How can a single origami crease pattern be folded into two precisely defined target shapes? Researchers at AMOLF and Leiden University have created an ‘alphabet’ of 140 origami ‘puzzle-pieces’ that …
Alfabet van 140 puzzelstukjes programmeert origami
Hoe breng je de vouwen op een vel papier zó aan dat het op twee, precies voorgeprogrammeerde manieren gevouwen kan worden? Onderzoekers uit Leiden en Amsterdam laten zien hoe dat …
Onderzoekers van de 3D-Photovoltaics-groep van AMOLF is het gelukt om op nanoschaal elektrochemisch te printen met behulp van een atoomkrachtmicroscoop. Met deze techniek kunnen structuren voor een nieuwe generatie zonnecellen …
Researchers from AMOLF's 3D-Photovoltaics group have successfully used an atomic force microscope to electrochemically print at the nanoscale. This technique can print structures for a new generation of solar cells …
This year September 15th is a special day for AMOLF. On this day exactly 70 years ago the Netherlands established AMOLF as a new research institute. At the time the …
Snapshots freezing a nanoswing : Accurate position measurement overcomes thermal fluctuations
Physicists at AMOLF have managed to cool a swinging nanosized string to near-zero temperature without using external refrigeration. In their experiment, the cooling is an intrinsic result of the ‘snapshot’ …
AMOLF group leader Said Rodriguez (Interacting Photons) has received a Starting Grant of 1.5 million Euros from the European Research Council (ERC). The project is entitled “Strongly CORrelated Polaritons In …
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) awarded Veni grants to AMOLF postdocs Eline Hutter (Hybrid Solar Cells group) and Sven Askes (Nanoscale Solar Cells group). Semiconductor of the future Eline Hutter …
Less can be more: semiconductor nanowires for flexible photovoltaics
Capturing and manipulating light at nanoscale is a key factor to build high efficiency solar cells. Researchers in the 3D Photovoltaics group have recently presented a promising new design. Their …
How an old method helps to understand new solar cells
Together with researchers from the University of Konstanz in Germany, researchers at AMOLF rejuvenated an old technique for measuring mobile ions in a promising new group of solar cell materials …