"I'm a lucky man."
Insights on fusion, lightning and more at NNV Plasma Physics Symposium |
The second NNV Plasma Physics Symposium took place in Zonheuvel on April 1-2, bringing together plasma physicists from across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Organized by ARCNL and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), the annual conference welcomed around 120 participants for inspiring talks, poster sessions and opportunities for collaboration. |
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Sustainable optical materials grown from a sponge |
Researchers have demonstrated the potential of optical fibers naturally grown from a marine sponge. This presents a sustainable alternative to conventional man-made optical fibers, which are used in many applications. |
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New perspectives on light-induced damage |
ARCNL alumnus Ester Abram and her collaborators from ARCNL and ASML share a vision of future challenges and possibilities for using light-induced damage, for example as a tool in fabrication and sensing. |
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Retiring director Wim van der Zande honored at symposium, appointed NNV chair |
Dr. Wim van der Zande’s close relations from throughout his life and career gathered at ARCNL for a farewell symposium. Wim has since been appointed the next chair of the Dutch Physics Association (NNV). |
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LOTUS project receives funding to push the limits of optical metrology |
Anchit Srivastava, postdoctoral researcher at ARCNL, has been awarded an ERC Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellowship. His goal: to understand insulator-to-metal transitions in both time and space. |
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Two parameters define how tin droplets deform |
To create extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light, droplets of liquid tin are hit with a laser at very high power. But what happens at lower energies? Mikheil Kharbedia and colleagues explore this in a recent publication. |
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Phase and intensity closely linked in high-harmonic generation process |
Researchers at ARCNL and the Madrid Institute of Materials Sciences have uncovered a property of high-harmonic generation processes, which could improve studies of solids such as semiconductor materials for electronics. |
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Bits&Chips interviews Arie den Boef about optical metrology |
They talk about Arie's role in the development of Yieldstar, a metrology instrument now indispensable in modern chip manufacturing, and his current work on computational imaging at ARCNL. |
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Oscar Versolato will take place on Thursday, May 7th, 2026 at 15:45 in the aula of the VU (De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam). Please note that the lecture will be in Dutch. |
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Science Park 106
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ARCNL is a public-private partnership between NWO, University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Groningen and semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, and managed by the Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I). ARCNL’s mission is to focus on fundamental physics and chemistry in the context of technologies for (nano)lithography, primarily for the semiconductor industry. |
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