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 ...

In a groundbreaking study, PhD candidate Connor Deacon-Price and co-workers of the electrochemistry research team led by Dr Amanda Garcia at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) have established ...

In joint research by the groups of Dr Dennis G.H. Hetterscheid at the University of Leiden and Dr Stefania Grecea at the University of Amsterdam, a novel catalytic pathway was developed that can render the production ...

Chemists at the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have for the first time established how Rembrandt applied special arsenic sulfide pigments to create a ‘golden’ paint. Using sophisticated ...

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 ...

The Dutch Research Council NWO has announced the launch of HyPRO, the largest R&D project into green hydrogen in the Netherlands to date. With a total budget of over €50 million it aims to boost development and ...

The 2024 Chemistry IgNobel was awarded to Sander Woutersen, Tess Heeremans, Antoine Deblais and Daniel Bonn for research in which they investigated the behaviour of drunk worms as a particular form of active matter.

Dr Chris Slootweg has been appointed professor of Circular Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science. In his research and teaching he will focus on new concepts and processes that will help ...

Dr Tomáš Šolomek of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded a 50,000 euro grant in the Open Competition XS call of the Dutch Research Council NWO (Domain Science). He will use the grant to ...

Chemist Dr Eva Meeus, a PhD graduate of the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, has been awarded a Rubicon grant by the Dutch Research Council NWO. She will use this grant to ...

The Dutch Research Council NWO has recently awarded new funding for research into the conservation of art objects. Two of the projects, which will be part of the research programme of the Netherlands Institute for ...