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 ...

In a collaborative effort between the Catalysis Engineering group and the Synthetic Organic Chemistry group, researchers at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have conducted a comprehensive review of ...

In a collaborative effort, researchers at the University of Amsterdam and the HFML-FELIX institute in Nijmegen have been able to provide detailed insights in the molecular structure of a thiourea-based ...

In a paper in the RSC journal Green Chemistry, Prof. Gadi Rothenberg of Heterogenous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry and chemistry student Tycho Ehrhardt provide a perspective on the future of the hydrogen ...

In a paper in ACS Central Science, researchers of the Flow Chemistry group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a general and practical strategy for alkylation of complex molecules using ...

In a paper just accepted by Angewandte Chemie, Rens Ham MSc, Dr Bettina Baumgartner and Prof Joost Reek at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences demonstrate how substrate preorganization using photoactive ...

In a paper in Nature Chemistry, researchers led by Prof. Joost Reek at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences demonstrate how the concept of ‘exo-templating’ can direct the ...

In a paper in Environmental Science & Technology, researchers at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a data-driven approach to predict the potential risk of unknown chemicals. The study, carried ...

Crime scene investigation may soon become significantly more accurate and efficient thanks to a new method for detecting gunshot residues. Researchers from the groups of Wim Noorduin (AMOLF / University of Amsterdam) ...

In a scientific paper published earlier this month, chemist Chris Slootweg of the University of Amsterdam and his team describe the results of their Lowlands Science project ‘We Need Your P(ee)’. The chemists ...

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 ...

The May focus issue of Nature Chemical Engineering features Prof. Timothy Noël of Flow Chemistry among seven leading researchers to offer their perspectives on the future of automation, control, and robotics in ...

The Master’s thesis of Nina Chen, a PhD candidate at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), was selected as the best Master’s thesis of the Faculty of Science. Chen is now among seven contestants ...

In a cooperation between their groups at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (University of Amsterdam) and in collaboration with industrial partners Covestro Resins & Functional Materials and InnoSyn, ...

Alina Astefanei, assistant professor in analytical science at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, is well-known for her research in the field of Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF). This is a powerful ...

NWO has awarded grants to 48 projects in the latest round of the Open Competition ENW-XS. Two of these projects are led by researchers from the UvA Faculty of Science: Richard Ott (IBED) and Annemieke Petrignani (HIMS).

The recent appointment of Saer Samanipour as an associate professor concludes a series of promotions of HIMS assistant professors to the associate level. Over the past few months, the institute has also welcomed ...

The Biocatalysis group led by associate professor Dr Francesco Mutti at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded a €220,000 post-doctoral fellowship grant as part of the EU Marie ...