A 2023 paper on “Chemical Recycling of Used PET by Glycolysis Using Niobia-Based Catalysts" in ACS Engineering Au is one of the most read and most cited papers of the journal. The research was conducted by the ...

In a paper in Nature Chemistry, a team of researchers from the universities of Groningen, Amsterdam, and East China University of Science and Technology present a fully synthetic covalent polymer that mimics the ...

Researchers at the Biocatalysis group led by Dr Francesco Mutti at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (University of Amsterdam) have developed a novel use of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) enzymes. In an ...

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 ...

Dr Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo has recently joined the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) on a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship funded under the Horizon Europe programme. In the two-year ...

The Dick Stufkens Prize 2025 for best PhD thesis of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) has been awarded to Dr Begüm Demirkurt for her thesis “Mechanical Contact Imaging using Fluorescence ...

How does your science contribute to a sustainable future? What factors beyond technology influence this? Could your work have unintended consequences or potential harms? On 2 October, the Heterogenous Catalysis and ...

Under the umbrella of Amcel (Amsterdam Centre for Electrochemistry), Inholland University of Applied Sciences and the University of Amsterdam have started an initiative focused on educating and upskilling technicians ...

In the upcoming “Weekend van de Wetenschap”, Nemo Science Museum in Amsterdam will start the exhibition of three chemistry experiments themed “Creating Life”. There, the first electrical sparks will be ignited to ...

Dr Ioana Ilie of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences participates in the new Nano-Scope research project that has recently received funding from the Open Technology Programme of the Dutch Research ...

Dr Raveendran Shiju, Prof Joost Reek, Dr Sonja Pullen, Dr Stefania Grecea and Dr Amanda Garcia of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) take part in the recently launched HyCARB project led by TNO. ...

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 ...