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Three months – Three PhD celebrations
In the past three months, three AMOLF PhD students successfully defended their thesis at a Dutch university. Their names are Christiaan van Campenhout, Susan Rigter and Balázs Antalicz.
EQUSPACE consortium receives European funding for developing silicon quantum technologies
The EQUSPACE consortium has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Pathfinder Open funding program to pioneer quantum technologies in silicon. The group of Ewold Verhagen at AMOLF is one of the five European partners of the consortium, led by the University of Jyväskylä, which aims to develop a new type of silicon quantum platform.
NWO ENW-XL grant awarded to consortium studying how embryos tell time
A research consortium led by AMOLF group leader Jeroen van Zon has been awarded an NWO ENW-XL grant to combine efforts and elevate curiosity-driven research to the next level. A total of 2.7 million euros has been granted for the project “How developing embryos use noisy clocks to tell time with high precision.”
AMOLF group leader Wim Noorduin wins prestigious NWO Stairway to Impact Award
Wim Noorduin (AMOLF group leader / UvA professor) has been awarded the prestigious NWO Stairway to Impact Award for his success in translating fundamental research into a societal application. In close collaboration with his group members Wim developed a lead detection test and started the company Lumetallix to address global lead poisoning.
AMOLF opens upgraded NanoLab and says farewell to Hans Zeijlemaker
On November 21, researchers, staff, and guests gathered at AMOLF to celebrate two significant milestones: the opening of the newly upgraded NanoLab cleanroom and the farewell of a beloved colleague, Hans Zeijlemaker, after an impressive 44-year career at the institute.
Wim Noorduin about taking to market his research invention
On Monday 4 November, AMOLF researcher Wim Noorduin participated in the NWO debate “Science Works! The future of research and innovation in the Netherlands” in Nieuwspoort, The Hague.
Alberto Comoretto finding answers at MIT
People typically think of robots as hard, metallic objects, but soft robots are on the rise offering many advantages, such as their ability to adapt to the human body and the environment. Alberto Comoretto is a PhD student in the group of Bas Overvelde (Soft Robotic Matter). He shares his experiences of working as a visiting researcher at MIT in Boston for four months.
AMOLF researcher Marc Serra Garcia gets NWO Grant for his study on Nano-Computers and Energy Efficiency
AMOLF group leader Marc Serra Garcia has been awarded a grant of 370.000 euro from NWO (Dutch Research Council) in the Open Competition Domain Science. The grant will fund his project entitled “Autonomous nanomechanical computers near the limits of thermodynamics.” This project aims to delve into the fundamental minimum amount of energy required by computers, using fully self-contained ‘nano-computers’ constructed from nanomechanical elements.