• Highlights of nanophotonics published in Science

    The research field of nanophotonics, the science and application of light at the nanoscale, has seen a rapid growth in the last years, with AMOLF researchers among the pioneers. In …

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  • Visiting professor Andrea Alù wins Alan T. Waterman Award

    The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Andrea Alù as the recipient of this year's Alan T. Waterman Award. Professor Alù (University of Texas in Austin) is currently KNAW …

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  • Vici grant for Femius Koenderink

    The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Vici grant to AMOLF group leader Femius Koenderink. A total of 216 researchers submitted a pre-prososal. Out of 132 elaborated …

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  • Hugo Doeleman launched in Faces of Science

    Last year Hugo Doeleman started at AMOLF as PhD student in the research group Resonant Nanophotonics. This week he wrote his first blog, “Keuzes maken de man”, on the Faces …

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  • Single gold nanoparticle acts as a lighthouse

    Researchers at FOM Institute AMOLF have discovered a novel method to create directional beams of light on the nanoscale based on a simple single-element nanoantenna design. The insights from this …

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