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Unilever Research Laboratorium

Unilever Research Laboratorium is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Unilever Research Laboratorium rather than just read about it. In short: The Unilever Research Laboratorium was a nutrition and human biology research centre in South Holland, owned by Unilever, and since November 2019, has been a private science park. History Construction At the time of construction in 1956, Vlaardingen was the third-busiest port in the Netherlands, situated on the Nieuwe Maas.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Unilever Research Laboratorium was a nutrition and human biology research centre in South Holland, owned by Unilever, and since November 2019, has been a private science park.

History

Construction At the time of construction in 1956, Vlaardingen was the third-busiest port in the Netherlands, situated on the Nieuwe Maas. On 14 February 1945, a neighbouring Unilever factory was set up as a V-1 launching site, with another site at Ypenburg, on the coast. The site was consequently attacked by RAF Typhoon aircraft on 23 March 1945. These were some of the last V-1 missiles launched against England. The neighbouring factory closed in 2008. Research by Unilever in the Netherlands occurred during the war at Zwijndrecht, Netherlands.

Opening The site was officially opened in November 1956 by Willem Drees, the Dutch prime minister. Another research site was at Bahrenfeld in Germany. The site presented the Unilever Research Prize for over 60 years when owned by Unilever Benelux.

Current site On 6 October 2016, Unilever announced that the site would close. The site closed in November 2019 and is now a private science park.

Research In 1968, the centre found the protein miraculin, as well as researchers at the Florida State University College of Human Sciences. Other work made by Henk Van der Wel into the biochemistry of sweetness sensing was published in Chemical Senses. By genetically-modifying a bacterium, the genes for making thaumatin were added, in 1980.

Visits On 1 April 1969, a new laboratory was opened by Prince Claus of the Netherlands.

On 5 December 2016 Martijn van Dam, State Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, visited.

Former employees David Adriaan van Dorp, in 1967 worked with University College Cardiff

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Unilever Research Laboratorium

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Unilever Research Laboratorium claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Unilever Research Laboratorium before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Unilever Research Laboratorium ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Unilever Research Laboratorium

In research: Unilever Research Laboratorium appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Unilever Research Laboratorium in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Unilever Research Laboratorium is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1956 establishments in the Netherlands, 2019 disestablishments in the Netherlands, Biochemistry research institutes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Unilever Research Laboratorium outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Unilever Research Laboratorium in simple terms?

The Unilever Research Laboratorium was a nutrition and human biology research centre in South Holland, owned by Unilever, and since November 2019, has been a private science park. History Construction At the time of construction in 1956, Vlaardingen was the third-busiest port in the Netherlands, si…

Why does Unilever Research Laboratorium matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Unilever Research Laboratorium?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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