In a recently published article in the journal NPJ Heritage Science, researchers from the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam show how Rembrandt tuned his choice of pigments to arrive at a high-contrast, ...

In a recent Chemistry Europe paper, PhD candidate Jens Tolboom from the research group Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-inspired Catalysis at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences describes improved ...

In a paper in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Dr Lapo Renai and colleagues at the Environmental Modelling and Mass Spectrometry (EMCMS) group led by Dr Saer Samanipour at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for ...

In a collaboration with the group of Prof. Ben Feringa at Groningen University, Prof. Hong Zhang and his PhD graduate Dr Kefan Wu at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have ...

A novel approach in computational chemistry allows for the efficient determination of optimal kinetics for catalytic cycles. In a recent paper in PNAS, Prof. Peter Bolhuis of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular ...

A study just published in ‘Chemical Engineering Journal’ explores the use of hydrothermal liquefaction for the chemical recycling of plastics originating from municipal waste. It was carried out by PhD candidate ...

PhD candidates Ziran Zhai and Annika van der Zon of the Chemometrics & Advanced Separations group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed advanced low-flow methods for the analysis of ...

Analytical Chemistry researchers at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) have developed a novel algorithm that significantly improves the analysis of copolymers. It allows ...

Researchers at the Flow Chemistry group led by Prof. Timothy Noël have developed a robust and scalable method for the selective methylation of (hetero)aryl bromides. It features an air-stable aluminium-based reagent ...

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay under exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid, a molecule commonly found on meteorites. This ...

Assistant professors Dr Ioana Ilie and Dr Alina Astefanei at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) received funding by ChemistryNL for research into a new class of peptide-based nutrient ...

Prof. Sander Woutersen of the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded funding from the Dutch Research Council NWO for developing an analysis method of proteins interacting with plastic ...

Dr Bernd Ensing has been appointed professor of Artificial Intelligence for Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science as of 15 August. Ensing aims to improve and apply AI to accelerate the ...

Interview with Gert-Jan Gruter, professor of Industrial Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam, about the failed UN Plastics Treaty in Geneva and the importance of alternative materials and recycling.

Timothy Noël, Professor of Flow Chemistry at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council. Worth €150,000, the grant will aid the ...

The Catalysis Engineering group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) led by associate professor Shiju Raveendran is part of the newly established ABEL consortium that aims to convert low-grade ...

A public-private consortium led by associate professor Bob Pirok at the University of Amsterdam’s van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) has been awarded €1.3 million funding to develop much needed ...

The European ‘BoostCrop’ research collective that includes researchers at the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has been awarded the Horizon Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry. They receive ...

On Tuesday, 17 June, Florenz Buß of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences received an Amsterdam Science and Innovation Award in the in the Environment & Climate category. He convinced the jury of the plans ...

PhD candidate Nienke Leenders and postdoctoral researcher Florenz Buß of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have been selected as finalists of the Amsterdam Science Innovation Awards 2025. On the ...