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August 25, 2014

Observing the misfolding of a single protein

Researchers from FOM institute AMOLF have directly observed the misfolding of a protein chain. Protein chains are thought to fold into the wrong structure sometimes, and thus cause neurodegenerative diseases.

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August 12, 2014

Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics to Atwater and Polman

This year’s Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to AMOLF group leader Prof. Albert Polman and his colleague Prof. Harry A. Atwater from Caltech Pasadena, USA, for …

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July 9, 2014

Infrared-activated fuel cells

Researchers from FOM Institute AMOLF have discovered that infrared light strongly stimulates the transport of protons (H+ ions) in hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells are an alternative, clean source of …

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July 1, 2014

Gijsje Koenderink head of Systems Biophysics department

On July 1,2014, Gijsje Koenderink has been appointed head of the AMOLF Systems Biophysics Department. Koenderink succeeds Marileen Dogterom, who moved to the TU Delft in January. Bela Mulder was …

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June 17, 2014

AMOLF to pursue Designer Matter

Arrival of Martin van Hecke initiates a new line of research. FOM Institute AMOLF is launching a new line of research in designer matter, aimed at the design of new …

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May 19, 2014

2 Vidi grants for AMOLF groupleaders

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded 2 Vidi grants to AMOLF group leaders Ewold Verhagen and Jeroen van Zon. In total, 540 researchers submitted an application and …

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March 24, 2014

MRS 2014 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award for Albert Polman

AMOLF group leader Albert Polman receives the 2014 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award of the Materials Research Society (MRS) “for the development, application and commercialization of Angle-Resolved Cathodoluminescence Imaging Spectroscopy …

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March 18, 2014

Building the ring to divide them all: septin proteins bundle actin filaments into a ring

Researchers of the FOM Institute AMOLF and of Marseille and Paris have demonstrated that cells require a protein called septin to build a ring of actin filaments. This ring of …

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February 3, 2014

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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February 3, 2014

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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Observing the misfolding of a single protein

Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics to Atwater and Polman

Infrared-activated fuel cells

Gijsje Koenderink head of Systems Biophysics department

AMOLF to pursue Designer Matter

2 Vidi grants for AMOLF groupleaders

MRS 2014 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award for Albert Polman

Building the ring to divide them all: septin proteins bundle actin filaments into a ring

Single gold nanoparticle acts as a lighthouse

Single gold nanoparticle acts as a lighthouse

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