In a paper in Nature Communications, chemists at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences led by Dr Amanda Garcia report a crucial aspect of the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CCU) in an ...

In a laboratory set-up simulating the human stomach and intestine, researchers at the University of Amsterdam have explored the fate of plastic nanoparticles during gastrointestinal digestion. In a paper in the ...

Using hexafluoro-isopropanol (HFIP) as a solvent can enhance chemical reaction rates in a spectacular manner, but why this happens is still largely unknown. Researchers at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff ...

In a paper just accepted by the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, researchers of the Biocatalysis group led by associate professor Dr Francesco Mutti present amine-tolerant E. coli strains for the ...

By establishing the partial protonation behaviour of the porphyrin TCPP, researchers at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) led by Veni laureate Dr Bettina Baumgartner have opened up new avenues ...

Asymmetric hydrogenation of alkene moieties forms an important part of the synthesis of many chiral molecules. Achieving high stereoselectivity with high efficiency, however, remains a challenge. In a paper in ...

In a recent paper in the journal RSC Sustainability, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry Group present the development of novel polyesters from renewable resources (bio-mass, CO2 or waste plastics) ...

In a paper in Macromolecules, researchers at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present detailed insights into the polymerization process of drying oils in paint. Using ...

In a paper just published by Angewandte Chemie, researchers at the Flow Chemistry group of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a synthesis protocol for the introduction of short alkyl fragments ...

Chemists at the University of Amsterdam have developed a method to furnish a range of molecules with a trifluoromethyl group attached to a sulphur, nitrogen or oxygen atom. Their procedure, which has just been ...

Dr Francesco Mutti, associate professor and leader of the Biocatalysis group at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), has been awarded an NWO XS Grant to explore innovative biosensing ...

Bas de Bruin, professor of Bio-Inspired Sustainable Catalysis and director at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, has been elected as a GEQO Fellow (“Mención GEQO”) by the Organometallic Chemistry Group ...

Dr Stefania Grecea of the Functional Materials research group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded funding for the development of magnetic nanoparticles that can aid the recycling of ...

The research group of Catalysis Engineering at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, led by Dr Shiju Raveendran, is about to start a new project on developing plasma technology for cleaning wastewater. A ...

Prof. Gadi Rothenberg, Chair of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, has been appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at ...

Prof. Gert-Jan Gruter, professor by special appointment of Industrial Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam, was named Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 22 October. Gruter was knighted in ...

Dr Hong Zhang has been appointed professor of Bionanophotonics at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science. His research focuses on the design and development of (bio-) functional light-responsive ...

The Dick Stufkens Prize 2024 for the best thesis of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) has been awarded to Dr Chao Chun Hsu, for his thesis ‘Probing interfaces and surfaces with molecular ...

Coming Saturday 5 October, NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam will start a renewed exhibition on ‘Making Life’ that was developed with scientific guidance by astrochemist Dr Annemieke Petrignani of the Van ‘t Hoff ...

Jens Tolboom, a PhD student with Prof. Bas de Bruin at the Van ‘t Hoff institute for Molecular Sciences, has won the award for "Best Young Scientist Contribution” at the European Technical Coatings Congress (ETCC ...