Researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and KU Leuven have demonstrated that metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) can actively influence the structure and catalytic activity of enzymes confined within their ...

Scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have used AI to significantly speed up the search for better heat storage materials—an important step toward more sustainable energy systems. In a paper in the Nature ...

In a paper published this summer by Chemical Science, PhD candidate Rens Ham MSc of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences together with Dr Bettina Baumgartner and Prof. Joost Reek present a synthetic ...

A recent article by researchers at the Flow Chemistry research group led by Prof. Timothy Noël has been highlighted as a Hot Paper in the journal Angewandte Chemie. It provides a prime example of how simple kinetic ...

PhD candidate Eline Kempkes and her supervisor Dr Alberto Pérez de Alba Ortíz at the Computational Chemistry group of the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed an automated framework for ...

In a paper in the RSC journal Chemical Communications, Analytical Scientists at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a meta-analysis of hundreds of LC-MS methods and thousands of compound ...

Micro- and nanoplastics are now popping up everywhere: in seawater, snow, food, and even in our bodies. The very smallest particles, in particular, are difficult to measure, meaning we still know too little about ...

In a paper just out in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), researchers of the Flow Chemistry group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences describe a method for the late-stage ...

In a paper in Angewandte Chemie, researchers of the Flow Chemistry group at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a photo-flow strategy to convert readily available, simple alcohol feedstocks ...

In a ‘hot paper’ just published by Angewandte Chemie, an international research team reports the synthesis of graphene nanostructures via π-radical reaction cascades. The paper demonstrates the potential of ...

The Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) has installed new state-of-the-art analytical equipment for the characterisation of biomacromolecules, nanoparticles and complex heterogeneous samples. On ...

Meet Nano Hybrids, a startup company from the UvA Faculty of Science that focuses on the sustainable production of nanoparticles for gas sensing and biotech applications. Their unique production method originated in ...

Today, at the opening of the Dutch parliamentary year (‘Prinsjesdag’), Minister Rianne Letschert of Education, Culture and Science wears a spectacular hat and shoulder ornament inspired by the chemical research of ...

Optimising medicines to improve their effectiveness is a key part of drug development. Currently, this often requires lengthy and repetitive lab work that doesn't always improve results. In a new research project of ...

Professors Wim Noorduin and Arian van Asten (Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences) have been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2026. This prize recognises scientists who combine scientific excellence and ...

NWO has awarded grants to 56 projects in the latest round of the Open Competition ENW-XS. Four of these projects are led by researchers from the UvA Faculty of Science: Bettina Baumgartner, Tati Fernández Ibáñez, ...

InSpectT, a spin-off company from the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) at the University of Amsterdam, has been awarded a ‘Take-off phase 2’ loan of €450,000 by the Dutch Research Council NWO. ...

Assistant professor Ioana Ilie of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences is the first recipient of the NextGenChem award issued by the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society KNCV. It honours her commitment to ...

Researchers Pankaj Verma and Shiju Raveendran of the Catalysis Engineering group at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have received €100,000 funding for their idea to turn waste human hair into a ...

All life on Earth is based on carbon. But how did carbon material evolve in space and end up on our planet? In a research project of the UvA MMD TechHub, scientists use machine learning to detect a key class of ...