• Folding reconfigurable materials : Toolkit to design metamaterials with programmable shape and function

    During his PhD research at Harvard University, AMOLF group leader Bas Overvelde developed a smart method for designing and investigating new metamaterials. For such materials the microstructure determines the function, …

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  • Vouwen met vervormbaar materiaal : Toolkit voor metamaterialen met programmeerbare vorm en functie

    AMOLF-groepsleider Bas Overvelde ontwikkelde tijdens zijn promotieonderzoek aan Harvard University een slimme methode voor het ontwerpen en onderzoeken van nieuwe metamaterialen. Bij zulke materialen is het niet de moleculaire samenstelling, …

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  • Tension instability flattens thick block

    This summer Bas Overvelde started as tenure track group leader at AMOLF. During the first few months in Amsterdam he finished a project with former Harvard colleagues, which they published …

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  • Bas Overvelde starts new group on Soft Robotic Matter

    As of May 1st, Bas Overvelde will be appointed as AMOLF group leader. Overvelde is the third group leader hired in the Designer Matter initiative, a recently started line of …

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