In an international cooperation, researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam and Zurich have tested the limits of molecular photocages that can release their cargo upon activation with near-infrared light. In a ...

Researchers at the Van’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a groundbreaking, sustainable method for synthesizing benzyl-tert-butylamine, a compound widely used in pharmaceuticals and fine ...

Computational chemist Dr Ioana Ilie of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences and her PhD student Massimiliano Paesani have developed a versatile modular model for simulating the behaviour of soft ...

In a paper in ChemPhysChem, electrochemists at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences led by Dr Amanda Garcia underpin the value of using multivariate models for extracting trends from electrochemical data, ...

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 ...

On 8 Januari, Dr Antonio Pulcinella obtained his doctorate with the distinction ‘cum laude’ after defending his thesis on ‘Photocatalytic strategies for the valorization of feedstock chemicals in batch and flow’. ...

Dr Giulia Giuibertoni of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded € 40,000 ‘Take-off’ funding from the Dutch Research Council NWO. Together with Prof. Sander Woutersen, she will use the ...

A multidisciplinary research team coordinated by Maarten van Bommel, professor of Conservation Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), has been awarded 900,000 euros funding by the Dutch Research Council NWO ...

Dr Jocelyne Vreede of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute of Molecular Sciences (HIMS) is part of a research team that has just been awarded funding from the Dutch Research Council NWO to take the next steps in developing ...

PhD student Kefan Wu of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) has won a ‘2023 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad’. Established by the China Scholarship Council ...

On 11 December, Dr Stefan Zondag defended his thesis on the design, characterization and application of continuous-flow photoreactors. He received his doctorate with the distinction ‘cum laude’, honouring his ...

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 ...