry this is this is beautiful next example
this is this is beautiful next example
this is this is beautiful next example this is almost like high school
this is almost like high school
this is almost like high school chemistry sorry for that it tells you a
chemistry sorry for that it tells you a
chemistry sorry for that it tells you a compound tio2 titanium dioxide it’s a
compound tio2 titanium dioxide it’s a
compound tio2 titanium dioxide it’s a compound which is used in you probably
compound which is used in you probably
compound which is used in you probably had it this morning it’s in toothpaste
had it this morning it’s in toothpaste
had it this morning it’s in toothpaste it’s white it’s a powder and if it’s
it’s white it’s a powder and if it’s
it’s white it’s a powder and if it’s empower you can see it on the electron
empower you can see it on the electron
empower you can see it on the electron microscope like this does a micrometer
microscope like this does a micrometer
microscope like this does a micrometer particles if you go down the size of
particles if you go down the size of
particles if you go down the size of nanometers like thousandfold smaller
nanometers like thousandfold smaller
nanometers like thousandfold smaller there comes a moment when the structure
there comes a moment when the structure
there comes a moment when the structure of the particle can no longer
of the particle can no longer
of the particle can no longer accommodate titanium and oxygen in the
accommodate titanium and oxygen in the
accommodate titanium and oxygen in the same ratio as titanium dioxide so the
same ratio as titanium dioxide so the
same ratio as titanium dioxide so the physical boundaries determine the
physical boundaries determine the
physical boundaries determine the chemistry you see we are crossing
chemistry you see we are crossing
chemistry you see we are crossing disciplined and you end up with a
disciplined and you end up with a
disciplined and you end up with a compound that may actually be like this
compound that may actually be like this
compound that may actually be like this this is just an example which means it
this is just an example which means it
this is just an example which means it has a reactive surface because it has no
has a reactive surface because it has no
has a reactive surface because it has no longer at optimal structure and due to
longer at optimal structure and due to
longer at optimal structure and due to the small physical size this in earth
the small physical size this in earth
the small physical size this in earth compound totally inert changes into
compound totally inert changes into
compound totally inert changes into something reactive beautiful picture
something reactive beautiful picture
something reactive beautiful picture quantum dot quantum dots are simply
quantum dot quantum dots are simply
quantum dot quantum dots are simply nanoparticles as you can see between
nanoparticles as you can see between
nanoparticles as you can see between four and ten nanometers so it’s the same
four and ten nanometers so it’s the same
four and ten nanometers so it’s the same material but depending on the size gives
material but depending on the size gives
material but depending on the size gives you a different color and this energy
you a different color and this energy
you a different color and this energy scholar they also have many different
scholar they also have many different
scholar they also have many different properties that are amazing optical
properties that are amazing optical
properties that are amazing optical they are used now in many diagnostic and
they are used now in many diagnostic and
they are used now in many diagnostic and quantum chemistry applications you can
quantum chemistry applications you can
quantum chemistry applications you can also turn the world around you could say
also turn the world around you could say
also turn the world around you could say okay we have this nice particles they
okay we have this nice particles they
okay we have this nice particles they can do a lot of things to have new
can do a lot of things to have new
can do a lot of things to have new properties but often if you look at
properties but often if you look at
properties but often if you look at nature very carefully you see that
nature very carefully you see that
nature very carefully you see that compounds are basically built on their
compounds are basically built on their
compounds are basically built on their own so these are examples where
own so these are examples where
own so these are examples where nanoparticles build their own wall and
nanoparticles build their own wall and
nanoparticles build their own wall and here where proteins find their own
here where proteins find their own
here where proteins find their own structure into a new cell wall they just
structure into a new cell wall they just
structure into a new cell wall they just know where to go like you were finding
know where to go like you were finding
know where to go like you were finding your seat again they know where to go
now let me take you the example of which
now let me take you the example of which was the inspiration for my own business
was the inspiration for my own business
was the inspiration for my own business nano for imaging looking at a rusty bike
nano for imaging looking at a rusty bike
nano for imaging looking at a rusty bike I knew scrape off the rust you get this
I knew scrape off the rust you get this
I knew scrape off the rust you get this red powder you can make that red powder
red powder you can make that red powder
red powder you can make that red powder small again it becomes magnetic which
small again it becomes magnetic which
small again it becomes magnetic which you see here so it becomes if you put it
you see here so it becomes if you put it
you see here so it becomes if you put it in fluid and water it’s black because
in fluid and water it’s black because
in fluid and water it’s black because it’s the light cannot go through you put
it’s the light cannot go through you put
it’s the light cannot go through you put a magnet there and chose like a high
a magnet there and chose like a high
a magnet there and chose like a high heeled magnetic fluid now we use that
heeled magnetic fluid now we use that
heeled magnetic fluid now we use that because this is magnetic so if you think
because this is magnetic so if you think
because this is magnetic so if you think it on the other way around you can use
it on the other way around you can use
it on the other way around you can use that to disturb a magnetic field now
that to disturb a magnetic field now
that to disturb a magnetic field now here you’re looking at an MRI movie in
here you’re looking at an MRI movie in
here you’re looking at an MRI movie in which the black dots you see moving here
which the black dots you see moving here
which the black dots you see moving here are basically caused by the iron oxide
are basically caused by the iron oxide
are basically caused by the iron oxide nanoparticles which are embedded into
nanoparticles which are embedded into
nanoparticles which are embedded into medical instrument so here you can see
medical instrument so here you can see
medical instrument so here you can see the black dots going into the right
the black dots going into the right
the black dots going into the right renal kidney of a patient and with this
renal kidney of a patient and with this
renal kidney of a patient and with this method we can actually use the MRI which
method we can actually use the MRI which
method we can actually use the MRI which is usually used as a very expensive
is usually used as a very expensive
is usually used as a very expensive photo machine we can use this MRI to do
photo machine we can use this MRI to do
photo machine we can use this MRI to do real-time interventions in people and
real-time interventions in people and
real-time interventions in people and the advantage of MRI is that it has no
the advantage of MRI is that it has no
the advantage of MRI is that it has no radiation that you can see the tissue
radiation that you can see the tissue
radiation that you can see the tissue around it you don’t need any contrast
around it you don’t need any contrast
around it you don’t need any contrast agent but it takes a transfer to go to
agent but it takes a transfer to go to
agent but it takes a transfer to go to that new procedure more examples the
that new procedure more examples the
that new procedure more examples the last example from medical applications
last example from medical applications
last example from medical applications which I was also involved
which I was also involved
which I was also involved that you can these nanoparticles they
that you can these nanoparticles they
that you can these nanoparticles they are so small that they actually escaped
are so small that they actually escaped
are so small that they actually escaped the normal defense system they’re almost
the normal defense system they’re almost
the normal defense system they’re almost as small as a virus or even smaller so
as small as a virus or even smaller so
as small as a virus or even smaller so they can actually get away from the
they can actually get away from the
they can actually get away from the immune system and if you put something
immune system and if you put something
immune system and if you put something in it there then you can actually fool
in it there then you can actually fool
in it there then you can actually fool the immune system and treat cancer in
the immune system and treat cancer in
the immune system and treat cancer in this case liver cancer much more
this case liver cancer much more
this case liver cancer much more effectively as you would give the site
effectively as you would give the site
effectively as you would give the site aesthetic dark alarm so a lot of
aesthetic dark alarm so a lot of
aesthetic dark alarm so a lot of promises there back to the explosions
promises there back to the explosions
promises there back to the explosions because why I’m here why am I telling
because why I’m here why am I telling
because why I’m here why am I telling you this why am I am i teaching you guys
you this why am I am i teaching you guys
you this why am I am i teaching you guys not a technology oh sorry you know I can
not a technology oh sorry you know I can
not a technology oh sorry you know I can inspire you the reason is that I think
inspire you the reason is that I think
inspire you the reason is that I think nanotechnology deserves better because
nanotechnology deserves better because
nanotechnology deserves better because what I see happening is that
what I see happening is that
what I see happening is that nanotechnology will now be embedded
nanotechnology will now be embedded
nanotechnology will now be embedded nicely in the academic discipline I
nicely in the academic discipline I
nicely in the academic discipline I think nanotechnology deserves better
think nanotechnology deserves better
think nanotechnology deserves better nanotechnology deserves development for
nanotechnology deserves development for
nanotechnology deserves development for the development by in academia in
the development by in academia in
the development by in academia in business by free-thinking scientists
business by free-thinking scientists
business by free-thinking scientists free thinkers as I call large
free thinkers as I call large
free thinkers as I call large organizations like universities business
organizations like universities business
organizations like universities business have major problems with free thinkers
have major problems with free thinkers
have major problems with free thinkers this is very hard to embed and if you
this is very hard to embed and if you
this is very hard to embed and if you embed them to a too long time this
embed them to a too long time this
embed them to a too long time this happened so you have the explosion and
happened so you have the explosion and
happened so you have the explosion and with the explosion usually people will
with the explosion usually people will
with the explosion usually people will leave as I did from academia the other
leave as I did from academia the other
leave as I did from academia the other side of the coin is that the people that
side of the coin is that the people that
side of the coin is that the people that remain they say okay no explosions for
remain they say okay no explosions for
remain they say okay no explosions for me I’ll stay here so you have an
me I’ll stay here so you have an
me I’ll stay here so you have an imploded organization and now no I said
imploded organization and now no I said
imploded organization and now no I said okay is my next job good are you want to
okay is my next job good are you want to
okay is my next job good are you want to make a plea for larger organizations
make a plea for larger organizations
make a plea for larger organizations companies academia Netherlands use your
companies academia Netherlands use your
companies academia Netherlands use your free thinkers in the innovative process
free thinkers in the innovative process
free thinkers in the innovative process which is all over the organization use
which is all over the organization use
which is all over the organization use them let them go let them fly because if
them let them go let them fly because if
them let them go let them fly because if you won’t do let them fly your
you won’t do let them fly your
you won’t do let them fly your innovation will die
innovation will die
innovation will die that’s my message thank you very much
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