11.12.19 – Professor Henrik Rønnow has been elected chair of the European Neutron Scattering Association. The European Neutron Scattering Association (ENSA) is an umbrella organization of about 6-8000 scientists in Europe. An affiliation of national neutron-scattering societies and committees, ENSA’s … Continue reading →
04.12.19 – EPFL researchers have developed Big Data tools for identifying new gene functions. The work identifies millions of connections between genes and their functions, and can facilitate the development of precision medicine. Genes are the functional units of heredity, … Continue reading →
29.11.19 – Physicists from Switzerland, Germany, and France have found that large-amplitude acoustic waves, launched by ultrashort laser pulses, can dynamically manipulate the optical response of semiconductors. One of the main challenges in materials science research is to achieve high … Continue reading →
27.11.19 – Professor Xile Hu has won the 2020 International Catalysis Award from the International Association of Catalysis Societies. The International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) is an association of catalysis societies across thirty countries that exists “to promote scientific … Continue reading →
25.11.19 – Juhan Aru is a new professor in Mathematics at EPFL where he holds the Chair of Random Geometry. His work aims at understanding geometric properties of models where randomness and geometry meet. Randomness and geometrical structures interact with … Continue reading →
21.11.19 – EPFL chemists have uncovered the first steps in the process of gene expression by showing how the protein Rap1 pries open the tightly wound, compacted structure of DNA in the cell to gain access to specific genes. The … Continue reading →
20.11.19 – Cécile Hébert, an associate professor who frequently tests out new teaching tools and methods, has been awarded the prize for best physics teacher at EPFL. In the middle of the physics section, there’s one office surrounded by greenery … Continue reading →
19.11.19 – Sixteen researchers from EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences have been included in the Web of Science’s 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list. Since 2014, Clarivate Analytics has produced an annual Highly Cited Researchers list of scientists whose publications during the previous decade … Continue reading →
15.11.19 – Jovana Milic, a research scientist with Michael Grätzel’s lab at EPFL, has won a Best Oral Presentation Prize at the 2019 Nanoge Fall Meeting. NanoGe is “a prestigious brand of successful science conferences” that have been taking place worldwide throughout the year … Continue reading →
14.11.19 – Scientists at the University of Bern, Umeå University, and EPFL have for the first time systematically investigated the genome of the malaria parasite throughout its life cycle. The researchers identified hundreds of potential drug targets that are urgently … Continue reading →