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Princess of Orange visits AMOLF
On Thursday, 16 April, the Princess of Orange visited Amsterdam Science Park, including AMOLF. Princess Amalia, who has been studying at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), was in Amsterdam for…
Celebrating 10 years of directorship Huib Bakker
After serving as director of AMOLF for 10 years, Huib Bakker stepped down on December 31. Last week, AMOLF celebrated his directorship with a special symposium. Bruno Ehrler (current director…
AMOLF kicking off 2026 with six PhD defenses
Left to right: Kasper Spoelstra, Luca Gross, Jeroen de Boer, Nika van Nielen, Sergio Picella, Evelijn Akerboom. Kasper Spoelstra (cum laude) Title: Shedding light on dynamic…
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) appoints Albert Polman to the Board
lbert Polman, group leader at AMOLF The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected Albert Polman, group leader at AMOLF and professor at…
New focus on physical learning as Nachi Stern receives NWO grant
AMOLF group leader Nachi Stern has received an NWO ENW-M1 grant to support his research project on how physical systems can learn. His research could help develop new types of…
Scientists uncover the earliest steps of protein folding in human cells
Four research groups joined forces to reveal the very first moments of a protein’s life in human cells. They found that as soon as an amino acid chain exits from…
Soft robotics spreading its wings
A unique opportunity presented itself to researchers in AMOLF’s Soft Robotic Matter group. Two university engineering faculties and a research unit in South Africa asked them to organize a Soft…
Solar panels on AMOLF building
The catalyst, engineered at the nanoscale, enables highly selective photochemical reactions using only a fraction of the material normally required for such processes.