What makes AMOLF unique
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‘Groter is anders’ – zicht op de bijzondere fysica van mechanische metamaterialen
Mechanische metamaterialen blijken nog meer verrassingen in petto te hebben bovenop hun ongebruikelijke eigenschappen zoals vormtransformatie en programmeerbaarheid. Als de materialen een slag groter zijn, gelden er nieuwe spelregels. Dit …
Water is surprisingly ordered at the nanoscale
Researchers from AMOLF and Swiss EPFL have shown that the surface of minuscule water drops surrounded by a hydrophobic substance such as oil is surprisingly ordered. At room temperature, the surface water molecules of these droplets have much stronger interactions than at a normal water surface. This may shed new light on a variety of atmospheric, biological and even geological processes. Nanometric-sized water drops are everywhere – in the air as droplets or aerosols, in …
