• AMOLF kicking off 2026 with six PhD defenses

    Kasper Spoelstra (cum laude) Title: Shedding light on dynamic processes in the intestinal epithelium Date: January 23 In close collaboration with the Hubrecht Institute, Kasper Spoelstra discovered that cells in …

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  • Soft robotics spreading its wings

    A unique opportunity presented itself to researchers in AMOLF’s  Soft Robotic Matter group. Two university engineering faculties and a research unit in South Africa asked them to organize a Soft …

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  • Oral presentation prize for Nienke Reitsma

    Nienke Reitsma not only has great scientific ideas; she also presents them very well! At the Soft Robotics for Healthcare Network (SoRoH) conference, Nienke received the ‘Best Oral Presentation Prize’ …

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  • A remarkable run of PhD ceremonies

    Giel Keijsers Title: Strong light-matter interactions in coherently driven open-access optical cavities Date: November 4 How can you influence the behavior of light using light itself? In his thesis Giel …

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  • September and October doctorate celebrations

    Katharina Till - Cotranslational Folding and Assembly at the Single-Molecule Level – September 18  During her doctoral research in the Biophysics group of Sander Tans, Katharina studied the dynamics of protein folding and the …

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  • Soft robots that remember

    Alberto Comoretto and his colleagues in the Soft Robotic Matter group at AMOLF have created soft robots that can remember past events - without using computers or electronics. Instead, their …

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  • Promising Hybrid Heart prototype

    AMOLF group leader Bas Overvelde and his collaborators working on the Holland Hybrid Heart project have developed a new concept for a total artificial heart with several significant advantages. This …

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  • Breakthrough in heart technology: prototype of first soft robotic artificial heart

    An international team of researchers with AMOLF group leader Bas Overvelde, has taken the first steps towards  developing a new type of artificial heart that combines soft robotics with advanced …

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  • This soft robot “thinks” with its legs

    A research team from AMOLF created a soft robot that walks, hops, and swims — all without a brain, electronics, or AI. Just soft tubes, air, and some clever physics.

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  • These structures shrink when pulled

    Discovery unlocks new exotic properties for soft robotics, smart devices, and more.  When you pull something—like a rubber band—you expect it to get longer. But what if it did the …

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