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New measurement technology to further sensing capabilities

January 13, 2026

The research teams of Lyuba Amitonova (ARCNL) and Femius Koenderink (AMOLF) investigated new optical detection strategies to efficiently measure perturbations at the nanometer scale. For their experiments they used metasurfaces, …

Harnessing water’s stickiness for adhesion control

January 13, 2026

Printing computer chips with nanoscale features requires extremely precise positioning. Electric charges and water on surfaces can impact this precision, but these effects have not been fully understood. Now, ARCNL postdoctoral researcher Tunç Çiftçi and his …

Angana Mondal brings a new research group to ARCNL

January 6, 2026

As of January 1, Dr. Angana Mondal joins ARCNL as a tenure-track group leader. Her new research group, ‘Short-Wavelength Light Sources for EUV Metrology’, will explore the generation of light …

New research to venture beyond extreme ultraviolet light

December 18, 2025

John Sheil, leader of the Plasma Theory and Modeling group at ARCNL, will lead a research program in collaboration with the groups of Oscar Versolato and Ronnie Hoekstra on the …

Computing at the speed of light with optics

December 16, 2025

What if we could run AI on light in computer chips instead of electricity? This would have tremendous advantages. First of all, the computation would be more efficient since light …

Grant awarded for algorithmic nanoscale imaging collaboration

December 1, 2025

The CHAIN collaboration is one of twelve new research projects awarded funding from NWO under the Perspectief program. The CHAIN project is a collaboration between researchers from TU Delft, ARCNL, …

Leadership change at ARCNL – reflections from the outgoing and new director

November 4, 2025

As of 1 November 2025, ARCNL welcomes its new director, Marcelo Ackermann, succeeding Wim van der Zande. In a reflective conversation, the outgoing and incoming directors look back and forward …

New charge-trapping insights could help design longer-lasting batteries

October 28, 2025

Scientists have uncovered a mechanism by which trapped charges called ‘polarons’ alter the structure of silicon nitride when lithium ions enter the material. Using computer models of atomic interactions, they …

Wetenschapsdag 2025 brings many curious visitors to ARCNL

October 10, 2025

We had another great edition of the Wetenschapsdag this past weekend! It was a pleasure to welcome many curious visitors to our institute for fun demonstrations, lectures and lab tours. …

AMOLF-ARCNL PhD collaboration brings to light new nanostructure metrology technique

October 9, 2025

The joint PhD program between AMOLF and ARCNL continues to prove its strength in combining fundamental physics with industrial relevance. Falco Bijloo’s research, recently published in ACS Nano, showcases the …

New measurement technology to further sensing capabilities

Harnessing water’s stickiness for adhesion control

Angana Mondal brings a new research group to ARCNL

New research to venture beyond extreme ultraviolet light

Computing at the speed of light with optics

Grant awarded for algorithmic nanoscale imaging collaboration

Leadership change at ARCNL – reflections from the outgoing and new director

New charge-trapping insights could help design longer-lasting batteries

Wetenschapsdag 2025 brings many curious visitors to ARCNL

AMOLF-ARCNL PhD collaboration brings to light new nanostructure metrology technique

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