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Konrad Meister selected for 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Konrad Meister AMOLF Postdoc Konrad Meister has been selected for the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting that will be held from 25 until 30 June, 2017.…
IOP-NJP outstanding Referee
IOP, the publisher of New Journal of Physics decided to confer an Outstanding Referee Award for 2016 on Femius Koenderink. Many thanks to IOP for recognising their Referees, and for…
Science class in Ermelo
On february 15th, my colleague Bruno Ehrler and I explained the physics, technology and economoy of solar power, LED lights and optical communications to an audience of 45 primary school…
Formation of amyloid fibrils highly susceptible to salt concentration
New findings can help explain contradictory research findings regarding Parkinson's and other diseases. By combining two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy, Amsterdam researchers have established that the spatial structure…
One-way traffic for motion in new material
Scientists have developed a material that breaks one of the fundamental principles governing many physical systems. Ordinary materials transmit external forces equally, no matter where the pressure comes from. The…
Eenrichtingsweg voor beweging in nieuw materiaal
Onderzoekers hebben een materiaal ontwikkeld dat ingaat tegen een van de basisprincipes van de natuurkunde. Reguliere materialen die ingedrukt worden, verspreiden de druk gelijkmatig, ongeacht waar die vandaan komt. Het…
Folding reconfigurable materials : Toolkit to design metamaterials with programmable shape and function
During his PhD research at Harvard University, AMOLF group leader Bas Overvelde developed a smart method for designing and investigating new metamaterials. For such materials the microstructure determines the function,…
Vouwen met vervormbaar materiaal : Toolkit voor metamaterialen met programmeerbare vorm en functie
AMOLF-groepsleider Bas Overvelde ontwikkelde tijdens zijn promotieonderzoek aan Harvard University een slimme methode voor het ontwerpen en onderzoeken van nieuwe metamaterialen. Bij zulke materialen is het niet de moleculaire samenstelling,…