On June 11, researchers gathered at the Autonomous Matter Symposium to discuss the concept of autonomy from different perspectives. Professor Jay Groves (UC Berkeley) argued that autonomy may not begin …
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 …
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 …
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’ …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
