Addresses

Visiting address
Science Park 104
1098 XG Amsterdam
The Netherlands

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Delivery address
Science Park 102
1098 XG Amsterdam

Mail address
P.O. Box 41883
1009 DB Amsterdam
The Netherlands

T. +31-20-7547 100
F. +31-20-7547 290
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News

March 4, 2010
Plasmons fold up light in ultra-thin solar cells

Solar cells, integrated with a thin layer of metallic nanoparticles, can absorb sunlight much more strongly than conventional solar cells. As a result, solar cells can be made thinner, and thus cheaper, while still efficiently...

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February 17, 2010
Scattered light has the best focus: Can a breath mint make a sharper image than the best lens?

A lens can focus light in transparent materials such as air, glass and pure water, and the size of the focus determines the sharpness of the image made. Although the size of the focus depends on the quality of the lens, even the...

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February 3, 2010
Collisions cause spontaneous organization of microtubules

The specific growth direction of plant cells is determined to a large extent by the orientation of what are known as 'microtubules' in the cells. These sturdy little tubes of tubulin proteins form a highly-ordered structure...

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Latest AMOLF thesis

AMOLF thesis: Molecular reorientation and transport in liquid water and ice, by Rutger Timmer

Upcoming Events

11 March 2010 13:00 - 13:45
Megan Lucie Coghill  (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom) Host: Mischa Bonn
Extra Colloquium
Location: Lecture room
12 March 2010 11:00 - 11:45
Niklas Ottosson (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Extra Colloquium
Location: Lecture room
12 March 2010 13:00 - 13:30
Maaike Milder
PhD Ceremony