In a paper in the RSC journal Chemical Science, researchers at the Flow Chemistry group led by Prof. Timothy Noël present a modular and automated photoreactor system that facilitates catalyst screening for the ...

A team of researchers led by professors Wybren Jan Buma at the University of Amsterdam and Vasilios Stavros at the University of Warwick (UK) have laid the groundwork for using urocanic acid and its derivatives as a ...

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 in an integrated ...

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 ...

Pauline Tenblad and Jasper Schuurmans of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) have won prizes for best lecture and best poster, respectively, during the concluding symposium of the Innovative ...

The 2024 edition of the annual ChemAI symposium, held 29 November in Lab42, was a great success. It attracted around 250 participants, completely filling the largest available conference room. It was also the closing ...

Plantics BV, a spin-off company from the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), has announced a minority equity investment by Saint-Gobain, a leading multinational company in ...

Yesterday, the Dutch Research Council NWO announced that professor Wim Noorduin is the winner of its annual Stairway to Impact Prize. The prize honours scientists who successfully translate their research findings ...

Dr Annemieke Petrignani of the Astro Chemistry laboratory at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences is part of the PRELIFE consortium that was recently awarded funding of 6.7 million euros by the Dutch ...

Professor Rajamani Krishna of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam is one of the most cited chemists worldwide. For the ninth consecutive year, he is on Clarivate's ...

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 ...