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At AMOLF, nineteen research groups work together to study the physics of complex matter. This results in valuable insights, new functional materials, and solutions to societal challenges.

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Our research groups

3D Photovoltaics
3D Photovoltaics
Esther Alarcón Lladó
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Biochemical Networks
Biochemical Networks
Pieter Rein ten Wolde
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Biophysics
Biophysics
Sander Tans
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Hybrid Nanosystems
Hybrid Nanosystems
Wiebke Albrecht
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Hybrid Solar Cells
Hybrid Solar Cells
Bruno Ehrler
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Hybrid Solar Cells
Hybrid Solar Cells
Bruno Ehrler
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Hypersmart Matter
Hypersmart Matter
Marc Serra Garcia
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Interacting Photons
Interacting Photons
Said Rodriguez
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Learning Machines
Learning Machines
Nachi Stern
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Mechanical Metamaterials
Mechanical Metamaterials
Martin van Hecke
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Nanoscale Solar Cells
Nanoscale Solar Cells
Erik Garnett
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Photonic Forces
Photonic Forces
Ewold Verhagen
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Photonic Materials
Photonic Materials
Albert Polman
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Physics of Behavior
Physics of Behavior
Tom Shimizu
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Physics of Cellular Interactions
Physics of Cellular Interactions
Kristina Ganzinger
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Quantitative Developmental Biology
Quantitative Developmental Biology
Jeroen van Zon
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Resonant Nanophotonics
Resonant Nanophotonics
Femius Koenderink
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Self-Organizing Matter
Self-Organizing Matter
Wim Noorduin
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Soft Robotic Matter
Soft Robotic Matter
Bas Overvelde
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Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Huib Bakker
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Research leadership through the years

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