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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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  • Research shows physical networks become what they learn

    In an article published in Physical Review Letters on April 11th, theoretical physicist Menachem Stern describes his latest findings on physical learning. This is a new research field that connects …

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  • AMOLF researcher Corentin Bisot wins Van Leeuwenhoek Award

    Postdoc Corentin Bisot (Physics of Behavior) has won the Van Leeuwenhoek Award, an initiative of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Microbiologie (KNVM). The award ceremony took place during the Scientific …

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  • A new mechanism for concentrating light on a chip 

    Concentrating light in a volume as small as the wavelength itself is a challenge that is crucial for numerous applications. Researchers from AMOLF, TU Delft, and Cornell University in the …

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  • Soft materials that compute: can mechanics support AI? 

    A team of researchers at AMOLF has unveiled a remarkable discovery in physical computing: a soft, flexible material that can compute - not by electronics, but through its very shape …

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  • OrganoidNL Symposium 2025: Exploring the future of organoid research

    On April 11, 2025, AMOLF hosted the third edition of the OrganoidNL Symposium, bringing together researchers from across the Netherlands and abroad to discuss the latest developments in organoid biology.

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  • Solving crimes with glowing evidence: a brand-new method to detect gunshot residue at the crime scene

    Crime scene investigation may soon become significantly more accurate and efficient thanks to a new method for detecting gunshot residues. Researchers from the groups of Wim Noorduin (AMOLF/University of Amsterdam) …

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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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  • Max Kerr Winter receives Ammodo Fellowship for fungi research project

    On April 3rd, the Ammodo foundation announced that AMOLF/VU researcher Max Kerr Winter is one of the five recipients of the Ammodo Fellowship. The Ammodo Foundation stimulates the development of …

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  • Bruno Ehrler Receives 2025 Energy Lectureship Award at ACS Spring Conference in San Diego

    We’re very proud to share that AMOLF Group Leader Bruno Ehrler received the 2025 Energy Lectureship Award at the ACS Spring 2025 conference in San Diego! This prize was awarded …

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