Researchers led by Prof. Chris Slootweg at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have uncovered an unexpected radical pathway in imidazolium salts. In a paper published in Angewandte Chemie International ...

In a paper in Physical Review Letters, computational chemists Rik Breebaart and Peter Bolhuis at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a successful computational strategy ...

In a paper in the Journal Macromolecules, researchers at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) led by associate professor Andrea Gargano present a ‘polymer sequencing’ approach for analysing the ...

In a paper just out in Nature Synthesis, researchers led by Prof. Timothy Noël of the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present a breakthrough in autonomous laboratory systems for ...

In a paper in ChemSusChem, researchers at the Biocatalysis group led by Dr Francesco Mutti at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) present a sustainable, enzyme-catalysed method for amide bond ...

Researchers at the Catalysis Engineering group, led by Dr. Shiju Raveendran at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), have developed potassium-doped borophane nanosheets as ...

In a paper that has just been accepted by Communications Chemistry, an international team including researchers at the HIMS Molecular Photonics group led by Prof. Wybren Jan Buma present a study on optimizing photon ...

In a recent paper in the Journal of Chemical Physics, computational chemist Dr Ioana Ilie of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences and her PhD student Massimiliano Paesani explore the physics of ...

In a recent study published in Analytical Chemistry, researchers from the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) reveal a sobering reality regarding "nontargeted" chemical ...

Scientists at the EU4MOFs research network have taken the initiative to standardise the reporting of synthetic procedures and material properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). To this aim they have developed ...

On 14 April, Dr Sjoerd van Dongen obtained his doctorate with the distinction ‘Cum Laude’ in honour of his scientific excellence as well as his experimental ingenuity. In his thesis on “Reactive crystallization of ...

Despite the fact that leaky blood vessels occur in many diseases and can be life-threatening, there is currently no medication available to address this. In a new research project by the UvA MMD TechHub, scientists ...

The Dawn technology of Avantium has won the Innovation Challenge of The Mills Fabrica foundation. Based in part on research by PhD student Nienke Leenders at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), ...

Following the success of the first edition of the ‘Molecular Jungle’ club night, Computational Chemistry researchers of the University of Amsterdam will host its second edition on 10 April at Jungle Amsterdam, Tweede ...

On Wednesday 18 March, students of the ‘MBO College Hilversum’ visited the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences for an inspiring Masterclass on electrolysers. The secondary vocational students got hands-on ...

Gadi Rothenberg, professor of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, has written a textbook on Innovation Management in ...

Analytical scientist Dr Bob Pirok of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded the 19th annual ‘Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award’ by LCGC International, a well-known global publisher in ...

On 28 January, the UvA Faculty of Science hosted the Deep Tech Day to explore how our deep technological research can create real-world impact and foster collaboration with business leaders and innovators. The ...

Prof. Wim Noorduin has received a Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council. Noorduin, professor at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (UvA/HIMS) and group leader at the AMOLF research ...

The Dutch Research Council NWO and National Growth Fund GroenvermogenNL have awarded €19,3 million to the HyFINE consortium that will work towards a more sustainable synthesis of special and fine chemicals. Such ...